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Show 194 MR. A. THOMSON'S REPORT O N T H E INSECT-HOUSE. [Mar. 15, American. Samia cecropia. Hypochera io. Telea polyphemus. Actias luna. promethea. Diurnal Lepidoptera. European. Papilio podalirius. Lyccena iolas. machaon. corydon. alexanor. Vanessa levana. * maackii. polychlorus. *Sericinus telamon. urticce. Thais polyxena. io. * cerisyi, var. deyrollei. Argynnis aglaia. *Doritis apollinus. Melitcea cinxia. Parnassius apollo. Melanargia galathea. Anthocharis cardamines. * eupheno. American. Papilio ajax. Papilio cresphontes. asterias. Limenitis disippus. Nocturnal Lepidoptera. Smerinthus ocellatus. Saturnia pyri. tilice. carpini. populi. Gonomita postica. Sphinx ligustri. Eacles regalis. Deilephila euphorbice. imperialis. galii. * Anisota stigma. * niccea. * Triccena maxima. * alecto. Of the insects which I have the honour to place before the Meeting this evening the following are exhibited for the first time, viz.:-Papilio maackii and Sericinus telamon from Eastern Siberia ; Thais cerisyi, var. deyrollei, and Doritis apollinus from Syria; Anthocharis eupheno and Deilephila niccea from the South of France; Deilephila alecto from Syria; Anisota stigma from N. America; and Triccena maxima from India. The specimens of Deilephila niccea and Deilephila alecto were reared from pupae deposited in the Insect-house by the Hon. Walter Rothschild, F.Z.S. The specimen of Triccena maxima is the only one that emerged from several pupee kindly sent by Mr. J. G. Gammie, of Moughoo, Kurseong, near Darjeeling, through Mr. W . L. Sclater, F.Z.S. With these pupse many other pupae and cocoons were sent, but I am sorry to say nearly all emerged en route. Amongst those that arrived in good condition were some cocoons of Cricula trifenestrata, from which moths emerged in due course. * Exhibited for the first time. |