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Show 138 ME. A. THOMSON'S EEPOET ON THE INSECT-HOUSE. [Feb. 19, Bunea caffraria. Gynanisa isis. *Cyrtogone herilla. *Jana strigina ? *Anthercea clione. Papilio podalirius inachaon. Thais cerisi/i. Meliteea cinxia. Papilio ajax. cresphontes. asterias. * ilioneus. Papilio porthaon. African. Anthercea menippe, Actias mimosce. * Eudeemonia argus. Lasiocampa monteiri. Diurnal Lepidoptera. European. American. Vanessa poiychlorus. antiopa. Limenitis piopuli. Apatura iris. Papilio lurnus. Limenitis disippus. Goniloba tityrus. African. ^Papilio corinneus. Nocturnal Lepidoptera. Smerinthus populi. *Philampelus achemon. tilice. *Ceratomia amyntor. Sphinx ligustri. Satumia pyri. - pinastn. carpini. Carolina. Eacles imperialis. Deilephila vespertilio. euphorbice, - lineata, Ghcerocampa elpenor. Darapsa myron. * Exhibited for the first time. *Eupalia trimacula ta. *Eulimacodes scapha. *Parasa chloris. *Euglyphia hieroglyphic^. Of the lepidopterous insects which I have the honour to place berore the Meeting this evening the following are exhibited for the first time'.-Papilio ilioneus, from North America; Papilio corinneus, from South Africa; Anthercea dione, Cyrtogone herilla, Jana strigina? and Eudeemonia argus, from Sierra Leone; Attacus lebeaui, from Honduras; Deilephila lineata, Philampelus achemon, Ceratomia amyntor Eupalia trimaculata, Eulimacodes scapha from JamaicT **"** md ***** ^glypLa, The most interesting of these insects are the specimens of Eudeemonia argus, which have been reared from some living pupa? Ho°ngC B °W* T Tt0"6' ^ Presented t0 the Society^the Hon. C. B. Mitford These moths generally emerge in the early mormng and are fully developed in about two houfs. If they are disturbed, they immediately drop down and feign death, and * |