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Show 1893.] MR. A. THOMSON'S REPORT ON THE INSECT-HOUSE. 279 Japanese. * Caligula japonica. Australian. * Caligula eucalypti. American. Samia cecropia. Telea angulifera. Telea polyphemus. Hypochera io. promethea. Actias luna. Diurnal Lepidoptera. European. Papilio podalirius. Vanessa atalanta. machaon. io. alexanor. carclui. Thais polyxena. Arggnnis aglaia. Parnassius apollo. Colias edusa. Lyccena corydon. Melanargia galathea. Vanessa levana. American. Papilio ajax. Papilio philenor. asterias. Limenitis disippus. Nocturnal Lepidoptera. Smerinthus ocellatus. Choerocampa elpenor. populi. Macroglossa fuciformis. *Beidamia inscripta. Saturnia pyri. *Triptogon modesta. carpini. *Cressonia juglandis. Eacles regalis. *Paonias exccecatus. imperialis. *Sphinx eremita. *Anisota rubicunda. ligustri. Clostera anachoreta. Beilephila euphorbia?. Biphthera orion. galii. * Exhibited for the first time. Of the insects wdiich I have the honour to place before the Meeting this evening the following are exhibited for the first time, viz. -.-Caligula japonica, Caligula euccdgpti, Beidamia inscripta, Triptogon modesta, Cressonia juglandis, Paonias exccecatus, Sphinx eremita, and Anisota rubicunda. The cocoons of Caligula eucalypti were sent from Australia by Mr. Le Souef, of the Zoological Gardens, Melbourne, and I hope to be able to get more, and to obtain the larvae of this beautiful species. Of the five species of American Sphingidae exhibited for the first time, the specimens of Triptogon modesta are worthy of notice. |