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Show 1900.] MR. A. THOMSON'S REPORT O N T H E INSECT-HOUSE. 181 March 6, 1900. W. T. BLANFORD, Esq., LL.D., P.R.S., V.P., in the Chair. The Secretary read the following report on the additions to the Society's Menagerie during the month of February 1900:- The total number of registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the month of February was 123, of which 17 were by presentation, 6 by purchase, 99 were received on deposit, and 1 was received in exchange. The total number of departures during the same period, by death and removals, was 132. Amongst the additions attention may be called to two young Tcheli Monkevs (Macacus tcheliensis), presented by Dr. S. W . Bushell, C.M.G., C.M.Z.S., on February 10th. Dr. Bushell on quitting China kindly forwarded to us these two Monkevs, supposing that the two individuals presented by him in 1880 (see P. Z. S. 1880, p. 537) might be failing in health, but I am happy to say that one of these animals (the male) is still well and strong. Mr. Arthur Thomson laid before the Meeting some mounted specimens of Lepidopterous Insects reared in the Insect-house during the past year, and read the following report:- Report on the Insect-house for 1899. The following is a list of the Lepidoptera exhibited in 1899:- Silk-producing Bombyces and their Allies. Asiatic. Attacus atlas. Anthereea pernyi. cynthia. Actias selene. Rhodia fugax. Tropcea artemis. Anthereea mylitta. American. Samia cecropia. Hypocliera io. Telea polyphemus. Anisota rubicunda. promethea. Eacles imperialis. Actias luna. African. Actias mimosce. *Lenodora nigrolineata. Diurnal Lepidoptera. European. Papilio machaon. Thais cerisyi. Doritis apollinus. Charaxes jasius. Thais polyxena. IJROC. ZOOL. Soc-1900, No. XIII. 13 |
