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Show 1899.] MR. A. THOMSON'S REPORT O N THE INSECT-HOUSE. 293 Mr. Arthur Thomson, the Assistant-Superintendent of the Gardens, laid on the table a series of specimens of various Insects reared and exhibited in the Insect-house in the Society's Gardens during the past year, and read the following report on the subject:- Report on the Lnsect-house for 1898. Examples of the following species of Insects have been exhibited in the Insect-house duriug the past season:- Silk-producing Bombyces and their Allies. Attacus atlas. cynthia. ricini. * pryeri. Caligula japonica. *Rhodia fugax. Anthercea mylitta. Attacus hesperus. Samia cecropia. ceanothi. Telea polyphemus. promethea. Actias mimosce. Gynanisa isis. Asiatic. Anthercea yama-mai, pernyi. *Actias leto. selene. * artemis. Cricula trifenestrata. American. Hypochera io. *Automeris rubrescens, Anisota stigma. Eacles imperialis. regalis. African. Cirina forda. *Lebeda koellikeri. Diurnal Lepidoptera. Papilio podalirius. - machaon. Doritis apollinus. Papilio zolicaon. asterias. ajax. European. Thais polyxena. cerisyi. Charaxes jasius. American. Papilio troilus. Limenitis disippus. Nocturnal Lepidoptera. Acherontia atropos. Smerinthus exccecatus. Sphinx ligustri. Philampelus achemon. pinastri. Deilephila vespertilio. Carolina. galii. Ceratomia undulosa. euphorbice. amyntor. niccea. Smerinthus tilice. alecto. ocellatus. elpenor. myops. Darapsa myron. * Exhibited for the first time. PROC ZOOL. Soc-1899, No. XX. 20 |