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ziczac-dromedarius. I found them in cop. at 11 p.m., Friday 

 night, in the cage, and they stayed paired till 9.30 p.m. 

 Saturday night, and then flew round, when I killed them, as both 

 to me look like males. I send them to you to do as you like 



with them ; pull to pieces and report on the organs, &c., for the 

 good of science." 



I made a number of preparations of normal examples of the* 

 two species, and then prepared the two hybrids. 



The drawings I have made will perhaps give a better idea of 

 these little understood parts than a long description. I will 

 therefore try and point out the more noticeable differences. The 

 first figure is a drawing of the harpes and uncus in position of 

 the hybrid. Both specimens are the same, and do not differ inter 

 se. They are distinctly male in character ; no traces of female 

 organs are to be found. It is interesting here to note that I 



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