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The Micro-Lepidoptera were represented by the entire 

 collections of Mr. P. H. Harper and Mr. Machin. In the 

 former were examples of Coccyx cosmophorana and 

 C. pygmeeana, Ephippiphora ravulana, Penihina Grevillana, 

 Mixodia Boitchardana, and several Peronea umbrana and 

 Spilonota panperana. Mr, Harper is also particularly rich 

 in the genera Coleophora and Nepiicula. Amongst Air. 

 Machin's insects were specially noticeal)le Madopa salicalis, 

 Sophronia einortualis, a series of Cryptoblabes bistrUjella ; 

 and a magnificent collection of the Pero/ieas, especially the 

 varieties of P. cristana. 



Mr. Machin also sent the whole of his TineiiKB and 

 Pierophori, — for beauty ol preservation and correctness of 

 nomenclature his nineteen drawers of Micro-Lepidoptera 

 excelled all others ; Mr. W. P. Weston, the two first boxes of 

 his Torlrices ; and Mr. West, the specimens of Lepto- 

 gramma scabrana bred from the eggs of the so-called 

 species Boscana. 



Mr. Weir exhibited his Tineinee, in which each species 

 was mounted on a separate cork tablet, so as to facilitate 

 re-arrangement without injuring the specimens. This system 

 was both interesting and unique. 



The most interesting and instructive exhibit was un- 

 doubtedly the magnificent collection of preserved larvae, 

 sent by Lord Walsingham, containing nearly four hundred 

 species, showing the larvae in different stages of development, 

 and arranged in the most natural manner on dried, or 

 imitation pieces of their respective food-plants ; and above 

 each species was a single imago, representing the species to 

 which the larvae belonged. 



Several cases illustrated the ravages of the larvae of Cossus 

 ligniperda; and the five large drawers sent by Mr. J. S. 

 Capper, of Liverpool, contained a typical and educational 

 collection of all orders of British insects. 



The exhibits of Messrs. Barker, Davis, Eedle, and others, 

 also illustrated the life-history of several species of Britisii 

 Lepidoptera, and other orders of insects. 



Amongst the exotic Lepidoptera were specially noticeable 

 the fine collection of Ornithopteras and Papilios of the 

 world, sent by the Rev. F. A. Walker. Amongst the former 

 were Ornilhoptera (Croesus, so named from the black and 

 gold colouring of the male; and some perfect males of the 

 rare O. Brookeana, from Sarawak. The Papilios comprised 

 examples of the rare Papilio Semperi, from Mindanao ; 



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