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The President also exhibited seven skins of African 

 caterpillars preserved by W. J. Burchell during his travels. 

 They were as fellows : — 



(1) An unknown species of Papilio bearing the data 

 "16.3.15. Pascitur in foliis Umhelliferae dendrophyllx nf&nis. 

 V. H." Bm^chell was at " Nieuw Kloof Station " on March 

 16, 1815. "v. H." means "vide Herbarium." Burchell's 

 Herbarium is now at Kew. 



(2) The yellow and green form of Acherontia atropos, 

 apparently full-fed. "22.12.14. Folia caulesque '■ Solani 

 tuberosi' editur Sphynx Atrojyos'i S.N." The last two 

 letters refer to the " Systema Naturye." The locality was 

 " Krombeks-river Station." 



(3) Celerio lineata livornica, probably nearly full-fed. The 

 skin was kindly compared by Dr. Karl Jordan with specimens 

 of this species in the Tring Museum. No data accompany 

 this preparation. 



(4) A green Chferocampid larva. "28.11.14." The species 

 cannot at present be determined. The locality was " Mountain 

 Station." 



(5) A brown Chrerocampid larva which Dr. Jordan thinks 

 may be Theretra cajus cajus, Cram. " 7.12.14." This and (4) 

 are on one piece of paper and from the same locality. Both 

 are probably nearly mature. 



(6) An unknown Lasiocampid larva, "9.12.14. In mon- 

 tibus altis. Restiones varios, inter quos R. giganteus, edit. 

 Penicillis in dorso lilacinis." This and (2) on the same piece 

 of paper. Burchell was at " Mountain Station " on Dec. 19, 

 1814. 



(7) An unknown larva which Dr. Jordan and Sir George 

 Hampson believe to be a Lasiocampid. " 20.10.14." The 

 locality at this date was Mossel Bay. 



All the above localities are in the south of Cape Colony 

 between Mossel Bay and Cape Town, " Mountain Station " 

 and " Krombeks-river Station " being to the N.E. of St. 

 Sebastian's Bay. The former is in the Lange Berge, and 

 Burchell determined its latitude as 33° 58' 14" S. 



The method of preservation now so abundantly justified by 

 the persistence of larval pattern and colouring for ninety 



