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table, and the following report upon the subject, drawn up by 

 Mr. A. Thomson, was read : — 



The following species of insects have been exhibited in the Insect- 

 house during the past season : — 



Silk-producing Bombr/ces and their Allies. 



Indian. 



Actios sclene. 

 Anthertea mylitta. 

 Cricula trifenestrata. 



Attacus atlas. 



cynthia. 



ricini. 



jjeruyi. 



Samia cecropia. 

 Teleapolyithemus. 

 proinetheus. 



Gynanisa maia. 

 Anthercea cytherea. 



^ menippe. 



tyrrhea. 



American. 



Actios luna. 

 *Dirphia tarquitiia. 



African. 



* Saturnia terpsichore. 



Attacus mythiinna. 

 * Actios mimosee. 



Cirinajorda. 



Diurnal Lepidopdera. 

 European. 



Papilio podalirius. 



viachaon. 



Thais polyxena. 

 Farnassius upollo. 

 Euchloe cardamines. 

 Vanessa antiopa. 

 atalanta. 



* Papilio porthaon. 



* piolice7ies. 



* 



colomia. 



Papilio cresphontes. 



" ajax. 



Smerinthus ocellatus. 



populi. 



Sphiticv ligvstri. 



cvnvolvuli. 



pinastri. 



Vanessa levana. 

 ^Melitcea maturna. 



Limenitis sibylla. 



Apatura iris. 

 * Charaxesjasius. 



Lyccena cor y don. 



African. 



^Papilio nireus. 

 '^ deniu/eus. 



morunta. 



American. 



Papilio asterias. 

 ^ iiirnus. 



Nocturni. 



Arctia caja. 



■ hebe. 



Chelonia villica. 

 Lasiocanipa quercifoliu, 

 ^ pini. 



* Exhibited for the first time. 



