4 REV. T. R. R. STEBBING ON CRUSTACEANS FROM [Jail. 19, 



Young larvee were obtained of the following species: — Attacus atlas, 

 A. mylitta, A. pernyi, and some hybrids said to be hybrids between 

 Attacus pernyi and A. mylitta, and between A. pernyi and A. roylei. 

 Actios selene, Samia ceanothi, and hybrid Samia cecropia and S. cea- 

 nothi. Of these, Attacus pernyi and the hybrids only were reared, 

 the other specimens all died. Every attention was given to them, and 

 I regret to have to express my opinion that the present Insect-House 

 is not a suitable building for rearing young- larvae. At the same time, 

 it must be borne in mind that the past season was, in consequence of 

 the long drought, bad for rearing larvte, as the leaves of the food- 

 plants became hard and dry early in the summer. Apart from this, 

 the leaves of all trees growing in or near the Gafdens get very dirty 

 with smoke, and although the precaution is always taken to wash 

 the food before using it, the leaves are not so fresh and good for 

 feeding as those obtained from the open country. 



The larvte of Attacus pernyi were reared upon the English Oak 

 when the leaves were young and succulent, and they grew very 

 rapidly and did well. 



The so-called hybrids of Attacus pernyi and Attacus roylei were 

 reared, and a good number of cocoons obtained. The hybrids (?) 

 oi Attacus pernyi and Attanis mylitta did not do so well, and only 

 three cocoons were obtained. One insect from each of these cocoons 

 lias emerged up to the present, and the^e are, in my o|)inion, Attacus 

 pernyi pure. I tried to obtain j>airings of A. pernyi with females 

 of A. mylitta, but did not succeed, ulthough the insects were in the 

 finest condition, and the males of A. pernyi were most energetic in 

 their endeavours to pair with the females of A. mylitta. I had no 

 opportunity of trying this experiment with Attacus roylei, as I had 

 j)ot any of that species. 



I am sorry to have to record the death, in November, of the very 

 fine Mygale fasciata, which was presented to the Society by Mr. H. 

 R. P. Carter, in January 18S.5, and of which a life-sized figure was 

 })ublished in the 'Field' of A])ril 25, 1885, together with some 

 notes by Mr. W. B. Tegetmeier, F.Z.S. 



The colours of this Spider during life were very beautiful. 



A communication was read from the Rev. T. R. R. Stebbing, 

 containing descriptions of some new Amphipodous Crustaceans from 

 Singapore and New Zealand. The species were shortly described 

 as follows :^- 



1. Byblis kallarthrus, sp. nov. 



This new Amphipod was brought from Singapore by Brigade- 

 Surgeon S. Archer. 



The most striking peculiarities are the doubly sinuate lower margins 

 of the fourth pair of side-plates, the branchiaj carrying ou their 

 surfaces rows of overlapping secondary vesicles, and the third 

 uropods, in which the inner margin of the outer branch and the 

 ..outer margin of the inner branch are much ornamented. The head 



