138 MB. A. Thomson's eeport on the insect-house. [Feb. 19, 



African. 



Bunea caffraria. 



Gynanisa isis. 

 *Cyrtogone herilla. 

 *Jana strigina ? 

 *AntIieraa dione. 



AntJiercea menippe. 

 Actios mimosa. 

 *Eudcemonia argus. 

 Lasiocampa monteiri. 



Diximal Lepidoptera. 



Papilio podalirius. 



machaon. 



Thais cerisi/i. 

 Melitcea cinxia. 



Papilio aja.r. 



crespTiontes. 



asterias. 



■* ilioneiis. 



Papilio porthaon. 



European. 



American. 



Vanessa polychlorus. 



antiopa. 



Limenitis popndi. 

 Apatura iris. 



Papilio txirnus, 

 Limenitis disippus. 

 Goniloba tityi'us. 



African. 



*Papilio corinneu-s. 



Nocturnal Lepidoptera. 



SmerintJius popnli. *PMlampelus acliemon. 



tilice. *Ceratomia amyn^or. 



Sphinx ligvstri. Saturnia pyri. 



pinastri. ■ carpini. 



Carolina. Eacles imperialis. 



Deilephila vespertilio. 



euphorhia. 



* lincata. 



*Eicpalia trimaculata. 

 *Eulimacodes scapha. 

 *Parasa chloris. 

 *Euglyphia hieroglyphiea. 



Charocamjya elpenor. 

 Darapsa myron. 



* Exhibited for the first time. 



Of the lepidopterous insects which I have the honour to place 

 before the Meeting this evening the following are exhibited for 

 the first time :— Papilio iUonens, from North America ; Pajnlio 

 corinnens, from South Africa ; Anthercea dione, Cyrtogone herilla, 

 Jana strigina ?, and Eudamonia argus, from Sierra Leone : Attacus 

 lebeaui, from Honduras ; Beilephila lineata, Philampehis achemon, 

 Ceratomia amyntor, Eupalia trimacidata, Eidimacodes scapha, 

 Parasa chloris, from North America, and Euglyphia hieroglyphiea, 

 from Jamaica. 



The most interesting of these insects are the specimens of 

 Eudamonia argus, which Ijave been reared from some living pupae 

 brought from Sierra Leone, and presented to the Society by the 

 Hon. C. B. Mitford. These moths generally emerge in the early 

 morning, and are fully developed in about two hours. If they are 

 disturbed, they immediately drop down and feign death, and it 



