1897.] MR. A. Thomson's report on the insect-house. 297 



0£ the Lepidopterous insects which I have the honour to place 

 before the meeting, DeilepMla syriaca and Gerura sp. inc. from 

 Syria, Papilio zoUcaon and Eudryas unio from South America, and 

 (^aturnia) terpsichore from Mozambique are now exhibited for the 

 first time. 



The specimen of Centra from Syria is closely allied to Ccrura 

 interrupta, but belongs, I think, to a new species, Papilio zoUcaon 

 is the representative in America of the well-known Papilio 

 macluion of Europe. Although we have had examples of many species 

 of N. American Papilios, this is the first occaision on which I have 

 been able to exhibit specimens of this species. 



The six specimens of Saturnia terpsichore belong to the 

 Jlon. Walter Eotlischild, F.Z.S. This species is very rai'e, and up 

 to the present tiiue, I believe, is not represented in the Natural 

 History Museum. 



Of Orthoptera, Mr. W. L. Sclater, F.Z.S., has sent us an 

 example of a species of Blepharis, in the larval stage, from South 

 Africa. I am sorry to say that this curious Mantis, which seems 

 to differ fi-om all specimens in the Museum, died before passing 

 into the perfect form. 



Mr. J. E. Matcham, C.M.Z.S., brought us home 7 African 

 Locusts {Phymateus leprosiis). These insects fed voraciously upon 

 almost any kind of green food, particularly lettuce. 



Contents {continued). 



February 16, 1897 (continued). 



Page 

 1 . Ou Echidnooepkalus, a Halosauroid Pish from the Upper Oretaeeous Formation of West- 

 phalia. By A. Smith Woodwakd, F.Z.S,, of the British Museum (Natural History), 

 (; Plate XVIII.) , . , ■ . . 268 



2 On a Specimen of Acanthoeybium solandri from the Arabian Sea. By Gr. A. Boulengee 



F.E 8. .... .- . . . ' -^To 



.">. Eemarks on the Existing Forms of Giraffe. By W. E. de Winton, F.Z.S 27.H 



4. Description d'uu Ophidien nouveau du MB\\qae {Oreophis boulengeri, g. et sp. nn.). Par 



Ali'ked Duces, M.D. , 284 



b. On the Dates of the Natural History portion of Savigny's ' Description del'Egypte.' Bv 



C. Davies SiiEiiBOEN, F.Z.S '. 285 



6. Notes upon the Anatomy of /"Aafi^AoM. By Frank E. Beddard, M.A.. F.E.S., Prosector 



to the Society 288 



March 2, 1897. 



Tlie Secretary. Exhibition of two specimens of a new Viper {Eristicophis macmahoni) from 



the Indo-Persian frontier _ 205 



Mr. A. Thomson. Eeport on the Insect-house for 1896 095 



