1896.] MR. A, THOMSON’S REPORT ON THE INSECT-HOUSE. 241 
American. 
Attacus lebcaut. Telea promethea. 
Samia cecropia. Hyperchiria io. 
Actias luna. = janus. 
Telea polyphemus. 
African. 
Attacus mythimna. * Urota sinope. 
* Antherea wahilbergi. Cyrtogone herilla. 
“4 belina. Lasiocampa monteiri. 
menippe. Eudeemona argus. 
Bunea caffraria. 
Diurnal Lepidoptera. 
European. 
Papilio podalirius. Melita cinxia. 
machaon. Vanessa antiopa. 
Thais cerisy?. polychlorus. 
Doritis apollinus. 
American, 
Papilio ajax. Limenitis disippus. 
cresphontes. * ursula. 
asterias. 
Nocturnal Lepidoptera. 
Smerinthus popult. Darapsa myron. 
exceecatus. * Ampelophaga versicolor. 
Sphinw ligustri. * Daremma undulosa. 
pinastri. Ceratomia amyntor. 
celeus. Eacles imperialis. 
Deidamia inscriptus. Saturnia pyri. 
Deilephila euphorbie. carpini. 
* 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 :—Limenitis ursula, Ampelophaga versicolor, and 
Darcmma undulosa, from North America; Hyperchiria yanus, from 
South America; Caligula simla, from India; Rhodia fugax, from 
Japan; Anthercea wahlbergi, from West Africa; Antherwa belina 
and Urota sinope, from South Africa. 
The two specimens of Limenitis ursula were reared from hiber- 
nating larve and were received along with the larve of Limenitis 
disippus, of which species I generally get a supply every year. 
These larve emerge from the egg in the autumn and immediately 
proceed to roll themselves up in the leaves of a species of willow, 
and in that condition pass the winter. In the spring, as soon as 
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