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NOTES ON SMERINTHUS GEM1NATUS, Say. 



Some 1 ime since 1 mated a female Smerinthus geminatus. Both 

 male and female were of the normal form of this species. From 

 tin 1 eggs deposited by the female, over thirty imagines were ob- 

 tained. About half of these were of the normal form. Of the re- 

 mainder, one. a male, was a perfect specimen of the, variety, Ja- 

 maicensis ; and the rest filled every gradation between it and the. 

 type form. One specimen had but one or tw r o blue scales to repre- 

 sent the second ocellus. In every case it was the inner ocellus 

 which showed a tendency to be lost. The outer one seemed nearly 

 constant, except in position. As the inner one faded, the outer 

 ■ ne approached a little the center of the black space which became 

 at the same time less elongate. I have also one female, though not 

 from the same brood, in which a. few blue scales represent a thud 

 ocellus. — It is in a line with the other two, and nearer the base of 

 the wing than they. 



GEO. D. HULST. 



On raising Coleoptera. 



Some of the readers of the Bulletin may expect a report of 

 the results of my labors in breeding larva 3 — see Bulletin p. 36. — 



I have to state, that all the inmates of my cages were dead ex- 

 cept those in the third containing Chlaenius and Oalerita which 

 were intrusted to the care of my friend Mr. Win. Kampfmuller. 

 These were all alive and I found different larvae in the earth after 

 a superficial investigation. 



But owing to professional duties I had no time to investigate 

 carefully and afterwards a heavy storm blew the box from a third 

 story window down to the street, where it was smashed and the 

 contents washed away by the rain to my great sorrow. 



During my stay in the country this year 1 raised from the larvae, 

 Dicaelus dilatatus, J), elongatus, D. politics, Sta/philinus maculosus, 

 see Bull. p. 42. Leistrophus cingulatus and Galerita janus, of which 

 I shall give more particulars in our next number. f g schaupp 



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 proof sheet of which I have seen ; 1 hope to present extracts from 

 it in our February number, when the publication is complete. 



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