1896.] 



MB. A. THOMSON 8 BBPOBT ON THE INSBOT-HOUSB. 



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Atiacus lehenui, 

 Samia cecrqpia. 

 Actios luna. 

 Telea polyphemus. 



Attacus mythimna. 

 *A7ithercea wahlbergi, 

 * belina, 



menippe. 



Bunea caffraria. 



American. 



African. 



Telea prometJiea. 

 Hyperchiria io. 



*Urota sinope. 

 Cyrtogone herilla. 

 Lasiocampa monteiri. 

 Eudcemonia argus. 



Diurnal LepidopUra. 



Papilio piodalirius. 



machnoa, 



Thais cerisyi. 

 Doritis apollinus. 



Papilio ajax. 



cresphontes. 



asterias. 



European. 



American, 



Melitcea cinxia. 

 Vanessa antiopa. 

 polychlorus. 



Limenitis disippus, 

 * Ursula. 



Nocturnal Lepidoptera 



Smerinthus j)opuli. 



excmcatus. 



Sphinx ligxistri. 



pinastri. 



celeus. 



Deidamia inscriptus. 

 Deilephila euphorbias. 



Darapsa myron. 

 *Ampelophaga versicolor. 

 *Daremma undulosa. 



Ceratomia amyntor. 



Eacles iniperialis. 



Saturnia pyri. 



carpini. 



* Exbibited for the Brst time. 



Of tbe lepidopterous insects which I have the honour to place 

 before the Meeting this evening, the following are exhibited for 

 the iirst time : — Limenitis Ursula, Ampelophaga versicolor, and 

 Darcmma undulosa, from North America; Hyperchiria janus, from 

 South America ; Caligula simla, from India ; Bhodia fugax, from 

 Japan ; Anthercea wahlbergi, from "West Africa ; AntJiercea belina 

 and Uroia sinope, from South Africa. 



The two specimens of Limenitis ursida were reared from hiber- 

 nating larvsB and were received along with the larvae of Limenitis 

 disippus, of which species I generally get a supply every year. 

 These larvae 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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