1899,] MR. A. THOMSOlf'S REPORT ON THE INSECT-HOFSE. 



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Mr. Arthur Thomson, the Assistant-Superintendent of the 

 Gardens, laid on the table a series of specimens of various Insects 

 reared and exhibited in the Insect-house in the Society's Gardens 

 during the past year, and read the following report on the 

 subject : — 



jReport on the Insect-house for- 1898. 



Examples of the following species of Insects have been exhibited 

 in the Insect-house during the past season : — 



ajax. 



Nocturnal Lepidoptera. 



Acherontia atrapos. Smerinthns exccecatus. 



Sphinx ligustri. Philampelus achemon. 



pinastri. Deilephilo vesperiilio. 



Carolina. galii. 



Ceratomia undulosa. euphorbice. 



amyntor. nicoecc. 



Smerinthus tilice. alecto. 



ocellatus. elpenor. 



myops. Darapsa myron. 



* Exhibited for the first time. 



Proc, Zool. Soc— 1899, No. XX, 



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