THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION. 



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Eurymene, Dup. 



sp. 

 Azellina, Gn. 



crocallaria, Gn. 

 Syneiuia, Gn. 



sp. 

 Cannagara, Walk. 



sp. 



Sub-fam. Urapterigida, Gn. 

 Dysdsemonia, Hiibn. 

 Boreas,* t Hiibn. 



Sub-fam. Boarmidm, Guin 

 Boarmia, Treits. 



illaudata, Walk. 

 Tephrosia, Boisd. 



sp. 

 Cerotricha, Gn. 



licornaria, Gn. 



Sub-fam. Geometridce, 

 Geometra, Linn. 

 sp. 



Gn. 



Sub-fam. Acidalida, Gn. 

 Acidalia, Dup. 



five species undetermined. 

 Arcobara, Walk. 



microniata, var. 



Sub-fam. Macarida, Guin. 

 Macaria, Steph. 

 enotata,t Gn. 



Sub-fam. Zerenida, Guin. 

 Panthera, Hiibn. 



pardalaria, Hiibn. 



Sub-fam. Larentidce, Guin. 

 Scordylia, Guin. 



conduplicaria, Gn. 

 Scotosia, Steph. 



sp. 

 Pterocypha, Herr. Sch. 



sp. 



Sub-fam. Hedylidas, Guin. 

 Venodes, Gn. 



napiaria, Gn. 



Also about 19 species of Noctus, Tortrices, etc., genera undetermined. 



83 species determined. 



47 species undetermined. 



19 species, genera undetermined. 



149 Total number of species collected. 



The Theory of Evolution. 

 Mr. W. C. Hewitson§ refers to a paper by Mr. Roland 

 Trimen,|| wherein, speaking of the wonderful metamorphoses of a 

 species of Papilio, the latter says, "Entomologists, no less than 

 naturalists generally, appeared content with a child-like wonder 

 at this and kindred facts, and let them pass as things inscrutable 

 until Mr. Darwin gave us a rational explanation of these pheno- 

 mena." Mr. Hewitson remarks, " I must say, and I hope that 



t Represented by sketch only in Brit. Mus. Coll. (placed among Satur- 

 niidtz) ; but it is certainly a Geometer, and presents similarities to the £:nno- 

 midce and Boarmida. Is allied to genus Chorodna from Hindostan ; resembles 

 Semiothisa, Feld. 



X Nerj closely approaches the English M. notaia. 



§ "Exotic Butterflies," vol. iv. 1| "Trans. Linn. Soc." 



