MR. NEWPORT ON THE TEMPERATURE OF INSECTS. 
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Table IX. 
A Table showing the rate of Pulsation of the Dorsal Vessel at different periods of the 
Larva and Pupa state of the Sphinx ligustri, Linn. 
i - 
Species. 
1 
2 
3 
■i 
5 
o 
7 
s 
9 
10 
j i 
12 
13 
n 
15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24 
25 
26 
27 
28 
29 
30 
31 
32 
33 
34 
35 
36 
37 
38 
39 
40 
41 
42 
43 
44 
45 
46 
47 
48 
49 
50 
51 
52 
53 
54 
55 
56 
57 
58 
59 
60 
61 
62 
63 
64 
Sphinx ligustri (larva). 
Sphinx ligustri (larva). 
Sphinx ligustri (larva). 
Sphinx ligustri (larva). 
Sphinx ligustri (larva). 
Sphinx ligustri (larva). 
Sphinx ligustri (larva). 
Sphinx ligustri (larva). 
Sphinx ligustri (larva). 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)., 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)., 
Sphinx ligustri (larva).. 
Sphinx ligustri (larva).. 
Sphinx ligustri (larva).. 
Sphinx ligustri (larva).. 
Sphinx ligustri (larva).. 
Sphinx ligustri (larva).. 
Sphinx ligustri (larva).. 
Sphinx ligustri (larva).. 
Sphinx ligustri (larva).. 
Sphinx ligustri (larva).. 
S ,hinx ligustri (larva).. 
Sphinx ligustri (larva).. 
Sphinx ligustri (larva).. 
Sphinx ligustri (larva).. 
Sphinx ligustri (larva).. 
Sphinx ligustri (larva).. 
Sphinx ligustri (larva).. 
Sphinx ligustri (larva).. 
Sphinx ligustri (larva).. 
Sphinx ligustri (larva).., 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (larva)... 
Sphinx ligustri (pupa)... 
Period of obser- 
vation. 
1835. 
July 14 p.m. 2 
15 
16 p.m. 5 
17 A.M. 12 
18 p.m. 2 
19 p.m. 2 
P.M. 4 
20 p.m. 2 
21 p.m. 2 . 
22 a.m. 12 
P.M. 3; 
23 A.M. 
P.M. 
P.M. 
24 p.m. 
25 A.M. 
26 A.M. 
A.M. 12 
27 
28 A.M. 7 
P.M. 1 
29 a.m. 7 
A.M. 10 
Aug. 
30 p.m. 
P.M. 
31 P.M. 
1 P.M. 
P.M. 
2 a.m. 1 1 1 
P.M. 3i 
P.M. 6j 
3 A.M. 7 
P.M. If 
4 A.M. 12 
5 p.m. 5 
P.M. 10 4 
6 A.M. 12 
7 A.M. 7 1 
P.M. 7| 
8 A.M. 8f 
P.M. li 
P.M. 10 
9 A.M. 6-J 
A.M. Hi 
A.M. 12 
P.M. 54 
10 A.M. 
P.M. 
P.M. 
1 1 A.M. 
P.M. 
P.M. 
12 A.M. 
A.M. 12 
P.M. 1 i 
P.M. 
13 A.M. 
P.M. 
14 A.M. 
P.M. 
15 A.M. 
A.M. 124 
P.M. 5 
9-4 
64 
4 
74 
9 
80 
73 
108 
103 
85 
87 
79 
20 A.M. 10 
34 
39 
38 
37 
41 
47 
39 
28 
36 
55 
43 
29 
53 
46 
29 
50 
45 
44 
52 
52 
47 
33 
34 
28 
36 
34 
31 
26 
22 
•04 
•05 
•25 
Age in days or 
hours. 
1 day 
•02 
1- 9 
2- 3 
3-5 
OY> 
5-9 
9-4 
10-5 
13- 4 
14- 7 
15- 1 
18- 3 
19 - 7 
17-1 
19-7 
27 -7 
33-3 
40-2 
42-6 
49-1 
54 
58- 1 
59- 1 
63-6 
72-7 
83-5 
86-7 
90-2 
102 
106-6 
118-2 
117- 4 
116-7 
123 
114-4 
123- 3 
124- 7 
118 - 2 
100-1 
97-2 
•2 
1- 4 
2- 
•5 
1-6 
•7 
•6 
2-4 
1-1 
1-0 
•4 
1-2 
711 
•7 
1-6 
5- 
3-1 
3- 8 
2-7 
4 2 
5- 
2-75 
0 
5-6 
8-3 
4- 9 
8-9 
13 
8- 7 
9- 6 
19-3 
18-7 
2-2 
13 
0 
10-4 
17-2 
4-7 
0 
0 
2- 4 
3- 5 
1-1 
2- 9 
1-3 
•4 
3- 2 
1-4 
Skin. 
3-2 
0 
2-6 
8- 
5- 6 
6 - 9 
2 - 4 
6-5 
4-9 
4-1 
1 
4-5 
9-1 
10-8 
3 - 2 
3 - 5 
11-8 
4 - 6 
11-6 
0 
0 
6-3 
0 
8-9 
1-4 
0 
0 
0 
2-6 
8-6 
6-5 
18-1 
2-9 
3 days, or 51 
4 days, or 70 
5 days, or 96 
6 days, or 1 20 
122 
7 days, or 144 
8 days, or 168) 
9 days, or 190 
193 
10 days, or 2094 
215 
217 
11 days, or 241 4 
12 days, or 25 9 £ 
13 days, or 282 
286 
14 days 
15 days, or 329 
335 
16 days, or 3534 
356 
17 days, or 383 
3894 
18 days, or 412 
19 days, or 4334 
4394 
20 days, or 453^ 
4574 
4604 
21 days, or 473 
479f 
22 days, or 502 
23 days, or 531 
5364 
24 days, or 550 
25 days, or 5694 
581f 
26 days, or 594J 
5994 
620 
27 days, or 6284 
6334 
634 
6394 
28 days, or 653 
6594 
665 
29 days, or 677 
6844 
6894 
30 days, or 7014 
706 
7074 
725 ^ 
31 days, or 7244 
734 
32 days, or 7494 
755s 
33 days, or 775 
7784 
783 
Remarks. 
28-1 
38 days, or 903 
Larva has just burst from the egg. 
After leaving the egg. 
Quigt, but not sleeping. 
A little excited. 
Has been perfectly at rest for an hour. 
Sleeping. 
Sleeping, preparing for change. 
Has just assumed its second skin. 
Sleeping, but has not yet eaten. 
Quiet, but not sleeping. 
Sleeping. 
Quiet, but not sleeping. 
Sleeping. 
Sleeping, and preparing for change. 
Has just assumed its third skin. 
Sleeping. 
Feeding, atmospheric temperature reduced 
Sleeping. 
Quiet, but not sleeping. 
Sleeping, preparing for change. 
Has just assumed its fourth skin. 
Sleeping, has fed a little. 
Sleeping. 
Sleeping. 
Sleeping. 
Sleeping. 
Sleeping. 
Quiet, but not sleeping. 
Sleeping. 
S'eeping. 
Has been sleeping 12 hours for changing. 
Has just assumed its Jifth skin. 
Sleeping. 
Sleeping. 
Sleeping, pulse irregular. 
Quiet. 
Quiet, pulse full and quick. 
Feeding. 
Sleeping. 
Perfectly at rest, and sleeping. 
At rest. 
Feeding. 
Sleeping. 
Sleeping. 
Sleeping. 
Sleeping. 
Sleeping. 
Sleeping. 
Feeding. 
Feeding. 
Feeding. 
Has been feeding during the last hour. 
Quiet. 
Has escaped unfed during the night. 
Quiet. 
Sleeping. 
Active, and discoloured for change. 
Very active, preparing for change. 
Restless, discoloured. 
Just entered the earth for changing. 
Pupa still soft, has very recently changed. 
2 T 
MDCCCXXXVIJ. 
