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easily stored in paper cylinders and travel well through the post in this 
way : if pinned, the left wings should be spread, the pin through the right 
wing or thorax. Large specimens may be Stuffed, but this is not neces¬ 
sary if the specimen is properly dried. Rearing from the egg is some¬ 
times difficult unless done on a really large scale and even then the right 
conditions must be maintained, especially an adequate amount of 
moisture in the air. Adults mate in large cages and lay eggs freely if 
not disturbed and given suitable conditions. 
Fig. 29— Tekatodus monticollis. 
{From Cuvier.) 
