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a subterminal row of spots and dashes — these are more conspicuous on 

 the under side than on the upper. 



Ill the female the dimensions and spots are much tlie same as in the 

 male. The antennae are of course without pectinations ; the fore part of 

 the thorax underneath is luteous ; the black spots on the luteous femora 

 are very conspicuous. 



Here, then, apparently, we have Drurfs insect. 



I was inclined at first to think it an extreme form oi congrua. It was 

 taken at the same time and in the same locality as that insect, and in 

 contour and size the two are very similar ; hut 1 lind, on the other hand, 

 that of all my twenty-eight bred specimens of congrua, not one has 

 anything like the spotted underwing that is so remarkable in Drury's 

 figure. Six of them have a faint dot in the upper part of the secondaries, 

 just such as is given in cuts /andy in Riley's " Fig. 87," and that is all. 



The question of locality does not come in here. We know not how 

 wide or how restricted a field this true Spilosoma amea, Drury, may have. 

 The species is rare, but it exists ! 



With regard to Spilosoma congrua, we have these particulars : 



(a) Walker described it. 



(b) Prof. Grote found it in Walker's keeping ; spoke to him about it ; 

 made a further description of it. 



(c) Dr. Hulst and others have bred it. 



■(d) S. Antigone has been found to be identical with it. 



The whole matter seems to be very clear ; and our lists should read: 



Spilosoma, Steph. 



cunea, Drury. > 



congrua. Walker. 

 Antigone, Strk. 

 Hyphantria, Harris. 



Punctatissima, S. & A. 

 tc.xtor, Harris. 



A COCCID FROM THE FAR NORTH. 



BY 1'. D. A. COCKER ELL, N. M. .\GR. EXP. STA. 



Eriococcns borcalii,, n. sp., <J? . — Sacs on twigs, closely felted, rather 

 rough, broad oval, grayish-white, about 2)^ mm. long. Female oval. 

 Mounted specimens full of embryos are nearly 3 mm. long. Gives no 

 red colour on boiling in caustic potash. Skin after boiling, greenish or 



