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Wood-Mason upon Rurybrachis spinosa (also Fulgoridae) from 

 a specimen belonging to the Madras Museum. It was supposed 

 that in all these cases the larvae fed upon the waxy matter secreted 

 by the Fulgorids. In the last instance, the larva was observed to 

 be attached to its host by a white membranous band on the dorsal 

 surface of the abdomen, but the exact nature of this band was 

 not determined. 



The genus Epipyrops, originally referred to the Arctiidaa, was 

 placed in the Liparidae by Kirby (Cat. Lep. Het., i, 490, 1892), 

 and in the Limacodidae by Sharp on the opinion of Hampson 

 (Cambridge Nat Hist., vi, 404, 1899). I know of no other 

 published references. 



Unfortunately Mr. Schwarz's single specimen is in very poor 

 state, being both crippled and mouldy. The antennas, however, 

 are well preserved, and bear remarkably long pectinations. I was 

 able to make out the venation by sacrificing the wings on one 

 side. The forewings have vein i moderate, apparently simple, 

 \c present, strong outwardly : veins 2 to 3 evenly spaced, remote ; 

 4 and 5 rather close together, 6 and 7 equally spaced, 8 and 9 

 more close together, arising from the longest part of the cell, 10 

 and ii equally spaced, arising from the cell toward the end, 12 

 free from the base. Hind wings apparently with three internal 

 veins, though this part of the wing is crumpled ; vein 2 from 

 the middle of the cell, 3 well separated, 4 and 5 close together 

 but not so close as on the forewings ; 6 and 7 well separated, the 

 cell well rounded, its upper vein weak ; vein 8 from the base, 

 free ; male frenulum a single sharp, tapering, straight spine. 

 The head and legs are covered by hyphae of mould, but appear 

 to be as in Epipyrops, the palpi very small, the legs without per 

 ceptible spurs. Thus this insect agrees generically with Epipy 

 rops as far as can be seen. A considerable portion of the wings 

 has been denuded of scales. Those that are left are blackish, 

 with pale tips, forming a grizzled gray, apparently uniformly 

 over the wing; hind wing blackish brown. Expanse of wings 

 about 8 mm. I propose to call the species Epipyrops barberiana 

 in honor of Mr. H. S. Barber, who capably assisted Mr. Schwarz 

 in his valuable explorations in Arizona and New Mexico, and 

 who found this insect in its natural position. 



The larva, preserved in alcohol, is nearly hemispherical, a 

 little elliptical, flat along the ventral surface, very evenly arched 

 dorsally. The head is rather large, retractile. Thoracic feet 

 normal in number but very short and reduced, though perfectly 

 visible. Abdominal feet represented by rather large, complete, 

 ellipses of crochets on segments 4 to 6, and a more distinct, pro 

 truded pair of feet on the last segment. The segments are short, 

 contracted, furnished with a considerable number of minute sec 

 ondary hairs, the ordinary tubercles indistinguishable. Mr. 



