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tbe pnpae of two also being burdened with them. Pupae oi' tlie white insect are 

 evidently too small and rounded to be patronised, and though the pupae of the 

 snouted insect are rather too rare to admit of a decided ojnnion being formed, 

 they wonld not, 1 think, make suitable hosts. I liave examined likely foliage and 

 twigs, and also many of the hoppers, without finding eggs; those sent were from 

 my boxes. In support of my belief I may add that the caterpillars of the other 

 parasitical lepidopterou, referred to several times, are found promiscuously on larvae, 

 pupae, and images, all being likely to carry several of dilferont sizes, some of the 

 imagos having as many us six or even eight atlixed to them ; but the moths lay 

 their eggs on the trees where the hosts abound, and the little caterpillars are 

 active, and often travel considerable distances to find their friends. These cater- 

 pillars have two stages, the first being passed on Homoptera in the open air, the 

 second being passed in ants' nests underground, where they live, still by suction, 

 upon tlie ant larvae. 



" I now give particulars of three Fulgoridae, with attached larvae, which I 

 kept in glass jars for several weeks for the jiurpose of close investigation. Though 

 I often changed the jars, to ensure pure air for hosts and parasites, and snpjilied 

 succulent shoots regularly for the former, the long imjjrisoument evidently atfected 

 the caterpillars, and doubtless somewhat shortened the lives of the hosts. It will 

 be observed that the caterpillars abandoned the hoppers within a week of their 

 final moult, bnt many quite white examples, which were taken in the bush, have 

 not left to spin until ten or even twelve days after their capture. 



"No. 1. PUPA OF GREEN FULGORID.* 



1903. 

 July 12. Taken with large white caterpillar. 



,, 15. ('ateri)illar left and spun cocoon. 

 Aug. 8. Host died. 



" No. 2. ALSO PUPA OF GREEN FULGORID.* 

 July 8. Taken with reddish larva. Perhaps age about 12 to 14 days. 



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„ 12. V^ery much paler. 



„ 13. Skin whitish and distended. 



„ 14. ,, „ „ very much distended. 



„ „ 3 j).m. Skin split underneath, partly exposing naked new one. 



„ 15. 9 a.m. Skin opened a little more, naked parts whitening. 



„ 1(5. „ Skin further opened and rising. Exposed parts of new one well 



whitened. 



„ 17. ,, Skin adhering only at terminal segments. New one; very white. 



„ 19. Larva dropj)ed by a thread and spun cocoon. 



Aug. K). Host still alive. 



„ 12. „ sickly.] Pa]ier was desj)atched on Itith instant, these particnlai.^ 



J) 13. ,, died. J being sent on afterwards. 



* Belonging to the subtamily Flatinae, 



