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(3.) The position of the spiracles with regard to these subsegments. 



(4.) The character of the hooks on the prolegs ; how arranged— 

 whether in complete ring or only on a longitudinal flange, &c. 



(5.) The position of the primary tubercles i-vii, and their variation 

 in position on the different segments. 



(6.) The structure of the primary tubercles i-vii, and the position of 

 the primary seta (hair) with regard to secondary setae (if 

 any of the latter are present), and the variation in structure 

 according to the different segments on which they are placed. 



(7.) The presence of any secondary tubercles other than those already 

 noted as primary i-vii. 



(8.) The character of the skin, and the presence or absence of 

 secondary hairs not connected with definite tubercular struc- 

 tures. 

 Description of Lepidopterous pupae (Tutt, L * Hints for the Field Lepi- 

 dopterist ") : — 



(1.) The general appearance, especially noting any particular and 

 striking features of the coloration, &c. 



(2.) The general structure, especially any particularly striking points 

 of development. 



(3.) The exact measurements. 



(4.) The general characters of the head, thorax, and abdomen. 



(5.) The number of movable abdominal segments. 



(6.) Peculiarities of the cremaster. 



(7.) Detailed description of the dorsal view : Head (if any visible), 

 pro-, meso-, and meta-thorax (and wings), abdominal seg- 

 ments, traces of tubercular scars, subsegmentation, &c. 



(8.) Detailed description of the lateral view : Head, antennae, thoracic 

 segments, and wings, abdominal segments, spiracles, traces 

 of tubercular scars, lateral flanges, &c. 



(9.) Detailed description of- the ventral view: Mouth parts, antennae, 

 legs, maxillae, wings (with comparative lengths, &c, of these 

 three last-named parts), abdominal segments, proleg- scars, 

 genital organs, &c. 



Bibliography. 

 The Ovum. 



Tutt. Nat. Hist, of British Lepidoptera, vol. 1, ch. ii, iii, and iv. 

 Tutt. " Hints for the Field Lepidopterist," pt. 3, ch. ii and iii. 

 Chapman. " The Phylogeny and Evolution of the Lepidoptera from a 



Pupal and Oval Standpoint," Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1896, p. 567 



et seq. 

 Quail. " Embryology of Lepidoptera of New Zealand,"' Trans. N.Z. Inst., 



xxxiii, p. 159 ; xxxiv, p. 226. 

 Watt. • " Descriptions of the Ova of some of the Lepidoptera of New 



Zealand," Trans. N.Z. Inst., xlvi, p. 65 et seq (introduction only). 



The Larva. 

 Dyar. " Classification of Lepidopterous Larvae," Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., 



viii, pp. 194 et seq. 

 Dyar. " Additional Notes on the Classification of Lepidopterous Larvae," 



Trans. N.Y. Acad. Sci., xiv, pp. 49 et seq. 



