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process. At the junction of the terminal with the remainder of 

 the maxillae are set diagonally upwards and outwards four 

 conically shaped spines, then, a space intervening, there is placed 

 higher up the maxillae a set of three similar spines ; after a 

 longer interval a set of two spines occurs, and finally a single 

 spine is placed at a considerable distance from the last two, 

 making ten in all placed like the teeth of a long harrow (fig. 5). 



Furnished with this extraordinary apparatus these species of 

 Ophideres are able to pierce the skin of the orange even before it 

 has turned yellow, two or three sometimes attacking the same fruit. 

 They can also pierce the tough rind of the banana whilst still 

 green. 



It is to be hoped that this paper will lead other observers 

 to watch the habits of these interesting Lepidoptera, and I shall 

 be obliged for any communications respecting them, and also for 

 fresh specimens for dissection. 



Microscopical examination of numerous specimens of Catocala 

 Anocala and Spanocala, Scott, disclose a wonderful diversity of 

 arrangement of papillae and spines, so that it may probably be 

 found advisable to arrange the Antlia of the Lepidoptera in four 

 divisions, viz. : — 



Antlia — Smooth. 



Ex. Danais I^ripjpus. 



— Partially papillate. 



Ex. Vanessa Atalanta (?) 



— Partially papillate, with spines set at intervals along 



the whole under surface of antlia. 

 Ex. Anocala, n. sp., Scott. 



— Furnished with teretron and with spines along part 



of under surface of antlia. 



Ex. Ophideres fullonica and Atlcinsoni. 

 At p. 223, Vol. VIII of Nature there is a description and 

 drawing of the proboscis of a Sphinx (?) by Herman Miiller, 

 which proves the correctness of Darwin's assertion as to the 

 fertilisation of Anagroecum cesquipedale — " there must be moths 

 with a proboscis capable of extension to a length of between 10 

 and 11 inches." 



