l86 THE emomolooist's record. 



line, which is not, however, quite straight. It continues thence down 

 to front of spiracles as a definite incision. The posterior one also 

 reappears opposite this ; both are nearer the margins of the segment than 

 they are dorsally. The other segments are similarly, but less plainly, 

 marked. On 1, 2, and 3, about level of tubercle iii, is a faint indica- 

 tion of a pale eminence or boss. A tendency to a dark dorsal line 

 ends in last three segments as a very fine line ; the rest of these seg- 

 ments are pale, with a large dark cloud on the centre of either half. 

 The spiracles of 1, 2, and '6 are hidden beneath wings, of 4, 5, 6, and 

 7 are small black oval spots. Ventrally the abdominal segments are 

 dull and dark, with little sculpture or variation of colour. On 5 and 

 6 the proleg scars show as flattened circles with a slightly paler 

 margin. The two points on i) are raised as minute black knobs, 

 except that they are some distance apart they suggest the male 

 tubercles, these, however, are seen between them, and are very small 

 and pale. The anal region is large. Hat, and circular. [The pupa 

 from which this description was made was received from Mr. Powell 

 (Hyeres) on May Uth, 1908. —T. A. Chapman, M.D., Reigate. .lAr// 

 14///, 190H. 



Ptpatiox-hauxt of Epinki'Hele pasiphae. — The pu})a of l'.i>uu}>In'l( 

 jiaxiphnc lies free on the ground, in the thickest part of the grass. It 

 looks like a pupa that ought to be hanging up, although there are no 

 hooks on the cremaster. — H. Powell, Maison Regnier, Rue Mireille, 

 Hyeres. Miui 8tl>, 1908. 



PuPAP.iuM OF Melanargia syllius. — A larva of Mdananjia si/lUus, 

 that T have reared from ova, pupated during April, and gave a plump 

 healthy-looking pupa. It lies in a hollow on the ground and is covered 

 with a few dead leaves, sticks, and stones, which the larva spins 

 together with some threads, making a poor attempt at a cocoon ; the 

 spinning is slight of course, and one would hardly call the result a 

 cocotm, though the intention is clear enough. — Iiud. 



Pi I'ARUM OF IIipparchia cikce. — The larva of //. cMtv which I have 

 kept throughout the winter is full-fed, and just now is pupating. The 

 peculiarity of this operation is that the larva buries itself very deeply 

 in the ground to pupate, almost like a Sphingid larva. I found the 

 earth turned up in one of my pots as though a mole had been at work. 

 Digging carefully down, I found the //. rirrr larva at a depth of between 

 3-|cm.-4cm. This disturbed it, and it came up, but the same night 

 went down in another part of the pot, and I have, of course, not dis- 

 turbed it since. Last year I had a larva of this species which pupated 

 in the middle of a tuft of grass. It did not bury itself, probably 

 because the earth was too hard. In the present case the earth was 

 fairly compact, and gave the larva some work to do. — Ibid. 



J^^RACTICAL HINTS . 



Field work for July. 



1. — During the first week of -1 uly is a good time to work for Tnrtrix 

 picrana. The moth flies at dusk round I'iniix si/lrestris, usually near 

 the tojis of the trees, therefore a long-handled net is necessary to 



* " I'nicticiil Hints tor the Field Lepidupterist," I'ts. I and II each eontain 

 some ri.^O 2Jiactieal hints similar to these, but relating cliiefiy to the Macro- 

 lepidoplera. Interleaved for collector's own notes. Trice 6s. each part. 



