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termiual spike, black in colour, and ends in two blunt points, separated 

 by a marked median depression. Lateralli/ : The frons is con- 

 spicuous ; the glazed eye appears to be somewhat depressed ; the bases 

 of the antennae have scarcely any traces of the segmentation that 

 becomes marked towards the centre and apex ; the lumen of the pro- 

 thoracic spiracle is covered by a slightly projecting ear-like lobe ; the 

 base of the forewing forms a marked shoulder ; the hindwing, broader at 

 base, shows as a narrow slip to the end of the inner margin, ending at 

 the anal angle ; the 2nd abdominal spiracle, entirely, and the 3rd 

 abdominal spiracle, partly, covered by the hindwing ; the 4th to 8th 

 abdominal spiracles rather small, with a more solid chitinous rim of 

 the tint of the ordinary covering, the lumina of the 3rd to 7th 

 abdominals guarded by a tiny longitudinal raised rim of greyer colour 

 than rest of spiracle ; the cremaster with a quite blunt appearance 

 when viewed laterally. — [Described July 10th, 1903, with ordinary 

 pocket lens. The pupa received from Mr, H. Powell, HyeresJ . — 



J. W. TUTT. 



Pupa of Melanargia galathea var. procida. — [Received from Mr. 

 H.Powell, June 14th, 1903. J — Semitranslucent texture, pale terra- 

 cotta colour, almost Hesh-colour, having a strong pinky tinge. Head, 

 wings, and appendages almost transparent, and these form the greater 

 part of the pupal surface. Dorsum of thorax somewhat similar, but 

 rather opaque ; abdomen yelloAver and solider looking. Length 

 14*5mm., of which from front to end of wings and proboscis is 

 12-3mm. ; at 3mm. from front the diameter is 4-5nim., thence it 

 enlarges quite regularly to 10mm. from front, where the diameter is 

 6mm. at forward bulge of wings, and thence it tapers rapidly and 

 regularly to base of anal spike, 14mm., but rather more in front. 

 Ventral face of anal spike is rather behind, but parallel with, axis of 

 pupa ; dorsal face curved, but not in continuation of dorsal aspect of 

 pupa, from which it breaks a little by some straightening of the line, 

 giving a reentering curvature at its base. Ventral line straight (along 

 proboscis) from within 1mm. or 2mm. of front, down to 9mm. 

 from front, where dorsal curvature begins ; highest dorsal point of thorax 

 S'omm. from front, whence it slopes down to apex in a regular 

 curve. Metathorax gives a definite waist, a hollow in the dorsal 

 outline between the points 3'omm. and 6*5mm. from front, and 0-5mm. 

 deep at 5mm. from front. From points 7mm. -10mm. from the front, the 

 dorsal line fiat, then, after a sharp curve, slopes rather than curves to base 

 of spike. The wings wrap very far round the pupa, leaving a narrow 

 dorsum, so that, viewed dorsally, both wings are visible at once right 

 down to 4th alxlominal segment, and, seen laterally at 5mm. from front 

 (bottom of waist), 4mm. of antero-posterior diameter is wing, 0"5mm. is 

 1st abdominal segment, and at 9mm. (nearly thickest part of pupa), 

 5"0mm. is wing, l-3mm. is 3rd abdominal segment. The pupa has no 

 movable joints, and its only dark portions are the anal spike and large ear- 

 like black lappets, behind 1st spiracles. These are very conspicuous and 

 marked features of the pupa ; they stand out about 0*4mm. and are 

 about 0-6mm. wide ; rounded, they are attached to the mesothorax, 

 forming the posterior lip of the spiracle ; at first view, they present a 

 flat face, looking directly forwards, and this is the case, except that a deep 

 hollow leading to spiracle is scooped out of the centre of the flat area. 

 The prothorax has no similar structure at all. The surface of the ear is 



