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the embryo matures. The egg-shell is smooth, and appeared to be 

 without any trace of ribbing. The apical fourth is almost transparent, 

 and the micropyle, so far as it could be followed, consisted simply of a 

 few concentric cells placed around the apex. The egg suggests to me 

 an alliance rather with Miianarijia than with Paranie'. 



Acidalia tlilntaria {luilosirhata). — The eggs were laid loosely. They 

 were pale yellow in colour when first laid, changing to orange. The 

 eggs form somewhat flattened discs, scarcely longer than wide ; 

 length : breadth : : 4 : 3^. The surface of the egg is covered with 

 raised points, the upper face with a central depression, the raised 

 points apparently arranged concentrically around the depression. 

 [The micropyle not to be detected by the cursory examination made. ] 



Aciilalid humiliata. — The eggs were laid loosely, and consisted of 

 flattened discs with a deep depression placed centrally on the upper 

 surface. The eggs are somewhat variable in shape, some of them 

 being almost circular, others rather more elliptical in outline. The 

 surface is covered with minute knobs (points), scarcely so coarse as in the 

 eggs of A./tnloscn'cata. The central depression covered with rather finer 

 points. The raised points form rough circles passing round the de- 

 pression. Laterally these points are seen to run round the whole 

 circumference of the egg. [The micropyle could not be detected.] 



CnimliHs trish'Uus.—A. long cylindrically shaped egg; length: 

 breadth : : 4 : 2^. Colour at first pale greenish, changing to dull 

 orange, then to purplish. The egg is very distinctly ribbed longi- 

 tudinally, from micropyle to its nadir, with about 12 white shiny 

 longitudinal ribs, whilst these and the intervening spaces are crossed 

 transversely with numerous fine, slightly raised, lines. The micropyle 

 is placed at the slightly narrower end of the egg, in a dark coloured 

 space, and is formed of concentric rings of very minute cells. After 

 hatching, the egg-shells are perfectly transparent, and the young larva 

 is more than twice the length of the egg which it has just left. 



Choeriirampa dpeni>r. — -One egg attached to a piece of leno, the 

 other to a piece of moss. Of a pale green colour, almost circular in 

 outline, but still just a little longer than wide. The shell is apparently 

 smooth, with a distinct depression on the upper edge of the egg. The 

 micropyle is very indistinct, and consists of a finely pitted depression 

 at one end of the egg. When the embryo is fully formed, the egg- 

 shell is transparent, and has an iridescent gloss. [I am indebted to 

 Mr. Christy for the eggs of this species.] 



The newly-hatched larva of Crambus tristellus. — The newly- 

 hatched larva of C. tristeUm has a black head, almost transparent 

 body with a slight pinkish tinge, the whole length of the alimentary 

 canal being tinged with blood red. It is covered with simple 

 tubercles and hairs, and the thoracic segments are larger than the 

 abdominal. 



The newly-hatched larva of Chierocampa elpenor. — The newly- 

 hatched larva of C. lipcnor has the head and body yellow-green in 

 colour, the legs and prolegs paler and almost transparent. The 

 caudal horn is long proportionately to length of larva, black in colour, 

 and slightly bifid at the tip. 



All the above notes were made on July 1st, from eggs obtained the 

 previous week at Fontainebleau, except those of (\ elpen&r, for which 

 I am indebted to Mr. Christy. — J. \V. Tutt. 



