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papa may not prove an nnpleasanfc sequel. This T am able to supply tbrongh the 

 kindness of Mr. Edward Hopley, who forwarded me a small batch of impregnated 

 eggs, from which I reared nine or ten larvae. There appear to be two well marked 

 varieties of the larva. 



Var. 1. — Ground colour bright grass green, somewhat darker on the centre of 

 the back ; central dorsal line dark green ; anal tip of central dorsal line reddish j 

 sub-dorsal line wanting, or so faint as to be scarcely visible ; spiracular line 

 whitish or pale straw colour ; segmental divisions yellowish ; beily wliitish, with a 

 dark green central line ; a long and rather slender larva tapering towards the head. 

 Uesembles in general appearance the larva of Eup. fraxinata, Crewe. 



Var. 2. — Ground colour yellowish-red or reddish-bufif; central dorsal line 

 brownish -olive, occasionally very faint ; spiracular line pale greenish-yellow ; 

 anal tip of central dorsal line reddish ; belly whitish, with a dusky central and two 

 broad lateral lines. In general appearance much resembles the lai'va of Eup. 

 indigata, Hiibner. 



Feeds on larch and spruce fir. Full fed end of July. 



Pupa enclosed in a slight earthen cocoon, rather long and slender ; thorax 

 yellowish-olive ; wing-cases deep green ; abdomen yellowish-green, tinged with 

 red ; abdominal divisions and tip red. — H. Harpuk-Crewe, The Rectory, Drayton- 

 Beauchamp, Tring, October \\t\ 1864. 



Occmrence of Eupithecia canvpanulata, Herrich-Schaffer, in Bucks. Description 

 of the larva and pupa. — A short time since. Dr. Breyer, of Brussels, sent me a small 

 publication, in which he mentioned having found the larvae of the above-named 

 Eupithecia somewhat plentifully in the seed capsules of Campanula trachelium, the 

 *' nettle-leaved bell-flower." As this plant is by no means uncommon in many parts 

 of England, it seemed to me that there was no just cause or impediment why the 

 insect should not occur as well, so one afternoon in August I sallied forth into a 

 wood not far from hence, where I knew the plant grew, and set to work to look for 

 the larvae of E. campanulata. Having gathered a few plants I knocked them against 

 the sides of my umbrella, and soon saw a number of small pug larvae crawling 

 about, which were toially unknown to me. Having made up my bag I returned 

 home, and shortly afterwards enclosed two full-fed larva? in a quill and posted them 

 to Dr. Breyer, who forthwith returned answer that they were tr-ue and indubitable 

 Ewp. campanulata. I have much pleasure in appending a description of the larva 

 and pupa. 



Larva rather short and stumpy, belonging to tlie Absinthiata gi*oup, and re- 

 sembling in general appearance the larva of that species and E. minutata ; ground 

 colour light ochitsous-brown ; central dorsal line very deep brown or black, intcr- 

 sccLiiig aiid uniting a chain of verj^ strongly defined black or deep brown lozenge- 

 shaped spots, placed in the centre of each segment ; sub-dorsal lines very slender 

 and faint, blackish or deep brown ; head dingy brown or black ; spiracular and cen- 

 tral ventral lines dingy black or brown ; central dorsal spots becoming confluent 

 and merged in the central line on the anterior and posterior segments ; both spots 

 and ground colour varying considerably in intensity of colouring ; skin rough and 

 wrinkled, and sprinkled with a few whitish hairs. Feeds upon the um-ipe seeds and 

 seed capsules of Campanula trach.clixim, L. Till nearly full-grown lives either in the 



