92 [September, 



just described into a box covered with glass, together with an oak bnd, jnst 

 bursting into leaf. After surveying his new abode, previous to eating, he firmly 

 fixed himself by his claspers (anal pro-legs) to the bottom of the bud, took hold of 

 one of the brown scales encasing the bud by the top with his jaws, and drew it 

 with some force towards him, with the intention of pulKng it off, if loose (as some 

 which he afterwards tried were) ; but as it was still firmly fixed at its base, after 

 two or three strong pulls, he began to gnaw it off at the base ; having effected 

 which, he took it between his legs, turned it invariably with the convex side 

 towards him, which he overlaid with silk, and then, taking it in his jaws, turned 

 back his head, and fixed it by the convex side to one of the naked papillse, not con- 

 tented with hooking it on, but winding silk about it at the point of connection. 

 After putting on two or three pieces, he refreshed l.imself by eating for a few 

 minutes. The new piece was not always put on a vacant papilla, but sometimes 

 fastened with silk to another piece on a papilla ah-eady covered. The larva, at 

 this stage of its existence, used almost exclusively the brown scales of the buds, 

 probably as being so easily detatched, but did not seem to care whether they were 

 long or short, rounded or pointed; consequently, the "tout ensemble" had 

 certainly a ragged and untidy appearance, compared with the neatly-cut and 

 symmetrically arranged habiliments of earUer life. The time, too, taken by the 

 fall-grown larva over dressing was much greater than that required by the active 

 infant. Although it had only one side to dress, it took some hours about it. 

 T began my experiment about 6 p.m., and the dressing was not over at 10 ; but 

 next morning I found all the papillas covered. 



Every time the larva changed its sldn, the dress of course was changed with 

 it ; and when, on May 25th, it changed to pupa (of the same colour as the larva), it 

 was enclosed in a very loose network, formed of the bits that covered it as a lai'va, 

 fastened together with silk, and attached to the underside of a twig. 



The first imago came out on June 20th. — Eev. E. Horton, Powick, near 

 Worcester, July, 1865. 



Ste^-rha sacraria near Worthing. — This afternoon, Master W. J. Wilson, one 

 of my nephews, when walldng with me in a lane at West Tarring, near this place, 

 captured a rather damaged female of 8. sacraria, which is now engaged in depositing 

 eggs.— R. McLachlan, Worthing, August 19th, 1865. 



Capture of Sterrha sacraria nearr Brighton. — On July 18th my brother Alfred 

 captured a specimen of this rarity in the salt mai-sh at Hove. — W. F. Kirby, 

 July 29th. 



A rema/rTcahly small exa/inple of Lyccena Icarus [^Alexis']. — At the above- 

 mentioned locality I have taken a specimen of L. Icarus S smaller than L. Alsus. 

 I thought at first it was L. Sehrus, but I found that it did not apparently differ 

 from Icarus, excejDt in size. — Id. 



[The alar expanse of this pigmy (which has been submitted to us) is 8^'". 

 The smallest example of the species in Mr. Bond's cabinet measures 9^'", and his 

 largest rather more than double that of Mr. Kirby's insect, namely, an inch and 

 a-half. — Ens.] 



