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occurring in the same places, viz., L. rubra, Linn., L. distiama, Charp., L. unipunc- 

 tata, Fabr., and L. saiiffiiiiio/etita, Linn., were perfectly constant ; also Dermestes 

 aurichalceus. Kiist., which he and Dr. Chapman had found everywhere in abundance 

 in the old nests of the processionary-moth (Thau mat oprea pitt/ocampa, Schill.) on the 

 pines in these forests. Dr. T. A. Chapman exhibited in illustration of his paper 

 " On a new subfamily of Pyralida" living larvae of Ht/potia corticalis, Sehiff., as 

 well as preserved larvae, pupa-cases, imagines and prepared wings to show the 

 neuration of that species. Mr. Edward Meyrick communicated descriptions of new 

 Australasian Lepidoptera." Mr. W. F. Kirby communicated a " Report on a 

 Collection of African Locustidre, chiefly from the Transvaal," made by Mr. W. L. 

 Distant.— H. Rowland Brown, Hon. Sec. 



ON CRINOPTERYX FAMILIELLA, de Peyerimhoff. 

 BY T. A. CHAPMAN, M.D., F Z.S. 



The interest one feels in this insert is that which attaches to all 

 the species that form the lower groups, but it is intensified in this 

 case, since we have been led to believe that it occupies a place inter- 

 mediate between the lowest Adelidce and the Jur/atie. 



Until last year I was not at Cannes early enough in the season 

 to take the larva, and so had to delay examining the grounds of its 

 claims to such a position. 



It is not uncommon in the larval state near Cannes, but is to be 

 taken only during the winter, and in March has well nigh disappeared. 

 Last February (1901) T made search for them, and collected a fair 

 supply of cases. A good account (by de Peyerimhoff) of their 

 habits is to be found in Milliere's " Tconographie," and there is a note 

 by Baron V. Noleken, in the Stettiner Zeitnng for 1882, p. 188. 

 V. Nolcken says it is " very difficult to rear, one must keep it as cool as 

 possible and also in the dark, since they cannot bear a high 

 temperature. I could not supply these conditions on my return 

 journey, and so only reared a bare seven moths from all my supply of 

 larvae." I was more lucky than the Baron, since though I brought 

 my larva? home in various small tin boxes, I reared nearly two hundred 

 moths, in fact hardly one larva died. They emerged at the end of 

 September and beginning of October. 



Happening to have Qistus sah-ifolius growing, I was able to see 

 the moths laying their eggs in the substance of the leaves, as is the 

 habit of all Adelidce, and to obtain the eggs, and newly hatched larva?. 

 Some moths sleeved on the plant out of doors, also oviposited, and the 

 resulting larva? were found to be cutting out their cases in the latter 

 half of January, 1902. 



