1 1 \ THE entomologist's RECORD. 



had to lie careful what specimens of other species I chose, as, having 

 sent on my impedimenta, I had only two rather small zinc boxes to 

 hold the catch of to-day and to-morrow, and the next day, and these 

 might be fine days, for I did not expect to get to AroUa under that 

 time. On the same slope Colias hyale, Melanarcfia ijalathea, Issoria 

 lathonia, Dri/as paphia, Aniynnis adippe and A. af/Iaia, were all 

 frequent, though the three last named were less abundant than 

 they were at the thistle-flowers, which they frequented, with 

 ('allimorpha hera, some little distance furthef along the road. 

 Fnlyoinwatus corifilon was the common blue, and, with P. icarus 

 and Xn»iia(les soniarfpis, was in first-class condition. Pawphila 

 sylvan IIS, Epinejthelf ianira, and a few other common species 

 had to be passed without even taking a type, for want of room, 

 although a splendid male Lasioranipa ijiieirus Ava deposited safely in 

 the lining of my luit. Between this spot and Aigle are one or two 

 other delightful spots, where the same species were abundant, but 

 which had, however, only scant attention as I passed along. At one 

 spot, indeed, the attractions were great, but having been on the jaunt 

 some five or six hours, in the full heat of the day, and having regard 

 to space at disposal, I felt obliged to go on to Aigle, where, after 

 lunch, about 3.30 p.m., 1 went on by train to Sion. 



The rearing of Phragmatobia fuliginosa. 



By J. C. DOLLMAN. F.E.S. 



Some young larvae hatched from eggs (laid by a J bred by Mr. 

 Bacot and referred to atitea, pp. 68 et snj.) on October 12th, 

 and were ^in. long upon emergence. They were greenish-yellow-grey 

 in appearance, like horn, and very shiny. The head was chestnut- 

 coloured, with dark lunules, and brightly transparent and shiny. Each 

 segment, from the 1st to the 8th abdominal, carried eight black warts, 

 which formed a series of four longitudinal stripes on each side of the 

 larv£e. The largest warts were those on the subdorsal line ; the 

 lateral and spiracular lines carried warts rather smaller, and the sub- 

 spiracular had a line of smaller ones still. The meso- and meta- 

 thoracic segments had but six warts, three on each side. All of these 

 warts carried stiff tufts of dark liair. On the dorsal surface of the 

 prothoracic segment was a dark plate-like marking, and no wart, 

 except that of the spiracular line. The anal segment was dark, and 

 the legs and claspers black, the first named very shiny. The larva 

 was voracious and active, and, by October 19th, it was ^in. in 

 length, and greenish-grey in colour, with a yellow dorsal stripe. The 

 head was now horn-colour, with dark lunules and jaws, and, on the 

 dorsal surface of the prothorax, was a semicircular dark prothoracic 

 plate, with the ends rather thickened and set towards the crown 

 of the head. A row of large, dark subdorsal warts, one on each 

 segment, ran from the mesothorax to the anal segment. Above 

 each of these warts, on the edge of the yellow dorsal line, was a 

 minute black spot, round in form. Below the subdorsal row of warts 

 was a lateral row, one wart on each segment just below the subdorsal 

 one; these were rather angular in form, some almost triangular. 

 Again, below this row of lateral dark warts, from the 1st abdominal 

 segment, was a spiracular row of the same form, and having a con- 



