20K THK ENTO.AIOI.OIilSX's RECORD. 



14. — The fullfed larvffi of Peridea trepida are to be beaten from oak 

 from the commencement to the middle of July; the oblique lateral 

 stripes make the larva a very fine-looking creature. 



15. — The weak cocoon of Pteroatoma palpi na, formed of greyish silk 

 with a small quantity of earth intermixed therewith, is to be found 

 near the roots of sallow and aspen, and more rarely poplar, from about 

 the beginning to the middle of J uly (also in late August and September). 



16. — The cocoons of Asteronrojmff sphinx [casmiea) are to be found at 

 roots of elm in July, in Gloucestershire (Greene). [The fullfed larv» 

 can often be beaten freely from elm in late May and early June in the 

 Kentish woods.] 



17. — The half-fed larv;p of Pii/unntia chaonia are to be taken at the 

 end of July by standing beneath a tree and looking up, when they can be 

 seen resting along the midrib of a leaf ; they may be found even after 

 a tree has been well beaten, so tenacious is the grip of the larva. 



18. — The tough dirty grey silken cocoon of Lojihoptert/.r raniiflita, 

 covered with fine earth, is to be found at the base of oak-trees in July 

 and August. 



19. — The larva of Staiimpiis fa(/i should be very carefully treated 

 during its moulting-periods; the operation is a long and often trouble- 

 some one, the actual moult usually taking place during the night. 



18. — The larvif of .Eyeria nniscifoDiiin spin a silken tube covered 

 with frass through the solid materials of a tuft of Statice armeria, 

 leaving a projection of an inch or more out of the tuft ; in this the 

 larva pupates, and through it the pupa works its way before the 

 emergence of the imago. 



21. — The larval and pupal tubes of .Hijeria muscifonni^i sometimes 

 stand out perpendicularly from a tuft of .'<taticc ariiwria, at other 

 times they are almost horizontal, and may be at any angle between 

 these positions. 



22. — The imagines of .Eijeria niitscifoniiis always jump backwards 

 when one attempts to box them. The habit usually leaves the collector 

 without a victim. 



23. — During July (and August and September) clear blotches 

 observed on the surface of the leaves of Centanrea ni<jm indicate the 

 feeding of the larva? of Itliai/ailes (jlobidariac : such spots are usually 

 vacated, but the larvi^ are to be found quite near in a fresh piece of 

 similar leaf. By September the large blister-like mines are conspicuous. 



24. — The young larva; ef HiiIuicHs /jinastri leave the egg throughout 

 •luly, and feed on Pi mix ; the fullfed larvtt may be beaten throughout 

 September. 



25. — Boaniiia ahit'taria occurs in the New Forest, on larch trunks, in 

 July. It is a rather difirtcult species io see, and it has a habit of Hying 

 ofi suddenly as you approach the trunk, and dropping sharply to the 

 ground and resting there. Fanning the trunks for them is a good 

 dodge (Bayne). 



26. — The imagines of F.Hpitheria teiniiata are to be collected from 

 the stems of large sallows in early July ; the species is best bred, the 

 captured specimens usually being more or less faded in colour. 



27. — When fullfed, in July and August, the larva of ]>asi/j)idio tfnijdi 

 leaves the foodplant and makes up in the earth. Larvie fed on wild 

 parsnip, produce larger and brighter coloured imagines than those fed 

 upon cow-parsnip (Gregson). 



