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carries about ten hairs and some lenticles. The claws of the true legs 

 have a very sharp bend close to their bases, making them somewhat 

 recurved, that is, when flexed they point towards the base of the 

 leg. The prolegs present three anterior hooks, two posterior, and a 

 central pad, the third group of hooks is not made out. The anal 

 claspers have apparently three groups of 2, 2, and 1 crochet respectively. 

 '^ Second imtar (Eeceived on May IHth from Mr. H. Powell, stated to 

 be in second skin, pi. xii.,fig. 3): — Length 2-6mm., blackhead, dark plate 

 on 2nd segment, general tone of colour reddish-brown. The larva is rather 

 thick, about 0-5mm., with long black and white hairs (0-3mm. long). 

 The form of the larva is flattened towards the last segment, and each 

 segment is rounded up, i.e., the incisions are marked, not as narrow 

 slits, but by each segment being cushioned out between them ; but the 

 characteristic Lycfenid form of the sides being a flattened slope from 

 the dorsal to lateral region, and the head being retractile, is not 

 observed. The larvfp happen to be active, and might have their heads 

 more retractile when quiescent, but the head is too broad for this to be 

 pronounced, being nearly •34mm. wide. The plate on prothorax is rather 

 narrowed laterally, but not quite pointed. The colour of the prothoracic 

 segment, apart from plate, is pale ashy, nearly white ; incision the same. 

 A not altogether narrow dorsal, reddish or reddish-brown line ; then, 

 in the trapezoidal region, a nearly white eminence, occupying the sub- 

 dorsal area, except the incisions. Below this, down to a rather paler 

 lateral flange, the colour is reddish like the dorsal line. Abdominal 

 segments 7, 8 and 9 are reddish, without the paler areas. The hairs 

 are a marked feature of the larva. On the whitish subdorsal boss 

 (2nd abdominal actually described, as being fairly typical of the Avhole 

 series) are seven large hairs, on dark (nearly black) raised conical bases ; 

 five of these hairs are black and two white; there are also six or seven 

 much smaller white hairs, on similar (but much smaller) conical bases. 

 Below these and above the spiracles are three similar dark hairs and four 

 smaller (but not so markedly smaller as are the dorsal ones); one of these 

 is near the posterior margin, dn'ectly behind the spiracle. Below the 

 spiracle is again a group of three large, two or three intermediate, and 

 three (or two) small ones. The spiracles themselves are black, and 

 slightly raised ; they are at first apt to be confounded with certain 

 brown chitinous circles of about the same size. These circles (very 

 similar to those seen in larvse of SpUnthi/vKs lavaterac) are (on 2nd, 

 3rd, 4th and 5th abdominals, which happen to be most easily seen in 

 specimen examined) a large one (slightly larger than spiracle) above 

 and a little behind spiracle ; a rather small one, on same horizon as the 

 supraspiracular, close to dorsal lines ; and one intermediate in size half- 

 way between these and near anterior border of segment. These three are 

 always present ; two others, frequently apparently absent, are of inter- 

 mediate size, one on top of white boss, and one at its posterior border. 

 On the pale lateral flange are three larger hairs, seven or eight inter- 

 mediate and small ones, and one small brown ring. Below this is a 

 reddish area with only one small hair, sometimes none, sometimes two, 

 one at each margin ; then a pale area with one intermediate and six 

 ^mall hairs, and one small circle ; then a reddish space, followed by 

 the proleg, whitish, with nine or ten small hairs. On the 1st and 2nd 

 abdominal segments the proleg area carries five or six small hairs in a 

 transverse line near the anterior border. The proleg carries hooks 



