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diamoiicl shaped mark, composed of dark grey-brown freckles thickly aggregated 

 together ; a broad band of similar freckling commenced along the sub-dorsal region 

 and terminated rather below the spiracles ; other freckles, fainter and farther apart, 

 were low on the sides, disappearing gradually towards the legs, which were tipped 

 with broad hooks ; the head shining reddish-brown, the plate on the second segment 

 was rather shining reddish grey-brown, and had a broad dark brown margin in front : 

 tlie tubercular dots were whitish centres in rings of dark grey-browTi, arranged in 

 threes on either side the back of each segment ; others, whose place was within the 

 side band of freckles, were of the gi'ound coloiu- ; the spiracles pale bro"5\m, outlined 

 with black : just at the last, when the larva was in its pkmipest condition, the last 

 three segments appeared to taper a little. 



There was a faint indication at first of a dorsal line or thread of pale ground 

 colour enclosed within two dark grey-brown ones, but not very visible beyond the 

 thoracic segments, excepting just at the segmental divisions. — \Vm. Bfceler, Ems- 

 worth : July, 1872. 



Description of the larva of Eupithecia pygmceata. — Long, very slender, and 

 tapering extremely on the capital segments. Ground colour pale, didl, ycUowish- 

 gi'cen. Central dorsal line pale olive, connecting a series of very distinct, well- 

 defined, urn-shaped blotches of the same colour, which become confluent on the 

 capital and anal segments. Sub-dorsal and spiracular lines pale olive, sinuous, 

 distinct, and I'ather broad. Belly without markings. Skin rough and rugose, freely 

 studded with short, whitish hairs. In form and general appearance comes next to 

 the larva of Eup. pulchellata. Feeds on petals and anthers of Stellaria holostea. 

 FuU-fed June 20th. 



I am indebted to the kindness of Mr. Hodgkinson of Preston, and Mr. Hellins 

 of Exeter, for the opportunity of describing this interesting and almost imknown 

 larva. The former gentleman took a ? moth on May 25th. She deposited three 

 eggs on a daisy flower, which, together with the parent insect, he fcffwarded to Mr. 

 Hellms. The eggs hatched June 2nd. 



Mr. Hellins kindly sent me a larva on the eve of its last moult. I had no 

 Stellaria holostea within easy reach, but found it feed freely on petals and stamens 

 of Cerastiuvi toinentosum. 



Mr. Buckler has secured several life-like portraits of the interesting little 

 stranger. — H. Harpur-Crewe, The Rectory, Drayton-Bcaucliamp, Tring : June 

 21st, 1872. 



Note on the habits of Eupithecia suhciliata. — As a contribution to the history 

 of E. suhciliata, I send you my short experience of the larva. I took it abimdantly 

 in two or three localities in this neighbourhood, which forms part of what is termed 

 by Mr. Barrett the " Breck "-sand of Norfolk. It fell easily to the stroke, from 

 maple in full blossom ; so easily, that I judged it was feeding on the blossom. On 

 perusing Mr. Crewe's description of the lai-va, I thought it faidty in making it of 

 uniform bulk, for I readily distinguished it in the umbrella from other small green 

 larvae as well from its segmental divisions being somewhat darker as from it being 

 plumped out in the middle, and slightly tapering towards the extremities. This 

 alteration in bidk, Mr. Buckler informs me, does not take place till just pvcv'ous to 



