.Q(J I September. 1S81. 



each extremity ; slightly pubescent ; head cordate, smoky-black, very distinctly 

 separated from the second segment, which is very narrow, black, and bears three 

 conspicuous gamboge-yellow wax-like spots, one dorsal, the other two sub-dorsal ; 

 whole of upper portion leaden-grey, thickly irrorated with transverse rows of black 

 and white dots, but when the larva stretches itself in crawling, a faint fulvous yellow 

 hue shows through, especially at the segmental divisions ; an interrupted dorsal line 

 somewhat darker ; a pale sub-dorsal streak ; spiracles minute, orange, with black 

 pupils ; ventral area smoky-black ; feet black ; prolegs and anal claspers smoky ; 

 lateral s-kinfold strongly developed. The voung larva? are smoky-black, with a small, 

 but somewhat indistinct, black spot on each segment just below the pale sub-dorsal 

 streak. These larvae were terribly subject to the attacks of ichneumons. 



Spilothyrus althece, Hb. — Common, though not quite so numerous as the 

 preceding. 



Spilothyrus althece, var. bceticus, Ebr. — Two examples only. 



Syrichthus sidce, Esp. — This fine species was very rare, and only two were seen 

 and captured, on 25th May, near the Bulair Lines. 



Syrichthus serratulce, Bbr. — Common, but rather local. 



Syrichthus malvce, L. — Common. 



Syrichthus orbifer, Hb. — Common, but local, only occurring in a certain ravine 

 near the Bulair Lines. 



Syrichthus Sao, Hb. — Very rare, only one example. 



Nisoniades Tages, L. — Common. 



Nisoniades Marloyi, B. — This species only occurred in one spot in the Ak-y-lar 

 valley, where, on 3rd August, I secured a nice series, but, unfortunately, these were 

 all destroyed while on the setting boards by minute red ants, while I was absent at 

 Constantinople, and I had no opportunity of again visiting the locality. 



Hesperia Thaumas, Hufn. — Abundant. First taken 1st June. 



Hesperia Actceon, Rott. — Very abundant, the first appeared on 15th June, and 

 they were very partial to flowers of different kinds of scabious. 



Hesperia Nostrodamus, F. — I only obtained three or four examples, and they 

 seemed to be difficult to get in good condition. 



HETEROCERA. 

 SPHINGES. 



Acherontia Atropos, L. — The larva? of this species were very numerous through- 

 out October and November. 



Sphinx convolvuli, L. — Found a single larva on the 12th September, in a vine- 

 yard, on a plant of Tersicaria. It turned to a pupa in a few days, and on 16th 

 October produced a crippled moth. 



Deilephila euphorbia, L. — Larva? common early in July, and several perfect 

 insects bred the following month. 



Deilephila livornica, Esp. — Captured on several occasions flying before flowers 

 in the bright sunshine. 



