98 [October, 



Ino ampelophaga, Bayle. — Common, flying among rushes on the sandhills near 

 Bulair Lines. 



In addition to the above, I obtained three other species of Ino, which, up to 

 the present time, I have been unable to identify. 



Zygoma pilosellce (= Minos, Fuessl.), Esp. — Abundant, and particularly fond 

 of the flowers of various kinds of thistles. Sometimes this and the following species 

 were so thick on the flower-heads that there was positively no room for any other 

 insect, and they would not budge one inch, although a score of V. cardui might be 

 fluttering round them. These Turkish examples measure 1 in. 6 lin., whereas speci- 

 mens I have from Ireland are barely i in. 3 lin. 



Zygana punctum, O. — Abundant with the above. 



Zygoma filipendula:, L. — Abundant, and differ rather from British types. 



Zygoma sedi, F. — Very local, but common where it occurred. The cocoons of 

 this species are white and glossy, and somewhat ovate shaped. 



Zygoma Iceta, Hb. — This beautiful species was very rare, and only three were 

 obtained. 



BOMBYCES. 



LitJwsia caniola, Hb. — Very rare. 



Emydia striata, L. — Common, flying freely in the hot sunshine. One example 

 I bred has the fore-wings entirely pale ochreous, with tw T o black dots just beyond the 

 middle, and another, which was captured, has the hind-wings entirely black, with a 

 very faint orange margin, this latter is probably the var. melanoptera of Brahm. 



Deiopeia pulchella, L. — Scarce in the perfect state, but at Besica Bay the larva? 

 were very plentiful, feeding perfectly exposed in stubble fields on Myosotis, and, I 

 think, Anchusa or Lycopsis, 10th September. 



Callimorpha Hera, L. — Common, but local, and a very brilliant insect on the 

 wing. 



Arctia villica, L. — Common, flying by day in the hot sun, 24th May. 

 Arctia purpurata,\i. — Three beautiful specimens bred from larvae found feeding 

 on Galium verum near the Bulair Lines. 



Arctia Hebe, L. — Only one taken at rest. 



Spilosoma fuliginosa, L. — Larva) feeding on Verlascum, 16th November. 



Spilosoma menthastri, Esp. — Larva) common in September and October. 



Cossus cossus, L. — Larvae common on apricot, almond, mulberry, and other trees. 



Orgyia antiqua, L. — Males common, flying in the hot sun. 



Porthesia clirysorrliaa, L. — Larva) abundant, feeding on various shrubs. 



Porthesia similis, Fuessl. — This species was double-brooded, and the larvae were 

 excessively abundant. 



Ocneria dispar, L. — Common, the males flying wildly by day. 



Bombyx neustria, L. — Larvae abundant. 



Bombyx lanestris, L. — Larvae common, and perfect insects bred. 



Bombyx trifolii, Esp. — Full grown larvae scarce in May, but young larvae 

 abundant in September and October. 



