1881.] U7 



without pupil, but onclosed by narrow black and pinkish-white lines, the latter with 

 a few pink scales on the outside ; sub-marginal line pinkish-white, near and almost 

 parallel to the hind margin, very slightly undulated, and a little curved outwards at 

 the anal angle ; slightly bordered with black outside and with pink inside. Hind- 

 wings with the basal stripe blackish, nearly straight, and ceasing before reaching the 

 inner margin ; eye large, nearly of the ground colour, pupil of moderate size, 

 scaleless above, but scaled below, except its vitreous outer edge ; this eye is sur- 

 rounded with black, red, and pale pink rings, the latter broadest and produced into 

 a pear-shape ; the point rests on the basal stripe, and the opposite side extends 

 nearly to the sub-marginal pinkish-white stripe, which forms a half-circle round the 

 eye, and then turns downwards towards the anal angle ; this stripe is indistinctly 

 edged with pink within, but bordered with a black stripe of equal width on the 

 outside. 



In the collection of Mr. G. A. Higlett. 



Notwithstanding its superficial resemblance to Caligula SuraJca, 

 Boisd., from Madagascar, this appears to be more closely allied to 

 Anthercea Hersilice, "Westw., from the Congo, than to any other 

 described species. 



British Museum : 



October, 1881. 



DESCRIPTION OF THE LARVA OF S COPULA LUTEALIS. 

 BY WILLIAM BUCKLEE. 



It is a great satisfaction to have figured, and to be able to strike 

 off another Pyrale from my desiderata, and for this I render many 

 grateful thanks to Mr. W. H. B. Fletcher, who most kindly sent me 

 three examples of this larva on 2Sth of June last. 



They were feeding on tender leaves of some species of Rubus y 

 and with me they partook freely of B. corylifolius and sparingly 

 of StacJiys sylvatica. 



In course of a week they spun up amongst the bramble leaves, 

 and the first two moths emerged on 18th of July and the third on the 

 21st, all three males. 



From a previous account of this larva I was prepared to expect 

 a close resemblance to that of prunalis, and was the more agreeably 

 surprised to see how very distinctly different they were in point of 

 colouring, — though in form and design they agreed with that species. 



When I received them they were all three alike, though two were 

 nearly full-fed, while the third larva was in perfect condition and 

 beauty of colour ; and I venture to suppose that the notes taken at 

 the time it was figured may perhaps have some interest. 



