LÉPIDOPTÉROLOGIE COMPARÉE 465 



The body resembles that of spécimen 5 and the antennae al- 

 though thicker, follow the same model. 



This is figured on PL A, No. 6 and genitalia on PI. M. No. 38. 



7. Of those extracted from the pupa, as far as can be made 

 out, the seventh spécimen resembles number three, but the right 

 antenna is less strongly Q. 



8 + 9. Thèse two are nearest 5 and 6. 



10. This is close to number i. 



Hybrid between Lycia hhtaria and Lycia hybrid -pUzii. 

 Lycia hybrid pilzii cf x Lycia hirtaria Q = (hybrid burrowsï). 



This crossing has been secured many times. Last year the ova 

 from two females proved fertile, only in the end to produce, 

 with the exception of one, embryos which perished in the shell. 

 The larva which did hatch died very early in life. This year, 

 too, many crossings were obtained. which yielded a goodly 

 number of fertile ova and, of thèse, a reasonable percentage hat- 

 ched. The larvae were placed on hawthorn and readily took to it. 

 They proved very healthy, and fed up quite as quickly as those 

 of hybrid pilzii, which they resembled in habits very closely. 



As the larvas resembled that of pilzi? so closely, detailed 

 descriptions were deferred until the last instar. 



Description of full grown larva, 



The head is very like that of hirtaria but the colour is a lighter 

 purple. 



The ground colour is close to that of brooksi although it is 

 yellower and not so grey in most spécimens. However, it is 

 exceedingly variable, as it may even be whitish and, in some 

 examples, particularly near the bars, blackish purple. The medio- 

 dorsal stripes are more conspicuous than in hirtaria but, although 



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