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partially enclosed (at the beginning and end of each segment, that is) by blackish 
marks like Vs, only with the arms curved to suit the oiitline. There are also some 
much shorter curved lateral marks crossing the segmental folds just below the 
sub-dorsal line ; and thei'e is a pale ochreous plate on the second segment. . 
The great rugosity of the skin, and its curious short clubbed bristles, have 
been described before. — J. Hellins, Exetei", 28th January, 1867. 
Description of the larva of Spilodes sticticalis. — On June 8th, 1866, Mr. T. 
Brown, of Cambridge, kindly sent me eggs of this species. These were roundish 
in form, shining, and veiy soft to look at ; deposited one on another in an irregular 
mass ; colour an orange-yellow, changing just an hour or two before the larva? 
emerged to smoky-grey, the heads of the larvae showing as black dots. 
The larv£8 appeared on June 10th, and from the first were very active. Seeing 
Artemisia given as their food by Treitschke, I supplied them with A. vulgaris, and 
they took to it readily, and throve so well that by July 7th they were nearly full- 
fed. I noticed they ate away the upper side of a leaf, avoiding the ribs and veins, 
and leaving the iinder side untouched. They were very active, walking rapidly, 
and could jump backwards an inch at a time. 
When full-fed the larva is scarcely an inch in length, slightly tapering towards 
either end from the stoutest part, which is at the fifth segment. The head black 
and shining, as is also in some specimens the plate at the second segment, which 
in others is of the ground colour; the ground is of a dull leaden-grey hue ; some 
larvae have a pale dorsal line with dark outlines, whilst in others the pale line is 
not seen, but the dark outlines run together to form a stripe with a paler line on 
either side ; sub-dorsal line pale ; spiracular stripe pale sulphur-yellow, deeper 
above and paler below, and intersected by an inteiTupted dark gi'cy line. The 
usual dorsal spots appear as large as shining warts, which have a pale centre 
enclosed with a blackish riiig, and emit bristles : spiracles black ; the belly pale 
olive-grey with shining warts. There was one variety of a pale grey ground 
colour, with the lines faintly yellow, and this combination gave a greenish appear- 
ance to the larva. 
These lai'va) appeared to go under ground for pupation, but I have not yet 
disturbed the pupaj. Thi-ee or four of the images appeared during the second 
week in August, and I am hoping to see some more next June. — Id. 
Notes on the larva of Anchocelis lunosa. — I should not ofi'er a description of this 
larva were it not that I think it scarcely comes under the generic characters given 
of the Anchocelis larvas in the Manual, whilst some of its distinguishing characters 
are omitted in the specific description after Guenee. 
In October, 1865, Mr. H. Terry sent us some eggs, the larvae from which I 
found feeding by the 28th of that month. They were then of a dull blue-green, 
with black heads, and rested on blades of gi-ass, with their heads turned round 
sideways. On February 22nd, 1866, I noted that they were of various lengths, 
from i to i inch, and the smaller ones were still green, whilst most of the bigger 
ones (being a moult in advance) had a brownish tinge ; and all had a pale dorsal 
line and a jialc ochreous collar bcliind the head. 
