198 THR ^ENTOMOLOGIST, 



Melalopha (= Ichthyura = Pi/f/cEra) (machoreta, Fb. — Several on 

 willows around Flagstaff Camp, 25th April, 1899. 



Fam. Sphingid^. 



Macrofflossa stellatanuii, L. — Common throughout the whole of the 

 warm season. 



Charoctimpa elpenor, L.- — One specimen, at Chifu, 8th Maj, 1899. 



Charorampa japnnica, Bdv. — One specimen, at light on board, in 

 July, 1898. 



Leucophlchia Hneata, Westw. — One specimen, at light on board, 

 20th July, 1898. 



Daphnis hypothoiis, Cram. — One only, 23rd June, 1898, attracted by 

 the search-light when we were doing " night-liring," about ten miles 

 off Wei-hai-wei. This species seems a straggler from the Tropics, as 

 the British Museum specimens are from much more southern localities 

 — Sarawak, Labuan, &c. 



PJdegethontius convolvuli, L. — Common in September and October. 

 Abundant all round the gulf of Pechili in 1898. {Vide 'Entom. 

 Record,' vol. xi. p. 110.) 



Snierinthiis planum, Walk. — Two specimens, caught on the mainland 

 on 16th July, 1898, and brought to me. 



Fam. Saturniid.e. 



Actias selenc, L. — One, on the mainland, 15th May, 1899. 



AnthercBa perinji, G.-M. — This occurs in a half-wild state almost 

 everywhere. The larvae are found on the dwarf oak-bushes, being 

 collected by the natives when full-grown for the silk, which forms one 

 of the industries of the district, Chifu silk being very well known. 

 When irritated, the larva tucks in its head and assumes a pseudapo- 

 sematic appearance by exposing the eye-like mark on the fourth 

 segment ; this gleams like silver in the sunshine, and looks like a lurid 

 eye. The moth appears in March and April, and again in July. 



Fam. Lasiocampid^. 

 Dendrolvmis pini, L. (= Metanastria ^eyrer/ata, Butl.). — Abundant 

 in July and August. The larvag occur in thousands on fir-trees in 

 May, and are full-fed about the middle of June. On 7th June, 1899, 

 I went over to the mainland in hopes of getting cocoons, but, though 

 I found the larvfe in plenty and enormous in size, I could not see any 

 which had pupated. The larvae occur in two distinct shades — orange 

 and grey. When annoyed, they eject a clear watery liquid, and curl 

 their heads down, thus prominently exposing the big blue hairy tufts 

 composed of short easily-detachable bristles. If further annoyed, they 

 lash about with their fore extremity, and try to bring these tufts in 

 contact with the aggressor. This I permitted one to do to my finger, 

 when it left a number of short blue hairs embedded in the skin. 

 These hairs, which are also woven into the texture of the cocoon to 

 form a regular cheveux-de-fHse, are not easily extracted from the skin, 

 but break off, leaving the points embedded, and, I have no doubt, would 

 prove highly urticative to persons with a tender skin. On 4th October, 

 1899, I note : " The small fir-bushes are covered with ova of D. pini, 



