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divisions orani^e. The -u^hole body studded with minute 

 white tubercles, and sparingly clothed with short whitish 

 hairs. Feeds on white-thorn ; full fed the niiddle of July. 

 The pupa is enclosed in an earthen cocoon ; it is slender and 

 delicate. Head, thorax and wing-cases olive. Abdomen 

 reddish, sharply pointed. 



Eupithecia expallidata. I subjoin descriptions of the 

 different varieties of this most beautiful and hitherto almost 

 unknown larva. 



Var. 1. Ground-colour pale canary colour. Central dorsal 

 line pale brown. Down the centre of the back a chain of 

 large, deep rich brown, tooth-shaped spots, united at the 

 points, and bordered on either side by an almost black sub- 

 dorsal line. Dorsal spots becoming faint and confluent in 

 the central dorsal line on the anterior and posterior segments, 

 almost obliterated on the latter. Below the sub-dorsal lines 

 a narrow rich brown line and a rov/ of slanting stripes of the 

 same colour. Spiracular hne yellowish. Belly suffused on 

 either side with brown, and having a central hne of the same 

 colour running the whole length. Body minutely studded 

 with yellow tubercles and very short hairs. Has a wrinkled 

 appearance. 



Yar. 2. Ground-colour grey or yellowish-green. Dorsal 

 spots brown, perfect lozenge-shaped, ceasing on the posterior 

 segments. Sub-dorsal lines deeper brown than the dorsal 

 spots, interrupted at the segmental divisions. Spiracular 

 line yellowish, bordered on the lower side with brown. 



Var. 3. Ground-colour various shades of green. All the 

 markings, except the sub-dorsal lines, faint or altogether 

 wanting. 



Yar, 4. Whole body, with the exception of the posterior 

 dorsal segments, suffused with, deep rich chocolate brown. 



