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LEPIDOPTERA. 



Notes on Eupithecia Larv^. 



By the Rev. H. Harpur Crewe, M.A. 



[The following seven descriptions of the larvae of this genus 

 have appeared in the pages of the '* Zoologist," from the pen 

 of Mr. Harpur Crewe, — that of Suhfulvata beins: in exten- 

 sion of the description previously published for the purpose 

 of comparison with the description of the larvae of Succen- 

 turiata, now held to be a distinct species. 



Trijmnctata. \ Dhtinctata. 



Trisignata. Suhfolvata. 



Dodonwata. \ and Succenturiata. 



Pusillata. \ 



Mr. Harpur Crewe has here added a few remarks indi- 

 cating those points in the economy of the species of the genus 

 which still require elucidation. — Note by the Editor.'] 



Tripunctata, H. S. Var. 1. Ground-colour pale lemon 

 yellow, more or less suffused with rich brown. Down the 

 centre of the back a series of deep brown lily-shaped spots, 

 bordered on either side by a slender sub-dorsal line of the 

 same colour. On each side a row of slanting, bright yellow 

 stripes and deep brown blotches. Belly greenish-yellow. 

 Central ventral line deep brown. Sub-ventral line deep 

 brown, much broader than the central one. Body studded 

 with numerous small white tubercles. 



