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vary slightly in colour. Their general hue is deep olive 

 velvety-green, with alternate stripes of madder-purple and 

 pale yellow; spiracles orange; head, prolegs and claspers 

 varying from madder-purple to sap-green. Some of the 

 larva? were darker, and some paler than others. They 

 undergo pupation about an inch below the surface, where in 

 a brittle cocoon, composed of the surrounding earth, they 

 change to a bright reddish brown pupa. The perfect insects 

 differ as much as the larvee, as can be seen by the two 

 examples now forwarded. In some places, where the larvae 

 had been feeding on the grassy uplands, I observed large 

 patches, which presented a dried and burnt-up appearance, 

 and which was caused by these "army worms" eating the 

 grass right down to the very roots. Sometimes while walking 

 I found it quite unpleasant, as it was impossible to avoid 

 crushing dozens of them at every step. 



No. 226. ^o///5? (new species?) Honolulu. June, 1873. 

 — This species also occurs in immense numbers, and is said 

 to commit almost as much damage as the " army worm." 

 They were not confined to any particular locality, but were 

 found everywhere, from the gardens in the town to the 

 summits of the lofty hills behind. The larvae are of a dirty 

 white colour, with shining, reddish brown heads, and when 

 touched they wriggle themselves backwards vigorously. In 

 their habits they appeared to be semi-subterranean, as I 

 found them feeding on the root of grasses just on the level 

 with the surface of the ground, and they also feed, I was told, 

 on a variety of garden and other plants. Pupae of this species, 

 which I obtained under stones, were enclosed in a slight 

 silken web, and were of a pale reddish brown, and I bred 

 several of the perfect insects. 



Gervase F. Mathew. 



H.M.S. " Repulse." At sea. 



Lat. 46° 39' N. Long. 140° 18' W. 

 July 19, 1873. 



Captures of Hymenoptera in 1873. By F. Smith, Esq. 



For the information of entomologists who may be interested 

 in the study of the aculeate Hymenoptera of Great Britain, I 

 publish a record of the capture of species made during the 



