174 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



C. iaminata. — A feraalej taken June 21st, laid one hundred 

 and ninety-one eggs : forty-six on the 23rd, twenty-three on 

 the 24th, twenty-two on the 25th, twenty-six on the 26th, 

 fourteen on the 27lh, six on the 28lh, seven on the 29lh, four 

 on the 30th, fifteen on July 1st, sixteen on the 2nd, eight on 

 the 3rd, and four on the 4th ; scattered singly on both 

 surfaces of the leaves of wild cherry. Very nearly circular; 

 flattened on both surfaces ; yellowish white, glossy. The 

 young larvae, which were almost while, began to appear on 

 the ninth day, July 2nd, two days before the last eggs were 

 deposited. 



Ligdia adustata. — A female, taken June 17th, laid twenty- 

 nine eggs: twenty-one on the same night, and eight on the 

 18lh; nineteen were attached to a web on the food-plant 

 (Euonymus europaeus), two on the muslin cover, four on the 

 edge of the under surface of a leaf, two near the middle of 

 the under surface, one on the edge of the upper surface, and 

 one on the stem of food-plant. Oblong ; equally rounded at 

 both ends; dull green, very much resembling the colour of 

 the stem of food-plant ; the surface covered with very minute, 

 circular, convex markings ; assumed a reddish brown hue on 

 the fourth day. The young larvsp began to appear on the 

 twelfth day, June 30th. 



Cidaria conjlala. — A female, taken June 21st, laid seven- 

 teen eggs: eight on the 22nd, six on the 23rd, and three on 

 the 24lh, attached to the edge of the under surface of the 

 leaf. Of a faint greenish tinge; oblong; equally rounded at 

 both ends; not flattened. The young larvae began to appear 

 on the twelfth day, June 4th. 



Halids prasinana. — A female, taken June .18th, laid three 

 hundred and ninety-three eggs: thirty-three on the 18th, one 

 hundred and twenty-one on the 19th, eighty-seven on the 

 20th, fifty-four on the 21st, forty-five on the 22nd, thirty-two 

 on the 23rd, and twenty-one on the 24th ; of these thirty- 

 three were deposited in the collecting-box, two hundred and 

 thirty-six on the glass cylinder, and one hundred and twenty- 

 one on the leaves of oak, mostly on the upper surface. In 

 shape much resembling a limpet-shell, but less convex and 

 circular ; ribbed from the circumference towards the centre, 

 which is occujDied by a small, smooth convexity, around 

 which the ribs rise ; deposited both singly and in clusters of 



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