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anterior of each segment which is characteristic of so 

 many of the species in the genus Acidalia. Sliin tolerably 

 smooth, but with a tough appearance. The ground colour of 

 the dorsal surface is stone-gray, with very faint pink tinge on 

 ihe front and posterior segments. Head dirty, smoky brown, 

 with pale stone-coloured streak on each lobe. The medio- 

 dorsal line is pale gray, but very narrow and indistinct; on 

 the 10th to 13th segments it is very broadly edged with 

 smoke-colour; on the other segments this smoke-colour 

 takes the form of a very pretty, but almost indescribable, 

 pattern, having the appearance of a double series of V-shaped 

 marks, or rather a V mark and an X mark, the posterior half 

 of the X, however, being much narrower than the anterior, 

 the V mark being within the anterior of the X mark. There 

 are no other distinct markings, but the sides are much 

 marbled with the dark smoke-colour. The ventral surface 

 seems to have an under-ground of pinkish gray, but is very 

 strongly suffused throughout with pale blue ; the sides are 

 thickly dotted and marked with smoky black. Extending 

 the whole length is a series of large pear-shaped marks, one 

 on each segment, and the narrow end of the pear-mark 

 pointing towards the head : these marks are of two colours, 

 a broad central stripe being pale blue, the remainder pinkish, 

 and on the marks is a conspicuous series of black Y-shaped 

 marks; spiracles imperceptible. When at rest the food- 

 plant is grasped by the claspers, and the anterior segments 

 coiled inwards, the head and legs being tucked closely 

 together. The cocoons were formed of a few threads draw^n 

 loosely together in the corners of their cage, or amongst 

 withered leaves at the bottom. The pupa is about three- 

 eighths of an inch long, has the thorax rounded, the eyes 

 prominent, and the abdomen tapering sharply to a point. 

 Ground colour dark ochreous-yellow, and the back of each 

 segment neatly marked with four transverse dark brown 

 spots; eye- and wing-cases dull dark green ; tip of abdomen 

 very dark brown. A beautiful and strongly-marked series 

 (some almost black) of imagos emerged at the end of June, 

 or in Julv. — Geo. T. Porritt; Highroyd House, Hudders- 

 field, December 6, 1877. 



Late appearance of Pyrameis cardui. — On the 24th of 

 September last I found a solitary larva of Pyrameis cardui 

 feeding on thistle. It fed up slowly, turned to a pupa on ihe 

 8lh of October, and the butterfly emerged on the 24th of 

 November. — Kosa M.Sotheby ; Sunny side, Hastings, Sussex. 



