THE TORTRICES OF SURREY, KENT, AND SUSSEX. masts 
Just previous to hybernation the larva is about one inch anda 
quarter long, moderately plump, tapering towards each end; head 
dark shining brown, with black spot each side of mouth; body 
smooth, dark greyish brown, others light brown, dorsal and 
subdorsal line very conspicuous and whitish ; on each segment are 
four very distinct linear-shaped black marks, one on each side 
and close to dorsal line, and one on each subdorsal line. Above 
the spiracular line is a broad stripe of a much darker shade; 
spiracles black, with slight hairs; and legs light brown. The 
distinguishing character in these larve is the very conspicuous 
dorsal and subdorsal whitish lines, and the four rows of lnear- 
shaped black marks, which remain from the first moult to the 
final change. 
After hybernation the larvee feed rather voraciously, and now 
become of a dark dingy brown colour, and all the lines and 
markings that were so very plain before are now scarcely dis- 
cernible. At the beginning of April they spin a slight cocoon 
mixed with earth on the surface of the ground, close to a root of 
grass, and change to a dark brown pupa. 
122, Shepherdess Walk, City Road, Sept. 18, 1880. 
THE TORTRICES OF SURREY, KENT, AND SUSSEX. 
By Water P. WEstTon. 
(Continued from p. 161.) 
Endopisa nigricana, Steph. =pisana, Guen., Doub. =nebritana, 
Doub.—The imago is not uncommon, and sometimes very 
abundant, in hedges adjoining the fields where peas were grown 
the previous year; and is also to be met with in woods among 
Orobus niger and other vetches. The larva feeds in the pea-pod 
in July and August. 
Stigmonota coniferana, Ratz.—This species, while not un- 
common in Scotland, is rare and local in these counties. The 
imago appears in May and June among Scotch firs, and has 
been reared from larva feeding on the bark of these trees. It has 
occurred at Esher and Weybridge. 
S. Leplastriana, Curt.—This insect appears restricted to the 
south-east corner of Kent, where in some seasons it is not 
uncommon. The imago flies freely in the sunshine in July and 
