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and the difference is only that the punctures are more serially 

 disposed in C. hispidus. 



Cis punctulatus. — I have referred to this species, with 

 doubt, two examples of a Cis that cannot belong to any 

 other, but which differ materially from the descriptions 

 given. It is as elongate as Alni, and very distinctly punc- 

 tured and clothed with longish hairs. 



C. festivus. — The brief descriptions of Mellie are very un- 

 satisfactory, but we have at least two or three new ones allied 

 to C. festivus; one is probably bidentulus, Rh.^ but 1 cannot 

 speak with certainty, 



C. Jacquemartii. — This species comes very near C. nitidus, 

 of which it has exactly the punctuation. It may be known 

 by its dark, nearly black colour, and by the anterior angles 

 of the thorax being obtuse, and not produced as in C. nitidus. 



Errata. — Page 1 12, Inie 1, for " Hydraena" read " Hydro- 

 bius j" line 32, for " comparison " read '" confusion," 



(To be continued.) 



G. R. Crotch. 

 University Library, Cambridge. 



Life-history of Chcerocampa Elpenor. — The eggs are laid 

 singly at the end of June, on the leaves of Epilobium hir- 

 sutum (willow-herb) and Circaea lutetiana (enchanter's night- 

 shade) ; also, in London gardens, on the several varieties of 

 Fuchsia, on which plant the larva will feed greedily in con- 

 finement: the larva emerges during the first or second week 

 in July, and is full-grown by the second week in August, 

 feeding for about one month. The full-grown larva rests on 

 the twigs of the Fuchsia, stretched at its fidl length, and 

 holding by the third pair of legs, as well as by the ventral 

 and anal claspers ; the head is bent under, touching the 

 twig : the Sphinx attitude is not assumed : viewed from the 

 front the resemblance to a pig's head is very striking, the 

 head of the larva representing the flattened disk of the pig's 

 snout, and two ocellated spots on the 4th segment the pig's 

 eyes. Head remarkably small, partially received into the 

 2nd segment ; the face flat, the crown undivided : body 



