256 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
cylindrical, but tapering to the anal seement. Dorsal view: the 
head is pointed in front in the form of a short conical beak; the 
eyes are rather prominent; the thorax is swollen in the middle, 
the widest part, and then gradually tapers towards the last seg- 
ment, which is elongated and flattened. Lateral view: the beak 
is slightly upturned, the thorax convexed, and the segment next 
the thorax is rather swollen in the middle, so forming a rather 
decided depression at the base of the thorax, where the silken 
cord passes round ; the body gradually tapering to the last seg- 
ment, which terminates in a long vompressed curved process 
furnished with long hooks; the wing-cases extend down two- 
thirds its length, and only very little, if at all, swollen; the 
antenne and legs are but feebly modelled; the tongue is well 
defined, it is dusky at the base, blending into black at the apex ; 
the colour is of a very pale primrose-yellow, shading into pearly 
grey, and semitransparent on the head, wings, and flap; a dark 
medio-dorsal line commences at the base of the beak and passes 
down the entire length, gradually fading off in the anal extremity ; 
it is blackest on the head and first abdominal segment, and palest 
on the thorax, where it is light brown; there are two rust-red 
subdorsal lines, which run parallel from the base of the antenne 
to the last segment; another similar line, united along the inner 
margin of the wing, passes over two spiracles, and then runs 
parallel with the subdorsal lines, passing just above the remain- 
ing five spiracles, which are indicated by brownish specks; at 
the base of the antenne are two short and fine blackish streaks ; 
the antenne and wings are faintly outlined with dusky brown. 
In general appearance and colouring the pupa closely resembles 
a piece of dead, withered grass. 
On May 16th the pupa began to change colour, the wings 
turning greyish and the eyes a deep pinkish purple, and finally 
became a dull leaden grey all over ; and a female emerged on the 
20th of May. 
There is one thing worthy of mention in the habits of the 
larva—that is, it has the power of casting its excrement sideways 
with considerable force, as if propelled by a spring, sending it a 
foot or more, which undoubtedly is a means to prevent fouling 
its domicile. 
CALLIMORPHA HERA. 
By G. C. Bienetz, F.E.S. 
I ruink any brother entomologist, after reading what I have 
to say on the captures of Callimorpha hera, must of necessity 
admit that it has established itself in South Devon, about 120 
specimens having been recorded, including those mentioned in 
this paper. 
