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the elder-bush, as above described (in 1866), I noticed that 

 the borders of many of the leaves were gnawed, and I 

 discovered some young larvae of the species with which I was 

 now sufficiently well acquainted, and I considered myself 

 justified in saying that these larvae produced Macrophya 

 albicincta. The larvaB were full grown by the early part of 

 the following June; and in a short time I could have 

 counted sixty of this species. 



Description of the Larva of Cidaria miata. — For the 

 larvae from which the following description is taken I am 

 indebted to the Rev. G. P. Harris, of Richmond, Yorkshire, 

 from whom I received them on the 19th of July last. It 

 seems to be but little known, common as the perfect insect 

 is : — Very slender, and about an inch and a quarter in 

 length ; the head, which has the face slightly flattened, is of 

 the same width as the 2nd segment; body cylindrical, 

 tapering very slightly from the posterior segments to the 

 head ; segmental folds overlapping each other, rendering the 

 divisions distinct ; on the anal segment are two short 

 pointed projections; the skin has a slightly puckered 

 appearance ; ground colour pale green, strongly tinged with 

 yellow, the segmental divisions being of the latter colour; 

 head uniformly pale green ; a dark green pulsating vessel 

 forms the medio-dorsal line ; this is best seen in young 

 specimens, as it appears to become less conspicuous as the 

 larva approaches maturity ; there are no perceptible sub- 

 dorsal lines, and the spiracular lines are very narrow and 

 indistinct, faintly darker than the ground colour ; spiracles 

 imperceptible; ventrally, the ground colour is the same as on 

 the dorsal surface, but has a conspicuous central stripe of 

 pinkish brown ; the legs, prolegs and anal points are also 

 pinkish brown. Feeds on sallow. Pupa purplish and rather 

 long ; it is enclosed in a very frail cocoon, amongst frass, &c., 

 at the bottom of the cage. The first larva spun July Qith ; 

 the moth appeared August 21st. — Geo. T. Porritt ; Huddcrs- 

 field, February 3, 1872. 



