412 Ml-. Ambrose Quail on 



clypeus are two hairs. Outer palpi of maxillae terminated 

 by a long slender joint; inner palpus terminates with 

 two very slender separate processes. Mandibles serrate. 

 Labium, at either side has a small slender organ (palpus ?) 

 towards apex, and is terminated by the spinneret. 



Viewed laterally the prothoracic dorsum is deeply 

 striate transversely ; outline of scutellum is indefinite ; 

 on dorsal anterior edge there is a transverse series of 

 hairs. Two tubercles (each with one hair) are above the 

 ii)cality of the spiracle, which is large on the posterior 

 area of segment near the probable edge of scutellum; 

 immediately above the spiracle is a tubercle. Above the 

 legs on a lateral swelling are two remote hairs. The 

 meso- and meta-thoracic segments have no dorsal plate, the 

 anterior and post ti'apezoidal tubercles are normal with 

 those of the abdominal segments; below the trapezoidals 

 four tubercles (one hair each) are alternately anterior and 

 posterior. There are six tubercles on either side of the 

 meso- and meta-thoracic segments. The thoracic legs have 

 hairs at or above the joints. The segmental area of 

 prothorax and all other segments is covered with a dense 

 coat of minute hairs, which are most numerous on the 

 dorsum ; they are all over the thoracic segments, but 

 seem to be only dorsal on the abdominal segments. I 

 examined many batches of newly hatched larvae of this 

 species, and this growth of minute hairs was always 

 present. The larvas of some broods appear to be more 

 robust than others ; in some the prothoracic spiracle was 

 more distinct than in others, of one or two specimens I got 

 a good view of the thoracic intersegmental membrane, and 

 amongst the minute hairs were three rather larger hairs, 

 subdorsal remote and separate, probably homologous with 

 the intersegmental subdorsal tubercles of more adult 

 larvae. 



All the tubercles of the abdominal segments have a 

 single seta, except the supraspiracular tubercle, which has 

 two sette. The anterior trapezoidal tubercles are dorsal 

 and close, the post trapezoidal tubercles dorsal and remote. 

 The two supraspiracular setae rise from a common lateral 

 area, — the small anterior hair is very difficult to distinguish 

 at first — on which are the spiracle in an anterior position 

 below the supraspiracular setae, and the subspiracular 

 tubercles (two) below the spiracle. Abdominal segments 

 3, 4, 5, 6 have three separate setas at the base of 



