Explanation of Plate VI. 



Illustrating Mr. Ambrose Quail's paper on " Life Histories, etc., in 

 the Hepialid Group of Lepidoptera." 



Fig. a 1-7. Wing scales of Porina : — 1, Surftice scale of P. 



nmbracidata ; 2 — 3, of P. shjnata ; 4, of P. rer- 



vinata; 6, of P. fuscomacnlata ; 5 and 7, fringe 



scales. 

 B 1-6. Wing scales of Ghnvmjiit : — 1, Surface scale of fore 



wing of G. virescens ; 2, of hind wing ; 3 and 4, 



damaged surface scales ; .5, fringe scale of (J. 



virescensy 6, damaged fringe scale of 0. ^'j/iiicurns'. 

 (J 1. Surface scale of Hepialis hnmuli. 



c 2-3. Surface and fringe scales of Trictena labijrlnthica. 

 D 1-4. Wing scales of Hectoni'Does : 1, Surface scale of H. 



slmulans ; 2, 3, of H. polijspila ; 4, fringe scale. 

 E 1-9. Wing scales of Gonjupui : — 1, 2, Surface scales, and 



3, fringe scale of G. bacotli; 4—8, surface scales, 



and 9, fringe scale of G. libama. 



The iiLrures *ire enlarged 200 diameters. 



