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III. G. quercifolia. 



Novcmhcr Srd. The larvae with browu bramble-stems were 

 compared and arranged for hybernation. The larvas were 

 more distinctly brown and more uniformly so than when 

 last compared. The brown patches on three parts of the 

 surface of certain larvae, viz. the 2nd, 5th, and 8th 

 abdominal segments, were still evident and more distinct 

 than ever. On some individuals they had increased in 

 size. In only a single larva were the light patches at all 

 large and conspicuous. Seven larvae were very uniform 

 in appearance — dark brown with light brown patches 

 generally present. The remaining 4 larvae were also dark 

 brown, but 1 was distinctly marked with wdiite, 2 less 

 distinctly marked with brownish-white, while the dorsal 

 svirface of 1 was overspread with grey. The latter larva 

 was painted on October 17th (Plate XVII, fig. 12). One 

 of the brownish-Avhite-marked larvfe was painted on October 

 13th (Plate XVII, fig. 10) ; and 2 of the 7 first described 

 were painted on September 80th (Plate XVII, fig. 11) and 

 October 16th (Plate XVII, fig. 13). 



This group of larvae was arranged for hybernation as 

 follows : — 



I. Four of the 7 uniform larvas were enclosed with 

 lichen-covered sticks. 



J. The remaining 3 were enclosed with black twigs. 



K. The 4 more spotted or lighter larva? were enclosed 

 with brown stems. 



First General Comparison after hybernation, 

 March 26th, 1894. 



The weather was very warm on March 25th and 26th, 

 and the buds of the hawthorn were well out. 



I. THE 14 quercifolia LARV.E ON BLACK TWIGS BEFORE 

 HYBERNATION. 



A. The 3 chequered larv/e icith Hack tivigs. — All three 

 larvae were quite healthy, and freely moved about when 

 disturbed. Two were at rest on the black twigs, 1 was 

 walking about, probably disturbed by the examination. 

 They had eaten many of the buds, and one had changed 



