14 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
warts (two on each segment), each emitting a star-like ray of short white 
bristles, and one moderately long hair also white, but having its basal half 
chequered with brownish; subdorsal and spiracular rows similar to the 
dorsal series, but rather smaller. Spiracles enclosed in a dark violet-brown 
ring. Prolegs and anal claspers yellowish green, mottled with dark violet- 
brown. Food, wood-sage (Teucriwm scorodonia). May and June. 
Pupa.—Dull green, head and wing-cases paler; there are two dorsal 
rows of warts with chequered hairs, as in the larval stage. On the under 
side of a withered leaf, clod, or stone, attached by the anal segment. June. 
Plate IL., fig. 1, Oayptilus teucrii; la, larva; 15, ditto, enlarged ; 
1 ¢, pupa, enlarged; 1d, food-plant, wood-sage or wild germander (Teucrium 
scorodonia). 
This is a local species, but where met with is generally to be 
obtained in some numbers in the perfect state. The insect does 
not take long flights. Towards the end of last July I netted a 
large number in a fir plantation as they were darting about 
among a large patch of Jeucriwm in the sunshine. As the 
majority were considerably wasted, I was obliged to adopt the 
expedient of boxing all I saw, until each of my available boxes 
contained Teucrii, and then sit down and examine the condition 
of my captures, releasing all those not up to cabinet standard. 
Had the worn specimens been set at liberty as captured I should 
possibly have retaken them several times, so restricted was the 
area of their flight. 
The larva gnaws a hole in the upper portion of a main shoot 
(vide plate, fig. 1d), causing the top to droop. It may be found 
by carefully searching these drooping plants, or others, in the 
immediate vicinity. 
Mr. Carrington and I found a few larve last June feeding 
on stunted plants of wood-sage, growing on a dry embank- 
ment in Tilgate Forest; but as I had the misfortune to lose 
the tin in which they were placed, Mr. Howard Vaughan was 
kind enough to send me a supply, from which the drawing and 
description were taken. 
Auucira, Zell. 
hexadactyla, Linn. 
polydactyla, Hb. 
(Puate II., Fie. 2.) 
Imaco.—Expanse, 6-7 lines. Fore wing divided into six distinct 
plumes or digits ; one or two of the divisions extend nearly to the base of 
