102 Mr. A. G. Butlers additioual notes on 



the second segment are directed forwards, and those on 

 the anal segment backwards ; the back part of each 

 segment is ornamented with small orange-brown spots, 

 and three patches of short grey hairs, one patch on the 

 back and one on each side ; prolegs and claspers dark 

 reddish brown, thinly clothed with short grey hairs ; 

 under side dull black. The spines sting severely when 

 touched. Feeds in July, August, and September on 

 * Quilo ' (Muhlenheckia sagittcefolia), and also on poplar, 

 pepper, rose, and a number of other trees and shrubs. 



" Pupa. — Dull black, and enclosed in a loose cocoon, 

 sometimes placed among dead leaves or rubbish on the 

 surface of the earth. The perfect insect appears in 

 January and February." — T. E. 



The following description must, I think, refer to — 



26. Cinommata histrigata, Butl. 



"Larva of ? Hiqjerchiria sp.* — Length 1^ inches; 

 thinly clothed with fine hairs ; head yellowish white, 

 with a narrow black streak running from the back 

 across the face, forked at the end nearest the mouth, and 

 a black streak on each side of the face ; body dull grey, 

 with a double dorsal line and broad subdorsal line dirty 

 yellowish white ; the former lines interrupted on the 

 third and fourth segments by large black patches, and 

 the subdorsal lines of a dull orange colour on the hind 

 segments ; a broad spiracular line white, with a fine 

 horizontal crimson dash on each segment, and bounded 

 above and below by a narrow black line ; each segment 

 furnished with six tufts of sharp-pointed bristles, colour 

 very pale brown, with the extreme tips black, length 

 rather less than a line ; two subdorsal, two lateral, and 

 two below the spiracles ; a small smooth spine about 

 l-16th of an inch long, soft, and of a bright red colour, 

 springs from the white spiracular line on each side of 

 the fifth segment ; spiracles white, edged with light 

 brown ; under side dirty yellowish white, often tinged 

 with green ; legs and claspers very pale brown. Feeds 

 on ' Coligne ' {CJinsquea cummingii) ; full-fed beginning 

 to middle of December ; obtained when young by 

 beating."— 2'. E. 



* The number is omitted, and therefore for the preseut the 

 identification must remain doubtful. 



