( 137 ) 



VI. Notes in 1885 uj)on leindoiiterous larvce and jnqne, 

 including an account of tlie loss of weif/ht in the 

 fresJdt/f'ornied le2ndo2)tcrous pupa, cCc. B_y Edward 

 "B. Poulton, M.A., F.G.S., F.Z.S., of Jesus and 

 Keble Colleges, Oxford. 



[Read March 3rd, 1886.] 



CONTENTS. 



1. Notes upon the larvre of Smcrinthus tilice and S. oceUatiiti, and upon 



the red spots in Smerinthua larvffi. 



2. Further examination of the newly-hatched Svierintliiis larva. 



3. Notes upon the adult larva of Aclterontia atrojJO!^, with suggestions as 



to its appearance in earlier stages. 



4. The relation of the colours of the larva of Sphinx ligu^tvi to those 



of its food-2)lants. 



5. A new point in the terrifying attitude of the larva of Chccrocampa 



elpenor. 



6. The terrifying attitude of the larva of Bicranura vinula. 



7. The fluid ejected by the larva of D. vinula. 



8. The apparent failure of the extreme protection of many larvffi. 



9. An eversible gland in the larva of Orgyia pudihunda. 



10. The production of a twig-like appearance in the larva of Hemithca 



tlnjmiaria. 



11. The darkening of the hairs of the larva of Acronycta leporina before 



pujDation. 



12. The method by which the imagines of the Chloeplioridcc escape from 



their cocoons. 



13. Notes upon the larva of Paniscns ciphalotcs parasitic upon the larva 



of Bicranura vinula. 



14. Additional note on the distribution of derived plant pigments in 



certain larvfe. 



15. On the considerable loss of weight in the pupa immediately after 



throwing off the larval skin. 



1. Notes upon the larv^ of Smeeintiius tiliA'; and 



S. OCELLATUS, AND UPON THE RED SPOTS IN SmERINTHUS 



LARv^. — On August 12th, 1885, I found a larva of this 

 species crawling up an elm trunk close to the Oxford 

 University Parks. The larva had just entered the last 



TRANS. ENT. SOC. LOND. 1886. PART II. (jUNE). L 



