1'6S Dr. T. A. Chapman's notes on Pwpse, 



sufficiently smooth surface to ^ive some support to the 

 idea that it belongs to the Zygtenid stirps; whilst 

 Clirysocorys has a vertical micropylar axis, throwing 

 doubt on the position in which I have placed it. But the 

 whole question of oval forms is too large to treat incident- 

 ally in this place. 



I also present figures of the pupa of each genus, and 

 also of their dehiscence, and of the remarkable hairs of 

 the tubercles of Chrysocorys larva (omitted from plates). 



In regard to the names, it appears that Chauliodiis has 

 to drop, but whether Epermenia or Galotripis is to take 

 its place, I do not yet know. Nor am I at all satisfied 

 that Chrysocorys festaJiella ought not to be called 

 SchrecJcensteinia scissella, but I am not trained in that 

 line of research that would enable me to settle this 

 matter. 



A few details as to each family is appended. 



Orneodes. — The egg laid in the flower-heads of honey- 

 suckle is about "48 mm. long and "28 mm. wide, somewhat 

 cylindrical and truncate, or like a short thick brick with 

 the angles and corners rounded off; the surface is sculp- 

 tured with irregular raised lines and pits. 



The young larva has dorsal tubercles arranged trapezoi- 

 dally, one supraspiracular, two subspiracular, and two 

 marginal, these persist during the life of the caterpillar ; 

 the skin is rough, with minute sharp spicules similar to 

 those in Epermenia dancellns, and many other larvge. 



The pupa is brown, and noctua-like in general form and 

 texture. It has only five and six (abdominal) segments 

 free, and has the projecting knob-like head that occurs 

 in most of the forms belonging to the series with a narrow 

 depressed prothorax and a large dorsal head-piece. 



The size of this dorsal head-plate in this pupa reaches 

 the extreme that I have observed, and is, indeed, very 

 remarkable. There are no labial or exposed maxillary 

 palpi, and the dehiscence is quite macro in character, the 

 antennas separating from the face head parts, which 

 remain attached to the eye-covers ; the lower parts of the 

 appendage covers remain in situ, and are only separated 

 at the head. There is a femur case shown, and the second 

 leg- reaches the head. The maxilla and first leg- fall 

 short, and expose a portion of the third leg, between and 

 beyond the second. The appendages project freely over 

 the fifth and sixth segments. 



