of some Species of Lepidopterous Genus Oiketicus. 39 



of the hood, a numerous set of fine lines radiating from its floccu- 

 lent edges, and attaching themselves and it to the glass. In this 

 state it remained about two montlis, when I noticed an unusual 

 bustle in the box, and found, on examination, a most active little 

 creature just emerged from the case; he was dashing about as if 

 mightily impatient of the narrow limits put to his excursions, 

 lashing his long tail about with much vivacity. Before 1 could 

 secure him he had injured himself much against the twigs, leaves 

 and sides of the box, but fortunately not sufficiently to obliterate 

 the characteristic markings on the wings. I transferred him to 

 my insect case, and named him in compliment to Mr. Guilding's 

 prophecy, 



Oiketicus tertius. (Pl.V. fig. 1.) 



Cody purplish black, covered with very coarse longish hairs. 

 Abdomen dark brown with lateral tufts. Antennas brown; basal 

 half pectinated. Anterior legs with strong marginal hairs ; tarsi 

 and hinder legs nearly naked. Wings dark grey, elongate, covered 

 with coarse pulvinuli, a black triangular dash in the centre, with 

 two smaller, less distinct in a line, towards the tip. Posterior 

 wings securiform, triangular, concolorous. It belongs to same 

 division with O. Kirbii. 



In May last I received from my friend Mr. F. Layard another 

 cocoon of larger size, which he found on a cinnamon bush ; I 

 supplied the inmate with leaves of different kinds, but could not 

 discover any that it would touch. It soon attached itself to the 

 glass, and has remained there ever since. 



In July last Mr, R. Dawson brought me from his coffee estate 

 in Saffragam a large female nearly of the size of the magnified 

 figure in plate 2 (Lin. Trans.) : it was found on the leaf of Delhna 

 sarmentosa. The case is singular, being composed of a little 

 bundle of sticks placed parallel to each other, one inch and a half 

 long, twelve in number, tied together by a few fine threads wrapped 

 round the whole at the top, and a similar set at the bottom, and 

 interiorly connected by threads, which form the outer envelope of 

 the soft silky cocoon in which the animal resides ; the expansile 

 neck is precisely similar to that described above. Before I could 

 get a drawing taken, she had attached herself to the glass per- 

 manently, and I have been afraid to touch it since. I am satisfied 

 it is a female, from an account given me of the whole process of 

 sexual intercourse with a male, by Mr. F. Dick, on the authority 

 of his superintendent, who had observed them more than once. 



