546 Mr. C. L. WitliycomLe's Notes on 



concmna, but I have three specimens of the last which are 

 intermediate to quadrifasciata. The only way to settle the 

 question of specific rank is by breeding from the egg, and 

 this I have failed to do, as no eggs have been obtained 

 from the several females captured. 



The time of appearance of this species is the same as 

 for concimia. 



In May 1921, under bark, a cocoon with pupa enclosed 

 was found, which did not differ materially from that of 

 concinna. The imago appeared a day or two after and 

 proved to be quadrifasciata. I fear that at present I can 

 give no further facts in regard to the life-history. 



Micromus paganus Linnaeus. 



Wing expanse 14-20 mm. General colour greyish or pale testaceous. 

 Wings sub-hyaline, pale, with two fuscous lines on each fore-wing 

 following the gradate veinlets, intersected by two or three longi- 

 tudinal ones running into outer and inner margins. The humeral 

 cross-vein is not recurrent; radius with about five sectors. 



Considered by MacLachlan (9) as a common species, 

 I have only taken it singly, in gardens, and until this year 

 had been unable to obtain eggs. Mr. W. E. China, who has 

 captured it freely this year at Oxshott, very kindly came 

 to my assistance and supplied me with several living females, 

 from which fertile eggs were duly obtained ; a very welcome 

 addition to these notes. The Oxshott specimens were 

 taken by sweeping herbage, in May and June. Apparently 

 few survive until July. 



Eggs (Plate XL, fig. 14) are laid singly, attached by their 

 sides, or, in four cases, by their anti-micropylar poles. 

 They are nearly 1 mm. long, of elongate-oval shape, and 

 creamy-white in colour. The chorion is smooth and not 

 pitted, except around the micropyle, which area, by reason 

 of much fine pitting, appears whiter. The micropylar 

 apparatus is reduced to a small, disc-like, white knob. 

 Taking it as a whole, the egg bears some resemblance to 

 that of a Chrysopid, except, of course, for the fact that a 

 stalk is absent. Hatching takes place in twelve days, with 

 an average temperature of 70° F. Previously to this the 

 egg becomes brownish- white, and, as usual, the eyes are 

 visible through the eggshell. 



The first-instar larva is about 1-4 mm. long, pale brown- 



