390 Mr. E. G. B. Meade-Waldo on a 



LASIOCAMPIDjE. 



84. Taragama vepanda, Hiibn., Eur. Schmett., Bomb., 

 ff. 274-5 (1827). 



The larva of this species may be found in all stages of 

 growth all the year round, with perhaps the exception of 

 the months of August and September ; it varies remark- 

 ably in colouring, individuals being found in all shades of 

 grey and brown to black Avith violet dots. It will feed on 

 almost anything, but a prickly broom, Genista tricuspidata, 

 appears its favourite food plant ; it is very abundant in the 

 neighbourhood of Tangier, and I also saw it at Tetuan and 

 Rabat. 



85. Pachygastria trifolii, Schiff., Wien Verz., p. 57 

 (1776). 



The same remarks practically apply to this larva, which 

 may be found universally in numbers all the year round. 

 It is much more abundant than the last, and varies greatly 

 in colour ; it will feed on almost anything. 



86. Macrothyl acia rubi, Linn., Syst. Nat., ed. x, p. 498 

 (1758). 



Subsp. digramma, Meade-Waldo, subsp. n. 



(Plate XIX, fig. 10, $.) 



Deep red-brown: antennas ochreous-white above. Fore-wing 

 with fine oblique white antemedian line from subcostal nervure to 

 vein 1, very slightly excurved below the cell : a fine white post- 

 median oblique line arising from vein 10, incurved to above 7, 

 excurved to vein 2, then straight to inner margin. Differs from the 

 typical form in the uniform dark chocolate colour, the white lines of 

 fore-wing being fine and farther apart, and the uniform chocolate 

 cilios of both wings. Exp. 86-94 mm. 



Hal. Tangier. 



I also took plenty of larveo at Babara. It frequents large 

 tracts of Zentiscus and ilex scrub. The larva feeds on 

 Pistacia lentiscus and Qucrcus ilex ; it hibernates curled 

 up in December, spins a slight cocoon in March, and 

 emerges the beginning of April. Although carefully 

 sought for we never saw a male. I only saw one form 

 of larva, dark chocolate brown. 



