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Miselia oxyacantlue : Laid singly on twigs of hawthorn, some at 

 base of side shoots, others on tip of thorns, October 23rd-30th. Up- 

 right conical, flattened at base. Pearly-white and rather shiny, 

 with numerous blotches of pale purple. Eighteen bold vertical 

 ribs, of which half stop short of the micropyle, and the others are 

 carried up to the edge of it. Width -Smm., height -Smm. 



Fhlof/opltora weticulosa. — I have only once seen this egg laid wild. 

 It was found by my little daughter on the upper-surface of a willow 

 leaf, on June 19th, laid singly between the ribs. In confinement 

 they may be obtained at almost any time of the year, and are then 

 laid in larger batches. They are white at first, then yellowish with 

 a blood red-ring and central blotches; and become slatey just 

 before hatching. Upright and hemispherical, with a flattened base 

 and bold sculpturing. Usually 86 vertical ribs begin from the base, 

 and [14 of these stop abruptly before going very far up, eleven 

 others are carried as far as the shoulder, and the remaining eleven 

 continue up to the edge of the micropjde. The furrows between 

 are occupied with numerous lateral rungs. Diameter "TSmm. 

 height -Smm. 



Calaiin'a Intosa. — I have seen the eggs of this species once only 

 laid wild. There were seventeen altogether, in a straight row, just 

 inside the sheathing leaf of a reed, the leaf being folded over and 

 hiding them from view : September 2nd. The egg is upright 

 globular, with flattened base and thin shelled ; liable to be pressed 

 out of shape by the pressure of the leaf. The colour is white, 

 rather transparent and shiny, and there are about 50 faint vertical 

 ribs. The micropyle is usually well marked. Diameter 1-lmm., 

 and height .9mm. 



T<miocti))ipa (jotJiica : I once came across a female of this species 

 when sallowing at the end of March, ovipositing on a dead flower- 

 head of bramble. She had laid about 60 ova in an irregular mass, 

 pushing them into all available crevices, and many being super- 

 imposed. They were, when found, of a greenish-white colour, and 

 with a rather shiny surface, but in the course of a day or two 

 developed a dark spot over the micropylar area and a somewhat 

 indistinct dark ring around this at a little distance from it. Before 

 hatching they darkened rapidly to slate colour. In shape they are 

 upright spherical, and flattened at the base. Below the meridian 

 the shell appears to be nearly smooth, but on the upper half 

 there are about 48 well-defined vertical ribs, half of which 

 terminate before reaching the micropylar area. Diameter 'TSmm., 

 height -SSmm. 



