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with finally perfect wings—and there were some hundreds of 
them—a very heavy percentage of the females were either 
under-sized or partially aborted, crumpled, and unable to 
attain full development. Not having the proper food-plant, I 
was, of course, unable to work out the life history of the 
larvee although I preserved a large number of them both in 
spirits and inflated. That this insect is congeneric with 
Neophasia menapia and N, terlootii I do not believe, and in 
this respect I quite agree with Dr. Dixey. 
“In conclusion, it may be interesting to recall that my 
friend, Professor Carl Lumholz, in his recent book on Mexico, 
figures a group of Indians engaged in extracting the caterpillars 
from those silken tents. They are a staple article of diet 
among some of the mountain tribes, and I am told that the 
forests in places are literally white with the big silken webs, 
many of which are five or six times greater than the original 
specimen described and figured by Professor Westwood, and 
now before us. 
‘‘Meanwhile I have written a fully-illustrated article on 
the subject, which will shortly be published, covering my 
observations upon this interesting subject.” 
Professor E. B. Poutton, F.R.S.,; read the following note 
recently received from Mr. S. A. Neave, B.A., F.E.S. The 
observation supplies further interesting evidence of the super- 
stitious dread of larve with terrifying eye-like markings 
(Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1902, pp. 399-401) :— 
‘“Petauke, Fort Jameson, 
N.E. Rhodesia. 
“ January 4-5, 1905. While here my boys brought me a 
specimen of Sphinx larva with terrifying markings. I think 
this must be the Cherocampa osiris mentioned by Marshall 
(Trans. Ent. Soc. vide supra), but I have written a description 
of it in case it should prove to be different. I can add some 
further interesting evidence as to the value of its terrifying 
markings. It most successfully imposes upon the natives, who 
will not actually handle it at any price, and say they are afraid 
of its ‘eyes.’ I have asked I should think fifty natives and 
they all consider the ocellated spots to be eyes. They have 
