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The caterpillar is dull yellowish., with several fine lines. 

 The date of the appearance of the caterpillar is in Octo- 

 ber, March, and April. 



It feeds in the reed (Arundo phragmites). 



The chrysalis is found enclosed in the stems of reeds. 



NONAGRIA DESPECTA. 



LINEATED RUFOUS. 

 Plate XLIV. Figure 10. 



Localities for this species are near Cambridge. 

 The situations where it is found are fens and marshy 

 places. 



The perfect insect appears in June and July. 



NONAGRIA FULVA. 

 Plate XLV. Figure 1. 



Localitiesfor this species are York, Askham Bog, Sutton- 

 on-Derwent, Whittlesea Mere, Clapham Common, Bristol, 

 Brighton, Birkenhead, Edinburgh, Kingsbury, Dar- 

 lington, Scarborough, Burton-on-Trent, Manchester. 



The situations where it is found are woods, marshy 

 places, and fens. 



The perfect insect appears in August and September; 

 September 15. 



The caterpillar is dull white, with a reddish stripe along 

 the back, and a blackish line on the sides, over a row of 

 black raised dots. 



