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slightly with white; the anal flap and second pair of claspers 
are tinged with the same colour. The spiracles, which are 
very indistinct, are white, edged with brown. The caterpillars 
descended to the earth about the 25th of August, and spun a 
slight cocoon just below the surface.—[Rev.| P. H. Jennings ; 
11, Maison Dieu Road, Dover, September 7, 1874. 
Life-history of Cidaria picata.—The eggs were laid in 
confinement, singly, on the leaves and stems of Alsine media 
(common chickweed), the last week in July. The young 
caterpillars were hatched on the 9th of August, and moulted 
three times, abont the 16th, 23rd and 30th of the same month. 
When at rest they lie extended on the stem of the food- 
plant, and when disturbed assume the form of an Ionic 
volute. The body is nearly uniformly cylindrical throughout 
its length, slightly increasing towards the extremities. The 
head and face are of a light yellowish brown, marked with 
spots and short lines of a deeper shade. The colour of the 
back between the spiracles varies in different individuals from 
pale olive-green to reddish brown. ‘lhe whole of this space 
is of two shades, the lighter represented by very irregular 
lines, at one time confluent and then separate, with very 
irregular edges. There is a black patch in the middle of the 
7th, 8th and 9th segments: this becomes less distinct as the 
caterpillar increases in size, and in some cases altogether 
disappears. ‘The sides below the spiracles and the ventral 
space are of a lighter shade than the back, the line of 
demarcation being well defined. The whole of this portion 
bears a considerable resemblance to the. back, as far as the 
markings are concerned, being made up of very irregular 
lines of alternate lighter and darker shades. The legs and 
claspers are of the lighter shade. At the sides of the junctures 
of the segments there are spots of a much darker colour, 
The spiracles are black. The caterpillars disappeared about 
the end of the first week in September, making a slight 
cocoon on the surface of the earth, and changing to a 
chrysalis of a light reddish brown.—Jd. 
Cidaria picala Double-brooded in Confinement.—During 
- the second week in this month (September) I had a few 
imagos of this insect emerge from the pup of a brood which 
fed up about the middle of August.—Jd. 
The Food of Arctia Menthastri.—1 have seen larve of this 
