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apical edge of the elytra;* the tibia are armed with large 
spurs. 
RHYNCHITIDE. 
The peculiar form of the mandibles requires the separation 
of these genera as a distinct family. ‘The teeth on the inner 
side are well developed, as usual, but, in addition, the apex is 
prolonged outwards into an acute process, behind which is 
another large tooth; the front cox are usually contiguous, 
large and conical,—in one genus (Pterocolus) widely sepa- 
rated; the pygidium is either exposed (Rhynchites, Pterocolus) 
or covered by the elytra (Hugnamptus, Auletes) ; the epipleure 
are narrow, but distinct; and on the inner face of the elytra, 
remote from the margin, may be seen a short, straight fold, 
the homologue of the well-defined fold, which limits the 
lateral groove for the reception of the side margin of the 
ventral segments, observed in all the following families. 
(To be continued.) 
Mode of Oviposition in certain Lepidoptera. By the 
Rev. P. H. JENNINGS. 
I HAVE much pleasure in sending you a few notices of the 
manner in which some moths deposit their eggs, together 
with other items concerning them. If they are acceptable to 
you, and you think will tend to general edification, I shall be 
happy to send you more as occasion may offer. At the same. 
time, I should be very glad if others, interested in our favourite 
pursuit, would give us the benefit of their experience. While 
we all admire the beauty of the perfect insect, and desire to 
store our cabinets with specimens in the finest condition 
possible, yet how much more do we learn of the wonderful in 
Nature from an acquaintance with the habits given to the 
insect by its Almighty Creator, and exhibited both in the 
larval and perfect state. 
Crocallis elinguaria.—A wasted female, taken in August, 
deposited forty-six eggs, of which some were laid on a sprig 
* Compare in this relation the curious notch in the front part of the 
pygidium of Anthribide, for the reception of the sutural angles of the elytra. 
+ This character was first observed by Thomson, who observes (Sk. Col. 
vi. 28), concerning his tribe Rhynchitina, “ Mandibule depress, extus 
excise, intus dentate.” 
