88 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
wings of the perfect insects being in no way shrivelled, 
corresponds with that of Mr. Clifford.—George W. Oldfield ; 
25, Margaret Street, Cavendish Square, March 1, 1876. 
Description of the Larva of Ebulea crocealis.—On the 
14th of June last I received a few larvee of this species from 
Mr. J. H. Threlfall, of Preston, who had collected them at 
Grange; and on the following day a further supply from 
Mr. W. H. Grigg, of Bristol. The full-grown larva is about 
half an inch in length, and stout in proportion; head 
globular, the same width as the 2nd segment; body cylin- 
drical, slightly attenuated at the extremities; segmental 
divisions deeply cut; tubercles raised, each emitting a fine 
hair; a distinct polished plate behind the head. The ground 
colour is a very pale semi-translucent glaucous-green; the 
head, and plate on 2nd segment, intensely black and shining ; 
a dark green pulsating vessel forms the medio-dorsal line, 
this line dividing even the plate on 2nd segment; the sub- 
dorsal lines are waved, of the same colour, but finer and less 
distinct; there are no perceptible spiracular Jines; tubercles 
and spiracles black; hairs brownish. The ventral surface 
uniformly very pale, transparent glaucous-green. Feeds on 
Inula dysenterica, and when full-grown draws the edges of 
the leaves together, and in the cavity thus formed changes to 
pupa. The pupa is rather elongated, smooth, and shining ; 
colour a deep rich brown; the abdominal divisions yellowish 
brown. The imagos began to appear on June 30th.— Geo. 
T’. Porritt; Huddersfield, March 3, 1876. 
Early Hatching of Crocallis elinguaria.—In the early 
part of last August I took a female of Crocallis elinguaria at 
Bishop’s Wood, Highgate, which laid me a batch of eggs on 
the side of a chip-box. At the time I took the moth it was 
settled on a tuft of grass in the hedge, and had the appear- 
ance of being just out, so that I concluded the eggs 
would be useless; but upon looking at them this afternoon I 
found two small larve out, and the other eggs show signs of 
approaching fertility. On referring to Newman’s ‘ British 
Moths,’ I find that the larva lives throughout the winter. Is 
not this an uncommon occurrence ’—ZH. Holton ; 56, Acton 
Street, Gray’s Inn Road, March 4, 1876. 
[There are many instances of recorded deviation from the 
rule of hybernation in caterpillars.— Edward Newman.) 
