182 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



The apex of the anterior femora narrowly, of the intermediate 

 more broadly, almost the apical three-fourths of the posterior except 

 below, the four anterior tibiae, except below, the basal three-fourths 

 of the posterior above, and the greater part of the four anterior tarsi, 

 yellowish-white ; the spurs black, the longer of the posterior almost 

 half the length of the metatarsus. The tarsal and ti])ial spines are 

 numerous, black, and much shorter than usual. Scutellum flat. Base 

 of mesonotum broadly rounded. 



Salnis {Myngynia) hiriicandis, sp. nov. 

 Black, the head above and below, the prosternum, fore coxae, and 

 ventral surface of abdomen covered with long black hair ; the apical 

 two abdominal segments densely with shorter fuscous pubescence, 

 which becomes much paler towards the apex ; wings dark fuscous, 

 intersected with lighter spots ; the apex with a fuscous hyaline border 

 beyond the nervures ; the third abscissa of the radius about one- 

 fourth longer than the second ; the second transverse cubital nervure 

 is curved and angled at its junction with the recurrent ; the third is 

 irregularly, roundly curved outwardly ; the second recurrent nervure 

 is received shortly beyond the apex of the basal third of the cellule. 

 Eyes slightly converging above, separated there by the length of the 

 third antennal joint. Apex of labrum slightly, roundly incised in the 

 middle, the sides at the incision roundly oblique. Apical joints of 

 palpi fuscous. The tibial and tarsal spines stout. The long spur of the 

 hind tibiae extends shortly beyond the middle of the metatarsus. J^ . 

 Length, 37 mm. 



Kucbing, Borneo, May (John Hewitt, B.A.). 



The basal tooth on the claws is shorter and blunter than the 

 apical. Temples short, broadly rounded. Hinder ocelli separated 

 from each other by almost the same distance as they are from eyes. 

 Antennae stout, tapering towards the apex, the joints not clearly 

 separated ; the third not one-quarter longer than the fourth. 



NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



Deferred Emergence of Eupithecia togata. — Although many 

 species of Lepidoptera belonging to most diverse families are known 

 in certain seasons, or even habitually, to pass more than one year in 

 the pupal state, I am not aware wdrether this habit has before been 

 noticed in the case of the "pugs." The following note may therefore 

 be of interest : — In the winter of 1907, in response to an advertisement 

 in this Journal, I purchased from a collector in Perth one dozen pupae 

 of the above species. The cocoons were placed in a breeding-cage kept 

 in a lavatory in the house, and in 1908 nine images emerged on the 

 following dates:- — Two on May 24th, one on the 25th, two on the 

 27th, two on the 28th, one on the 29th, and one on the 30th. As no 

 more emerged, I concluded that there had been a death-rate of 25 per 

 cent. On clearing out the cage preparatory to a journey to Scotland 

 last autumn (1908), I noticed that one of the pup®, as seen through 

 the partially opened cocoon, did not appear to be dead, so this and 



