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flattened ; anal segments raised. Feeds on privet and lilac. The larvae from which 

 the foregoing description was taken were batched in May and full fed in July. Pupa 

 dusky red, in a tough semi-transparent silken web. — H. Harpur Crewe ; Drayton- 

 Beauchawp Reclory, Tt'ing, Februari/ 6, 1861. 



Oviposition of Eupilhecia sohrinata. — In July, 1860, I found a pair of bred Eupi- 

 thecia sobrinata in cop. The female in the course of a few days deposited a few yellow 

 eggs on a sprig of juniper: these shortly turned dull leaden blue. On the 26tb and 

 27th of January, 1861, the young laiTse hatched, and began immediately to feed on 

 juniper. As the eggs were kept in a cold room without a fire, I have no doubt that 

 this is the normal time of hatching. — Id. 



Descripiinn of the Larva of Plilophora plumigera. — Pale whitish green. Centre 

 of back bluish. Subdorsal lines distinct, white. Spiracular lines pale yellow, slender 

 and waved, two on each side, the lower of each pair becoming broader on the anterior 

 and posterior segments. Segmental divisions pale yellow. Belly grass-green. Feeds 

 on maple in shady woods and hedges, generally in chalky districts. Full fed at the 

 end of June and beginning of July. Eggs brown, laid in November. Pupa in a 

 tight earthen cocoon ; rather short and thick ; rich dark reddish brown. Thorax and 

 wing-cases almost black. Abdominal tip furnished with a bristly bifurcate appendage. 

 —Id. 



Description of the Larva of Leucania lithargyria. — Ground-colour ochreous or 

 reddish drab. Central dorsal line slender, blackish with a white centre. Subdorsal 

 lines broad, deep black, bordered with white on the lower side. Between the dorsal 

 and subdorsal lines a very slender indistinct dusky line. Spiracles black, in a whitish 

 ring. Between the latter and the subdorsal lines a whitish waved line edged with 

 black. Between the spiracles and legs two conspicuous yellow lines. Belly destitute 

 of spots or markings. The subdorsal lines vary much in intensity of colour. Feeds 

 in April and May, on various species of grass, at night; concealing itself by day, and 

 crawling up the blades as soon as it is dark. Full fed from the middle to end of May. 

 Pupa bright red, in an earthen cocoon. — Id. ; January 18, 1861. 



Description of the Larva of Xylophasia hepatica. — Back dark brown. Central 

 dorsal line whitish, bordered on either side, on each segment, by two black spots. 

 Subdorsal lines slender, indistinct, whitish. Head and post-cajjital segment dark 

 brown, the former mottled with a paler colour and traversed by two black lines. 

 Sides pinkish drab, marked on each segment with a black spot. Belly pale drab. 

 Back and sides thinly clothed with slender hairs. Hybernates nearly full fed. Begins 

 to feed again on grass, chickweed, &c., in February. Full fed towards the end of 

 March or beginning of April. Pupa dark red, blackish on the thorax and upper part 

 of abdomen ; enclosed in a neat cocoon of earth or moss. — Id. 



Capture of Stenolophus derelictus on Wimbledon Common. — We had the good 

 fortune to capture a single specimen of the above insect in a gravelly spot on Wim- 

 bledon Common, on the 19lh of March, 1860. We did not recognize it till pointed 

 out to us by our friend Mr. H. S. Gorham ; and on subsequently showing it to 

 Dr. Power he immediately identified it as Stenolophus derelictus. As another 

 gentleman as well as Dr. Power and ourselves possess specimens, irrespective of the 

 type possessed by the Rev. J. F. Dawson, and as there seems to be some doubt as to 

 their being identical with that type, we think it very advisable that the whole of them 

 should be submitted to some competent authority to have it finally settled.— 4. and M. 

 Solomon ; 16, Graham Villas, Poumall Road, Dalston, February 12, 1861. 



