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centre of each segmental division. Tubercular spots as before. Subdorsal lines yel- 

 lowish white, edged on the upper side narrowly, and on the lower side broadly, with 

 bliick, and dot'ed on the former, on each segment, with a yellow tubercle having 

 black centre. Spiracles enclosed in a dusky space between two black lines. Tuber- 

 cular hairs yellowish. When very young the ground colour is a uniform pale yel- 

 lowish gray. Central dorsal and subdorsal lines white, the latter indistinct. Spira- 

 cular line blackish. Dorsal and lateral tubercles very small and indistinct. The 

 larvae' from which the foregoing description was taken were reared from eggs laid by 

 moths taken by myself in August. They were hatched in about six weeks, and fed 

 throughout the autumn and winter on Alsine media (uhickweed). They were full fed 

 in March. Pupa bright red, short and stout, enclosed in a tightly-spun earthen 

 cocoon. — H. Harpur Crewe ; The Rectory, Druyton-Beauchamp, Tring, July 15. 



Description of the Larva of Charadrina blanda. — When quite young this larva is not 

 distinguishable from that of C. Alsines, but after a few moults they may be separated 

 with the greatest ease. Before last moult : — Ground colour reddish gray or buflf. 

 Down the centre of the back a series of fig or mushroom-shaped dusky blotches, inter- 

 sected by a whitish central line edged with black. Subdorsal lines whitish, edged 

 with black on the lower side. ^Space between subdorsal lines and spiracles dusky. 

 Spiracles and spiracular line black, the lower edge of latter buflf. Dorsal, subdorsal 

 and spiracular lines studded with very small scarcely perceptible tubercles, each sur- 

 mounted by a whitish hair. Head buflf. Belly destitute of markings. After last 

 moult: — Ground colour yellowish buflf or drab. Back slightly marbled with black. 

 Central dorsal line yellowish, edged with black, and entirely black at the centre of 

 each segmental division. Subdorsal lines very slender and faint, black or dusky 

 brown. Immediately below the latter a broad, distinct, dusky line. Spiracular line 

 blackish. Spiracles black, in a white ring. Space between subdorsal and spiracular 

 lines dusky. Belly greenish yellow. Tubercles and tubercular hairs as before. These 

 larvae were hatched in September, from eggs laid in August, and fed all through the 

 winter on Alsine media, being full fed in April. Pupa bright red, similar to that of 

 C. Alsines, enclosed in a lightly-spun earthen cocoon. — Id. 



Occurrence of Agrotis lunigera at Torquay. — I have had the pleasure of taking 

 both males and females of the beautiful and very local Agrotis lunigera this summer, 

 at Torquay, at sugar. Sume of the females are quite black, and others of a beautiful 

 rust colour. — George King. 



Description of the Larva of Noetua neglecta. — Rolls in a ring and falls oflP its food- 

 plant, feigning death when disturbed ; crawls very actively, often moving the anterior 

 part of the body in the manner of a leach. Head rather small, shining : body uni- 

 formly cylindrical, velvety. Colour, including the head, uniform dull brown or uni- 

 form pale green, in both instances having a very slender and very obscure pale median 

 stripe down the back, and a very distinct broader white stripe on each side immedi- 

 ately below the (spiracles. The dorsal region is thickly dotted or reticulated with a 

 darker colour. Feeds in the night time, on Calluna vulgaris (common ling), and is 

 full fed at the end of May : it then enters the earth to undergo its change to a pupa : 

 the moth appears in August. I am indebted to Mr. Thomas Huckett for this larva, 

 as well as that which follows. — Edward Newman. 



Description of the Larva of Tceniocampa stabilis. — Does not roll itself in a ring 

 when touched, but falls oflf its food-plant, and twists itself violently, bringing head and 

 tail together alternately on each side. Head rather large : body uniformly cylindrical, 



