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converging in front, and the margin in this part is thickened and 

 separated from the disc by a groove-like depression. The unequal 

 apical bristles of the hind tibiae are very stout, almost spiniform. 



Hoplia maculata (Lewis MS.), n. sp. 



H. aureolse (Pall.),proxime affinis et quoad formam simillima; differt supra 



squamis pallide fulvis haud metallicis et corpore subtus femoribus pygidioque 



Icete aureis : oblonga supra breviter sat sparsim setosa, thorace vittis duabus 



medianis, elytris utrinque striga irregulari haud procul a sutura postice 



divergenti maculisque tribus lateralibus (prima liwmerali) strigisque vagis 



marginalibus fusco-nigris ; clypeo sicut in H. aureola brevi antice angustato 



marqineque sinuato ; thorace medio rotundato angulis posticis obtusis ; tibiis 



et tarsis nigris sparsissime squamosis. Ungues sicut in H. aureola. 



Long. (<?), 8 mm. 



Satsuma, Japan (Leech) . The species was also taken by Mr. G\ 



Lewis, but only, I believe, in one example, and it appears to be rare. 



London : 1889. 



DESCRIPTION OP THE LARVA OF CO SMI A AFFINIS. 

 BY G. T. POBEITT, F.L.8. 



On the 5th June, 1886, I received three larvse of this species 

 from the Eev. G\ H. Eaynor, of Cambridge. They were feeding on 

 elm, and two days later I described them as follows : — 



Length rather over an inch, and of average proportionate bulk ; head glossy, 

 the lobes rounded, about the same width as the second, but narrower than the third 

 and following segments ; body cylindrical, but has an uneven appearance owing to 

 the clearly cut segmental divisions ; it tapers from the 5th segment to the head, 

 and the 13th segment shelves off abruptly from above and appears much narrower 

 than those preceding it; skin soft, and sufficiently transparent for the working of the 

 internal organs to be seen through it. Ground colour bright pale green, the head 

 with a slight yellow tinge ; dorsal stripe clear white, as are also the narrower sub- 

 dorsal stripes ; spiracular stripes also white but having a faint yellowish tinge which 

 is wanting in the other stripes, and above them, in one of the specimens, is an 

 irregularly defined stripe of dark green, which, on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th segments, 

 takes the form of black streaks ; the large round spiracles are white, enclosing an 

 intensely black spot, and immediately over, but touching each spiracle, is another 

 considerably smaller white 6pot, which also encloses a minute but equally black dot; 

 the rather small tubercular spots are white. Ventral surface and prolegs uniformly 

 light green, the anterior legs on the outside are black ringed with whitish. 



In a few days the larvse spun rather loose cocoons under the leaves 

 or moss at the bottom of their cage, and two moths emerged on July 

 19th and 22nd respectively. 



Iluddersfield : 



May 11th, 1889. 



