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the vertical rib:? although th3 pjwei- is too low to show any real trans- 

 verse ribbing. [Described August 12th from egg laid August 10th, 

 1899, by a 2 captured at Evolene.] 



Coenonywpha nati/rion. — The egg is of a bright green colour, and 

 forms a short squat cylinder, slightly rounded at micropylar end and 

 base ; no noticeable ribbing (surface seems smooth but is much 

 obscured by scales, &c.) ; length very little more than width. [De- 

 scribed August 15th, from egg partly extruded from ovipositor of J 

 captured on the Bricolla pass, August 14th, 1899. J 



Kpiiu'phde lycaon. — The egg is pale straw-yellow in colour, conical, 

 much narrower at top than bottom (and is such that a vertical section 

 would about form an isosceles triangle with the angles rounded oflf) ; the 

 edges rounded ; 21 vertical ribs rather sharp-edged, wide at base, 

 anastomosing somewhat irregularly at some distance from the micro- 

 pyle and forming an irregular ribbing around the latter, no transverse 

 ribbing to be seen with power at disposal. Vertical height about equal 

 to basal diameter. (Described August 12th, 1899, from an egg laid 

 same date by a 5 captured at Evolene). — J. W. Tutt. 



Larva and pupa of Melampias epiphron. — Some time ago, when 

 seeking for information as to the habits and appearance of M. epiphron, 

 with a view to breeding the species, Mr. Maddison gave me the 

 following : 



Larva green, with dark lines and a white stripe on the sides ; it feeds on Poa 

 annua, Festuca ovina, and other grasses, and should be sought for either with a 

 lantern or by sweeping after dusk, as it feeds at night. It is usually full-fed about 

 the end of May or beginning of June, this, of course, depending somewhat on 

 the season, but in an ordinary year the end of May would be the best time to work 

 for it. 



I have no idea whether Mr. Maddison obtained his information from 

 books or from personal observation, nor whether the description was 

 made from the British or an European form of the species, if from the 

 latter then the former must differ from it both in the larval and 

 imaginal stages. Acting on the above information I went on May 

 29th to a well known locality for the species, armed with lantern and 

 sweeping-net, and arrived about an hour before sunset ; with very close 

 searching I found two larvae which I judged (and afterwards discovered) 

 were nearly full-fed ; I then commenced with the sweeping-net, and 

 although I worked till after dark, obtained nothing more. On May 

 31st I went again, starting an hour or two earlier, so as to have more 

 daylight, and although I went on hands and knees, and even pulled up 

 one or two large patches of grass, found nothing except a number of 

 larvae of Xniu'ophila plantaninis, which began feeding at exactly 6 p.m. 

 I propose, therefore, to give a description of the larva) obtained, and of 

 the pup^e into which they ultimately changed, and it will be seen that 

 my larvte did not agree with Mr, Maddison's description, nor does the 

 tinie of feeding correspond with that given, for my larvae were found 

 feeding before sunset, and until they were full-fed they continued to 

 feed through the day, whilst I never found them to move during the 

 night. 



Larva.— Colour rich apple-green, dorsal line darker green, sub-dorsal stripe 

 pale wliitish-giteu, stripe below spiracles pale whitish-green ; dorsal area, except 

 line, paler than rest of body ; ventral area and prologs, green ; mouth, brownibh ; 

 legs tipped with brownish ; head, green. Body obese, nead small, last three seg- 

 ments taper rapidly to the pointed anal flap. Habits sluggish, when alarmed con- 



