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bembeciformis, 72 ; of Macroglossa 

 fuciformis, 74 ; nauseous, eaten by 

 cuckoo, 77 ; of Agrotis ashworthii, 

 144 ; of Nudaria mundana, 170 ; of 

 Xanthia citrago at Kotherham, 173 ; 

 habit of young of Liparis monacha, 

 174 ; of Eubolia limitata (mensu- 

 raria) and Plusia pulchrina, 194 ; 

 of Hadena pisi, 245, 269, 298 ; of 

 Larentia didymata, 245, 299 ; at 

 Chinnor, 247 ; of Nematus ribesii 

 and Abraxas grossulariata, cure for 

 ravages, 290 ; of Phorodesma 

 smaragdaria, 298 ; of Apamea 

 ophiogramma in Notts, 298 ; in 

 wine corks, lepidopterous, 3U6 



Lasiocampa potatoria, females deposit- 

 ing ova upon dead leaves of Kubus 

 fruticosus, 70 ; quercifolia, 4, 218 



Lauxania cylindricornis, 151 



Laverna lacteella, 98 ; paludicolella, 98 



Leiocampa dictasa, 261 



Lepidoptera, 93 ; sexes, 1 ; attracted 

 by light, 4 ; certain spp. occa- 

 sionally abundant, 60 ; in Britain 

 and America, 62 ; flowers un- 

 attractive to, 72 ; at light at Hast- 

 ings, 76 ; pale variation, 76 ; dis- 

 tribution in Eastern Asia of certain 

 spp. occurring in Britain, 81 ; of 

 Middlesex, 69, 98, 121 ; significance 

 of occasional and apparently un- 

 important markings, 105 ; early 

 spp., 124; new spp. from Queens- 

 land, 171 ; bananas a bait for, 174, 

 244; development of red pigment 

 in, 193 ; gynandromorphous, 243 ; 

 of Larentia didymata on Wood-sor- 

 rel, 245 ; effects of ammonia on 

 ova, 277; in York district, 269; 

 notes on from various localities, 

 299; at gas-lamps, 299, 304; in 

 New Forest, 299 



Lepidopterist's notes from Chichester, 

 303 



Lepidopterous larvae in wine corks, 306 



Leptogramma literana, 271 



Lestophonus iceryse, bred from Icerya 

 purchasi, 101 



Leucania conigera, and var., 71; lith- 

 argyria, var., 128, 150 ; pudorina, 

 218 



Leucophasia sinapis, 74, — habits of, 

 172, 196, — large, 179, — ab. dinensis, 

 179 



Libellula depressa, 161 ; quadrimacu- 

 lata, 287 ; scotica, 289 



Life-history, of New Zealand glow-worm, 

 26 ; of Pachnobia leucographa, 51 ; 

 of Psyche villosella, 226 



Light, Lepidoptera attracted by, 4, — at 

 Hastings, 76 



Limbs, re-development of lost, in Insectft, 

 108 



Limenitis Camilla, 179 ; sibylla, 42, 73, 

 220,— rearing, 283 



Limnia marginata, 22 



Liparis monacha, habit of young larv£E, 

 174 



Lissonota cylindrator, 203 ; sulphuri- 

 fera, 203 ; variabilis, 203 



Lita maculea, 98 



Lithocolletis anderidse, 98 ; vacciniella, 

 149 



Lithophane lambda, 263 ; zinckenii, 

 263 



Lithosia complana, 218 ; griseola, 4 ; 

 lurideola, 76 ; mesomella, 70 ; quad- 

 ra at New Cross, 196, — at King's 

 Cross, 221 



Lithostege griseata, 218, 247 



Lobophora viretata, 125, 150 



Locust, 248 



Lophopteryx camelina, 289 



Lucanus cervus, 42 



Lycsena agestis, 3 ; amandus, 228 ; 

 alsus, 3 ; argiades, 305, 306 ; argio- 

 lus, 3, 228 ; arion, 228 ; astrarche, 

 17, 86; bellargus, 228; bcetica, 

 85 ; corydon, 3, — var., 266 ; icarus, 

 variation, 199, — dwarf, 244 ; mela- 

 nops, 179 ; meleager, 228 ; sebrus, 

 228; semiargus, 228; telicanus, 

 228 



Lycffinidse, 3, 82, 267 



Macroglossa (Hemaris) bombyliformis, 

 42, 70 ; fuciformis, 42, 70,— larvae, 

 74 ; stellatarum, 42 



Malpighian tubes of insects, 175 



Mamestra anceps, 219 ; albicolon, 219 



Masicera sylvatica, bred from the larvae 

 of 8aturnia pavonia, 22 



Megaspilus fuscipes, 262 



Melanargia galathea, 228 ; larissa, 179 



Melanippe fluctuata, 47, — var. neapoli- 

 sata. Mill, 75 



Meliana flammea, 218 



Melitasa athalia, 85 ; aurinea, 85 ; cinxia, 

 179 ; phoebe, 179 



Mellinus arvensis, 202 



Meteorus ictericus, 262 



Miana, probable new species, 25, 79 ; 

 strigilis, 79, and fasciuncula com- 

 pared, 25, 46, 79, 104, 128,— var, 

 latruncula, 128, 219 



Micropteryx calthella, larva, 198 



Middlesex — Insect fauna, 6, 29, 64, 93, 

 119, 139, 156, 280; Lepidoptera, 

 98 ; Lithosia quadrajat King'sCross, 

 221 



Mimesa bicolor, 202 ; equestris, 202 



Mimetic resemblance between Estigmena 

 chinensis and nondescript Lamiid, 

 175 



