1970.) 99 
Genus Taatapes, Wiibner. 
Verz. bek. Schmett., p. 108 (1816). 
Typical species, 7. Japetus, Cramer. 
T. atticus, Fabr.; Gana, Moore; Japetus, Cram.; Ravi, Moore ; 
Helferi, Feld.; MMenaka, Moore; Adrastus, Cram.; Flesus, Fabr. ; 
Sinica, Feld.; Celebica, Feld.; Sambara, Moore; Gopala, Moore ; 
Pralaya, Moore; Prodicus, Stoll. ; Dasahara, Moore. 
With the above genus I conclude the genera in the British Museum. 
Concerning genera not in the Collection, I should be unwilling to express 
any decided opinion; but I think one or two figured genera look rather 
close to others previously described, as, for instance, Oxynetra to Pyrr- 
hopyga, Darpa to Antigonus, Capila and Pisola to Hesperia, Fabr. I 
cannot imagine what induced the Felders to redescribe their genus 
Plesioneura, or to place a number of Pythonides in Leucochitonea; but 
Dr. Herrich-Schaffer has already said all that was necessary (and per- 
haps rather more) concerning these inadvertencies, and therefore there 
is the less reason why I should say anything further respecting them. 
My genus Udranomia would, perhaps, be more correctly rendered 
Hydrenomia, from the greek ‘udraind (1 sprinkle with water); the typical 
species being sprinkled with small glassy specks. 1 donot think this 
will be too near to Hydronomus or Hydrena. 
British Museum, July, 1870. 
DESCRIPTION (WITH NOTES ON VARIATION) OF THE LARVA OF 
DEILEPHILA LIVORNICA. 
BY REV. J. HELLINS, M.A. 
At page 61 of this Volume, I announced the capture, near Exeter, 
of a supposed larva of Deilephila galii on July 11th. The said larva soon 
spun up, and resulted, on August 18th, in Deilephila livornica,?. For 
once, therefore, I was agreeably disappointed in breeding something 
better than I expected; and this, so far as it goes, is satisfactory. It is 
less satisfactory to have to ackowledge that I made a mistake. My excuse 
isthis: I did not name my larva without thought; my first impulse was 
to eall it Livornica, but the descriptions I consulted under that name 
did not suit; the points laid down in them as distinctive characters I 
could not find; and driven, as it appeared, from my half-formed hope, 
I was obliged to persuade myself that my prize was galiz, a species of 
which I had once seen two larve, more than ten years ago ; so, setting 
aside the objection arising from the time of year, or rather attributing 
its early appearance to the unusual heat, 1 penned and sent off my 
announcement to the Editors. 
