Ay) (January, 
the fourth segment to the head, and again at the thirteenth ; six raised 
tubercles on each segment studded with longish hairs: the ground 
colour blackish-brown above, and dark reddish-grey, or purplish-grey, 
on the sides; belly and legs reddish ; the dorsal stripe takes the form 
of aseries of deep, brilliant yellow, acorn-shaped marks, the acorns 
pointing backwards, and so placed that the segmental folds mark the 
separation between the cup and the fruit; the paler and duller yellow 
sub-dorsal line much interrupted; the spiracular stripe of bright 
yellow also much interrupted ; the raised tnbercles blackish ; the hairs 
blackish-brown ; the ground on the back, and the lower part of the 
sides, minutely freckled with yellow ; the inconspicuous spiracles dirty- 
white, ringed with black. 
The short, stoutish pupa, placed in a cocoon of thin webby silk, 
spun amongst the stones and débris. 
Lirnosta MESOMELLA. It was recorded at p. 111 of E. M. M., 
vol. v, that this species had been reared to about half-growth, and its — 
appearance at that stage described: we can now speak of the full- 
grown larva. 
On May 5th and 25th, 1871, specimens were received, which had 
been found on the trunks of oak trees, feeding on a pale lichen growing 
intermixed with moss, but not sufficiently developed in its growth to 
enable us to make sure of its name. These larve soon spun up, and 
the moths, extremely fine examples, were bred on June 9th and 18th. 
The full-grown larva is nearly an inch long, figure moderately 
stout, and tapering only at the head and second, and at the thirteenth 
segment; on each segment behind the second are eight raised tubercles 
densely tufted: the colour of the body is deep velvety, slaty-blackish ; 
the head shining black; a deep velvety, black patch on the second seg- 
ment; the anterior legs shining black, the ventral legs pellucid, pale 
greyish, tipped with black; the second segment bears only simple 
black hairs, and similar hairs are found along the sides of tbe other 
segments just above the legs; but the tufts on their upper parts are 
composed of black hairs so densely feathered, that they catch the light, 
and receive quite a greyish effect from their peculiar softness, and 
almost entirely hide the skin beneath. In this peculiar featheriness of 
the larval clothing, this species comes so close to Calligenia mimiata, 
that it might well stand in the same genus with it; and it seems no 
improvement on the arrangement of Doubleday’s List, in which they 
do actually stand close together, though in different genera, to separate 
them, as Staudinger has done, by the insertion of zrrorella, and others, 
between them. 
