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28th it spun a cocoon on the back of a leaf, and on the 16th September 

 the moth came out (a male), of a delicate pale-green colour. The cocoon 

 of this insect was covered with small short stiff hairs, which adhered 

 so closely to the hand, that pincers were necessary to extract them . 

 The larva, when touched, left a sensation on the skin similar to that 

 of the sting of the nettle." 



" On the 20th June, 1825, a caterpillar of this species was brought 

 to me on a branch of pomegranate- tree, and which, after feeding 

 some days, seemed restless ; and on the 26th I found it had, during 

 the night, inclosed itself in a cocoon suspended from one of the 

 branches. On the 12th July the moth (a female) came out." 



Genus GASTROPACHA, Ochs. 



Gastropacha, OcJisenheimer, S. III. p. 239 (1810). Curtis, Brit. 



Ent. I. p. 24. Walker, List Lep. Set. Brit. Mns. pt. VI. 



p. 1389. 

 Phai^na-Bombyx, pt. Linnceus. 

 Bombyx, pt. Fahricius. 

 Lasiocampa, pt. Schrank. 



968. GASTROPACHA DERUNA, Moore {Plate XIIa,fig. 6). 



Gastropacha Deruna, n. sp. — Female, ferruginous ; fore-wing with 

 two transverse slightly-curved dark zigzag lines, the space along 

 their outer margin being also dark, the space between the lines and 

 about the base of the wing suffused with grey ; three greyish-white 

 submarginal apical dots, and three zigzag marks before the posterior 

 angle : liind-wing with a suffused dark streak from abdominal angle. 

 Expanse 2f in. 



a. $ . Java. From Dr. Horsfield's Collection. 



Genus ESTIGENA, Moore. 



Megasoma (group 4), Walker, List Lep. Set. Brit. Miis. pt. VI. 

 p. 1452 (1855). 



969. ESTIGENA PARDALE, Walker Sp. {Plate XUIa, 

 fig. I, S; la, ?). 



Magasoma pardale, Walker, List Lep. Set. Brit. Mus. 

 pt. VI. ^.1453 (1855). 



a. b. c. d. e. f. $ $ . Java. From Dr. Horsfield's 

 Collection. 



