138 POPULAR ENTOMOLOGY. 



Callimorphia jacob^^. Cinnabar Moth, Anterior 

 wings greyisli-blackj with a stripe of pink extending from 

 the base nearly to the apex; on the hinder border are two 

 rounded spots, and a dash of the same colour; the under 

 wings are entirely pink, excepting a stripe of grey on the 

 anterior edge. The caterpillar is yellow, ringed with black ; 

 it feeds on the Senecio Jacohaa, or ragwort. Not a very 

 abundant species. 



DlPTEKA, TiPULIDiE. 



TIPULA. 



Generic Bistinctions. — Antennce simple, of thirteen joints ; 

 rostrum, long and narrow ; 'palpi short ; body elongated ; wing8 

 and legs both long. 



TiPULA PRATENsis. Body black, with the front and spots 

 on the thorax reddish-brown. 



TiPULA LUNATA. Ecddish, with a black line on the 

 upper part of the body ; wings of the same colour as the 

 body. 



TiPULA OLERACEA. Grcyish-browu, without spots, the 

 wings bordered with brown. 



These insects are very commonly found in meadows. 



