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Declava nigrospaesa, Butler. 



Caterpillar. — Smooth ; skin crumply, with a row of pectinated tufts on 

 each side. Two pairs of pro-legs, in addition to the claspers ; a small 

 tubercle on the penultimate segment, over the last spiracle. A few black 

 hairs on the back. Upper surface variegated with green and brownish 

 purple ; under surface green, more or less mottled with white ; spiracles 

 yellow, with black margins. Length, 1 inch. 



Feeds on Aristotelia. 

 NiTocRis COMMA, Walker. 



This should be N. plusiata. 

 EuPLExiA iNsiGNis, Walker (?). 



This should be Xylina ustistriga, Walker. 

 Hadena lignifusca, Walker. 



This should be H. debilis, Butler. 

 Hadena mutans, Walker. 



Caterpillar. — Dull green, more or less tinted with pink. Skin smooth, 

 with a very few short hairs. Below, green. A dark irregular mark through 

 the spu-acles. Head, light brown. 



The moth came out on October 8th. 

 Boarmia dejectaria. 



Eggs of this species, laid 14th May, 1879, were green. 

 Hyperythea are n ace a, Butler. 



Caterpillar. — Light green with a narrow white line on each side, which 

 is shaded with red on the upper side. Length, f inch. 

 Hypeeythra panageata, Butler. 



Caterpillar. — Light green, marbled all over with light pink, which colour 

 forms a decided line over the spiracles ; a pair of brown spots on each 

 segment. Spiracles bright orange. 



Feeds on Aristotelia. 



AciDALIA SCHISTARIA. 



Caterpillar. — Dull green with white, more or less black-edged, band 

 down each side. A thin central white line on the back, and a narrow 

 yellow line half-way between it and the lateral white band. Head dull 

 green. Skin smooth. 



Hatched 27th November. 

 Larentia semisignata, Walker. 



This should be Coremia rosearia. 

 Larentia corcularia, Guen^e (?). 



This should be L. punctilineata, Walker. 

 Pseudogoeemia lupinata, Felder. 



Caterpillar. — Olivaceous brown ; the first segment greenish. A few long 

 black hairs. A large dorsal papilla on the eighth segment. 



Moth hatched on May 6th. 28 



