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trace of maxillary palpi ; a large portion of the femur (?) appears 

 between the maxillae and first pair of legs. 



Dehiscence. — The abdomen is quite free ; the antennae lifted up 

 from the groove and separated from the appendages, but remain 

 attached to the head ; the post-cephalic plate remains attached to the 

 prothorax, but does not carry the eyes ; the front parts (except the 

 antennas) remain (with the eyes) in one piece. 



Food-plants. — Centaurea nigra (Buckler) ; Centaurea scablosa 

 (Kirby) ; Centaurea jacea (Zeller). [Poterium sanguisorba (Weir), 

 Globularia vulgaris and G. alypum (Milliere), and Plantago lanceolata 

 (Kaltenbach) are also reputed food-plants.] 



Parasites. — From a pupa, Buckler bred, July 9th, 1883, an un- 

 described species of Anomalon. The pupa- skin of the parasite was 

 found within that of the pupa of the moth, so that the cavity of the 

 pupal body had been the puparium of the parasite. 



Habits and habitat. — This species occurs on sunny hill-sides in 

 our south-eastern English counties. It is extremely local, and was 

 first recorded as being captured in this country by Weir [Zoologist, 

 1845, p. 1085). The specimens were captured on the downs (Clifl'e 

 Hill), near Lewes, and from this, and adjacent localities, most of our 

 British collections are now supplied with specimens. It frequents 

 here, a steep grassy slope facing south-east, in rather a windy spot. In 

 Kent, it occurs on the hills behind Folkestone and Shorncliffe Camp. 



Time of appearance. — Unwin notes the insect as " on the wing for 

 only a short time, and then very sluggish ; June 14th being its usual 

 time of appearance, and then only for a day or two can it be taken in 

 fine condition." It varies, however, according to the season, as the 

 recorded dates show : June 15th, 1845, at Cliffe Hill (Weir), June 

 18th-30th, 1856, at Hollingbury Coombe (Image), June 13th, 1858, 

 June 29th, 1859, June 20th, 1861, at Hollingbury Hill (A. H. Jones), 

 June 7th, 1858, at Hollingbury Vale (Knaggs), June 19th, 1858, nr. 

 Brighton (Beauchamp), June 13th-20th, 1859, on hill at back of 

 Shorncliffe Camp (Rogers), June 25th, 1869, at Folkestone (Ullyett), 

 beginning of July, 1869, at Folkestone (Vaughan), June 9th, 1870, 

 June 15th, 1871, nr. Lewes (Jenner), July 19th, 1879, at Folkestone 

 (Wellman), July 9th, 1883, bred (Buckler), June 10th-15th, 1885, 

 June 16th-27th, 1888, June 10th-16th, 1891, May 31st, 1892, May 

 27th, 1893, abundant, June 24th, 1894, June 14th, 1896, common, 

 nr. Lewes (W. E. Nicholson), June 15th, 1890, nr. Brighton (Meaden), 

 June 10th, 1894, at Glynde (Lowe). Zeller bred it on June 28th, 

 1849, and notes the capture of imagines on June 23rd, 1864, at 

 Glogau. The statement of Prittwitz that it is double-brooded in 

 Silesia appears to require confirmation. 



Localities. — Kent : hills near Folkestone (Vaughan), hill at back of 

 Shorncliffe Camp (Rogers). Sussex: Hollingbury Vale, Coombe, Cliffe Hill, nr. 

 Lewes, the Devil's Dyke, nr. Brighton, nr. Abbott's Wood (W. E. Nicholson), 

 Glynde (Lowe). [Probably erroneous, and want confirmation: — Cumberland: 

 Orton Moss (Kirby). Gloucester: Cheltenham (Douglas), Newnham, at light 

 (Bingham). Kent: nr. Gravesend (Button). Merioneth : Dolgelly (De Mattos), 

 Barmouth (Pearson). Surrey: Iteigate (De Mattos). Warwick : nr. Birmingham 

 (Green). Yorks : Aysgarth (Rowntree).] 



Distribution.— Algeria, for var. cognata (Lucas, teste Staudinger). 

 Asia Minor : Armenia (Staudinger), Giilek (Rober). Austria : Vienna 

 (Zeller), Bohemia, Brunn, Linz, Carniola, Botzen, Hungary (Speyer), 



