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extends from the costa for nearly half the width of the wing ; a brown dash extends from 

 the farther of the two inward points of this patch to the tip ; subterminal line indicated 

 by a row of black dots ; on the brown patch and near the inner line are two tufts of 

 black scales ; and, near the elbowed line, is another tuft of the same. Hind-wing, grey, 

 bordered by a black dotted line and light grey fringe. Head and thorax, brown. Abdo- 

 men, grey. 



Achatlnalis, Zeller. — Expanse of wings, 1.3 in. Colour, light reddish brown — the 

 hind- wings lighter than the fore-wings. Inner line, slightly curved, brown ; elbowed line, 

 white, wavy ; the space between forming a band of darker colour. Towards the nearer 

 costal angle of this band is a small black tuft. For about half the distance between the 

 elbowed line and the subterminal line the wing is of a paler and slightly rosy hue ; then, 

 extending to the subterminal line, there is a band of dull brown. The subterminal line 

 is wavy, scalloped, interrupted, black with a grey edging. Apical dash, grey. 



Perangulalis, Harvey. — Expanse of wings, 1.1 in. Colour, grey varied with light 

 warm brown. Inner line, curved, white, with an outer margin of brown ; elbowed line, 

 nearly straight — one slight wave near the costa, white with an inner margin of brown ;. 

 the space between these lines somewhat darker in colour than the rest of the wing — has 

 one small black dot of raised scales in its inner costal angle ; subterminal line, beautifully 

 scalloped, black, interrupted. All the wings are margined with brown. Perangulalis is 

 the most beautiful species I have taken. 



Vellifera, Grote. — Expanse of wings, 1.4 in. Colour, light warm brown mottled with 

 darker brown. Inner line, sharply indented on the costa ; a small tuft of dark scales at 

 the opening of the indentation ; elbowed line, slightly wavy, touched by a small dark 

 brown patch at a slight distance from the costa ; both these lines are dark brown bordered 

 with a lighter hue ; they are connected at their nearest approach to each other by a cross 

 line of brown ; subterminal line, wavy and less distinct ; a brown cloud extends from the 

 apex about halt* way along the hind margin. 



Scabra, Fabr. — Expanse of wings, 1.3 in. Fore- wings, dark brown of an umber 

 shade ; hind-wings, nearly as dark. Inner line, indented, somewhat obscure ; elbowed 

 line, with a very marked tooth extending outwardly, not far from the costa. On this 

 line, near the hind margin, are two tufts of raised scales. In the space between the lines 

 there are two such tufts. Subterminal line, wavy. 



NOTES ON LARVAE OF EUCHETES EGLE. 



BY J. A. MOFFAT. 



On the 20th of August last, whilst strolling amidst a most luxuriant growth of milk 

 weed, Asclepias comutus, I came on a brood of Euchastes Egle larva?, about two-thirds 

 grown, whose movements arrested my attention. 



They were situated on three tiers of leaves, the upper one more than half eaten, the 

 second one not so much, the third one not at all ; on the two upper ones the caterpillars 

 were in the position usually taken by them when feeding in company, that is, resting on 

 the edge of the leaf side by side, heads all one way, bodies at an acute angle with edge of 

 leaf. When my eye first caught them they were mostly engaged in jerking their heads 

 vigorously from side to side, the pivot of the movement being about the centre of their 

 length, whilst every now and again one and another of them would throw itself off the 

 leaf and fall to the ground, others would start for the opposite side of the leaf, run as if 

 pursued, and go over the edge. Very soon there were none left on the two upper leaves 

 and my attention turned to the lower one, in the hollow of which was a little heap of 

 caterpillars, probably dropped there from the leaves above. As I looked at the confused 

 mass I thought they must be dead ; as they remained quite motionless I stirred them 

 with my cane and found them lively enough, their heads all pointing inwards and each 

 as much as possible with its head under its neighbour. I thought of Ichneumon as 

 probably the producing cause of such strange conduct. There was a small glossy black 

 Hymenopter running about on this leaf, but during my observations it showed no inclina- 



