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liair -which is apparently stellate, or bears a few short teeth, at the top. On the thoracic 

 shield these are rather longer than on the rest of the body, but less clubbed. On the last 

 segments there are a few long bristles, particularly upon the anal-flap. Beneath the 

 body are also a few pointed bristles, upon the last two segments, and on the 

 prolegs and thoracic feet. Thoracic feet black and bristly. Spiracles black and 

 distinctly protruding (in the dead specimen). Ooncave disks. This species also 

 bears two series of the processes mentioned under G. Mandan. In this instance, 

 however, they are more like annuli. The edges of the disks being raised and 

 black. They are arranged as follows : There are two series, all of which, except the 

 pair on the base of the thoracic shield and a pair on the anal-flap, are below 

 the spiracles. On seg. 2, above spiracle and on base of thoracic foot. Segs. 3 and 4, on 

 base of thoracic foot, large. Seg. 5, just below second stigmatal fold, large ; above it is 

 what appears to be another disk, but which bears a truncate hair twice the ordinary 

 length. Seg. 6 — On upper stigmatal fold, in the same place as the bristle on previous 

 segment, and below lower stigmatal fold. Segs. 7 to 10 — On upper stigmatal fold and 

 just above the foot of each proleg. Seg. 11 — One large disk below stigmatal fold having 

 just above it a similar one from which comes a long pointed bristle. On one side of the 

 body this tubercle bears two bristles. Those on the feet each have below them two 

 similar bristle- bearing disks. Seg. 12 has one large disk with two or three bristle-bearing 

 tubercles round it. Seg. 13 has a small one at the base of the second stigmatal fold in a 

 line with the spiracles, and also another small pair above, one on each side of the 

 anal-flap. 



P. G ernes, B. L. (Limochores taumas, Fab.) — The form of this species which occurs 

 at Nepigon is very dark, so dark as frequently to have been mistaken for A. Vialis when 

 we were collecting. Several females were caged over a tuft of cut- down Avena striata 

 and five eggs were secured on 10th July. These were all laid loose amongst the dead 

 leaves on the ground. Hemispherical, dull ivory white, large for the size of the species — 

 larger than those of P. Mystic. The surface of the shell finely netted all over with 

 irregular pentagonal and hexagonal cells. On 16th, the surface became mottled with 

 ruddy blotches and two or three days later the dark head of one of the young larvpe 

 began to be apparent, it hatched on 23rd July. The young larva was cream eolour 

 at first with a black head and thoracic shield. After the first moult, which took place on 

 30th July, it was darker on the anal segments, and after the second moult, on 4th 

 August, was quite rusty brown over the last segments. On 13th August it moulted the 

 third time, and then the colour of the whole body changed to a dark brown, and the 

 length was a quarter of an inch. On 29th August the fourth moult took place, and the fol- 

 lowing description was taken on September 8th: — Length when walking, 1 inch. General 

 colour, rich purplish-brown with a green tinge showing through the transparent skin. 

 Contractions of dorsal vessel plainly visible, giving the appearance of a dark-brown dorsal 

 stripe. Surface of body finely mottled with grey and dark purplish-brown, and, like the 

 head and thoracic shield, covered with a fine short black pubescence. Head black, 

 coarsely punctured and pubescent. The thoracic shield black and shining, reaching from 

 the spiracle on one side of Seg. 2 right round to the other. This is very conspicuous by 

 reason of being placed upon a milk white collar. The spiracles black, on Seg. 12 large 

 and high up, giving with some marks on anal flap the appearance of a bear's face. On 

 anal flap the dorsal stripe ends in a blackish triangle, on each side of which are two small 

 sub-dorsal black comma-like dashes, running backwards half way to the exterior margin 

 of the anal flap, which is black above, whitish beneath. Down the back are two rows 

 of tubercles, sub-dorsal and lateral, which perhaps answer to the concave disks of G. 

 Mandan. As there was only one of these young larvee, I kept it in a glass tube for better 

 examination, and it turned out to be a very interesting captive. Instead of making a 

 tent by catching the opposite edges of leaves together, it spun a nest against the side of 

 the bottle and would extend itself from the nest and eat its food. After third moult, it 

 was removed to a tin-topped jelly glass. Here, too, it spun a cocoon-like nest from which 

 it reached forth and ate its food. On September 8th it appeared sluggish and I thought 

 it was going to pupate. It was almost an inch long and I knew must be full grown, so 

 ii was placed in a tuft of grass, where it very soon spun a cocoon amongst the leaves cl jse 



