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the winter, as they avoided entering the earth. Pre- 

 vious to putting all out I tried three first, and within 

 a few hours picked up one that had got out of the pot, 

 afterwards another. On the 12th November one was 

 picked up from the floor, dead and dried up. On the 

 26th November three more were found dead and 

 shrivelled amongst the grass. (W. B., Note Book 

 IV, 122.) 



LlJPERINA TESTACJEA. 



Plate LXV, fig. 3. 



A larva from the Rev. H. Williams, on May 10th, 

 1872, about five-eighths to three-quarters of an inch 

 in length, very thick in proportion, plump and taper- 

 ing just at each end, and very shining ; it was dug up 

 beneath Silene inflata and grass. In colour it was 

 pinkish-grey ; rather sluggish in habit, feeding at the 

 roots of grasses. It moulted the second week in June, 

 and was then rather less pink and more of a fleshy- 

 grey tint, otherwise the same as before. It grew very 

 slowly, continuing to feed at the roots and just above 

 the roots of tufts of Poa annua, which were supplied 

 to it from time to time. 



By July 19th it had become full grown, when its 

 figure was depicted and the following description taken : 

 — Length one inch and three-eighths ; very plump, the 

 divisions tolerably incised, tapering behind at the last 

 three segments, and just a little at the first two. 



The pupa three-quarters of an inch long, of moderate 

 bulk, very uniform in size, tapering but little till near 

 the tip, which is furnished with two slightly divergent 

 fine points curved downwards, of a light brown colour. 



The moth appeared on the 4th September. (W. B., 

 Note Book I, 182.) 



On the 30th June, 1879, I received a larva of this 

 species from Mr. J. Gardner. It appeared to be full 

 grown, measuring about an inch and one-eighth in 



