EUDOREA LTNEOLA. 195 



EuDOREA LTNEOLA. 



Plate CLV, fig. 7. 



On the 6th of April last I received from Mr. W. H. 

 B. Fletcher, of Worthing, a supply of Scojparia larvae, 

 with the information that he had collected them from 

 lichens, "off a paling formed of oak-planks like sleepers; 

 many of the larvae live far in the wood, probably using 

 holes made by larvae of Dasycera svlphurella. They 

 are easy to find, as they make a slight web over the 

 lichen." Two days later, on the 8th, another batch 

 of larvae reached me from Mr. Fletcher, which he had 

 found in abundance on lichens on hawthorn twigs. 

 The specimens were smaller and evidently younger 

 than those from the oak-post lichens, but on a close 

 examination I felt sure they were of the same species, 

 as they appeared to differ only in the broad, trans- 

 verse, w T hitish-grey streaks on each segment (de- 

 scribed further on), seeming closer together, forming, 

 indeed, a somewhat heart-shaped mark. Both lots of 

 larvae proved to be those of Scojparia lineolalis. 

 Specimens of the first batch I described on the 7th 

 of April, as follows : 



Length about half an inch, of moderate bulk when 

 at rest, but appears rather slender when crawling ; 

 head and frontal plate highly polished ; the former 

 has the lobes rounded, and is narrower than the second 

 segment, into which it can be partially withdrawn ; 

 each segment is plump and conspicuously divided from 

 its neighbours by the deeply cut divisions, and these, 

 with the large raised glossy tubercles, give to the skin 

 a somewhat rough appearance. 



Ground colour dark olive-green, throwing into 

 rather striking relief two whitish-grey or cream- 

 coloured transverse streaks on each segment, the 

 front streak being broader and larger than that 

 behind it. On these streaks are situate the intensely 



