~—6BB PHORODESMA BAJULARIA.- 
habiliments of earlier life. The time, too, taken by 
the full-grown larva over dressing was much greater 
than that required by the active infant. Although it 
had only one side to dress, it took some hours about 
it. I began my experiment about 6 p.m., and the 
dressing was not over at ten; but next morning lL 
found all the papille covered. 
Every time the larva changed its skin, the dress of 
course was changed with it; and when, on the 25th 
of May, it changed to pupa (of the same colour as the 
larva), it was enclosed in a very loose network, formed 
of the bits that covered it as a larva, fastened together 
with silk, and attached to the under side of a twig. 
The first imago came out on the 20th of June. 
(Hi. Horton, July, 1865; H.M.M., September, 1860, 
eS 1) 
I read Mr. Horton’s note on this species [given 
above| with great interest, and should like to add one 
or two observations of my own to his full and accurate 
account. 
On the 3rd of July last (1865) Dr. Hearder kindly 
sent me some eggs, the larve from a portion of which 
were hatched on the journey and came to me already 
dressed (oak leaves having been put in with them), 
but a few were still remaining in the egg, and gave 
me an opportunity of seeing them emerge in their 
nakedness. It happened that, on two occasions, a 
couple of larve were hatched in their pill-box, whilst © 
I was not at hand to put them at once on their food, 
and so great was the innate desire of dress, that each 
time I found one of the pair had killed his brother 
and stuck his carcase upon his own back! When, 
however, they had once tasted oak, I saw no more of 
this fratricidal wickedness. As to their re-adornment 
after a change of skin, I fancy, but am not quite sure, 
that they remain close by the cast skin, and pitch off 
from it their old bits of clothes, and stick them on 
their backs first, but, of course, as they grow bigger 
they add larger scraps. 
