150 ASPILATES GILVARIA. 
and on the hinder part of each of the others; then the 
pale, puffed, spiracular ridge bearing the reddish- 
yellow spiracles ringed with brown; under the ridge, 
just beneath each spiracle, is a longitudinal dark 
brown dash; belly greyish-ochreous with two faint 
dusky lines; the usual dots wide apart, blackish in 
colour; the lateral band ceases on the front of the 
thirteenth segment, leaving the anal flap and the long 
points pale. 
One of my larvee was rather darker than the others, 
with the ground of the back browner, and the lateral 
band formed of purplish-brown freckles and specks ; 
but even the darkest looked cold-tinted and pale. 
When at rest, the larva remains stretched out at 
full length, but curls up the front segments when 
disturbed, and if further annoyed drops from its 
food, and curls its whole body up tightly in the same 
plane, bringing the anal legs and flap tightly down on 
the inner coil, and in this position will allow itself to 
be trundled like a wheel. 
When about to change, it takes advantage of some 
small interstice between two bits of earth, or sticks or 
stones, and spinning a few threads, draws some small - 
loose particles together to hide the opening. 
The pupa is long and slender; the head, wing-cases, 
and last segment of the abdomen are very dark, 
shining brown; the rest of the abdomen of a pale 
tint of warm red-brown, with spots and transverse ~ 
streaks of the darker colour. (John Hellins, July, 
S/O October meal Wane ales) 
ABRAXAS GROSSULARIATA. 
Plate CXXIV, fig. 1. 
Dark Variety of the Larva.—On the 14th of June, 
1878, Mr. 8. L. Mosley showed me examples of a re- 
markably dark form of this well-known larva, which he 
had received from Mr. J. EH. Robson, who informed him 
