162 LBIOOAMPA DICT^OIDES. 



broad spiracular stripe rich brilliant yellow, the spiracles 

 black in white rings ; the head brownish-lilac beautifully 

 reticulated with whitish, the belly purplish with yellow 

 central stripe, thoracic legs red, ventral prolegs purple, 

 anal flap reddish-brown; in all stages this is a very 

 handsome larva. 



Mr. Harwood tells me the cocoon and pupa resemble 

 those of dicttea, except that they are of smaller size. 

 (J. H., 29, 12, 86.) 



LOPHOPTEEYX OAMELINA. 



Plate XXXV, fig. 3. 



Mr. Buckler figured this species August 24th, 1859> 

 September 12th, and November 13th, 1860, September 

 20th, 1867 ; the only food he mentions is poplar. 



I have bred the moths from pupse found at oak trees 

 from April 26th through May and June, up to July 

 10th; in 1861 I bred the moth July 28th from eggs 

 of the same year ; in 1863 and 1870 I beat larvae in 

 the third week of September ; altogether, I suppose 

 this is more completely double-brooded than most 

 species of this family. I have found the larva on oak, 

 alder, and hazel. In 1886 Mr. W. H. B. Fletcher 

 and Mr. G. T. Porritt both sent me larvae on Septem- 

 ber 10th, and on the 15th I received some from Mr. 

 W. H. Harwood, these all spun up before the end of 

 the month. 



I have no notes of the egg or young larva. By the 

 time the larva is 10 mm. in length it has a good deal 

 of the adult appearance, the colours brighter than 

 afterwards, no red dots yet on the spiracular line. 

 The full-grown larva is about 33 mm. in length, stout 

 in figure, tapering slightly forwards, the head much 

 deeper and a little wider than 2 ; there are no humps ; 

 on 12 a pair of very prominent warts, the places of 

 the usual dots marked by hairs ; to use Albin's words, 



