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succeeding segment in a triangular yellow spot ; on the 

 ninth segment these spots coalesce, forming a yellow 

 blotch ; head shining yellow ; face pale greenish ; 

 mandibles pale brown ; cheek-spots dark brown ; the 

 dorsal and subdorsal tubercles are black, the remainder 

 are of the ground-colour, bearing tufts of hairs ; legs 

 semitransparent, tipped with brown. Eut. xvi. 27. 



Aciptilia palndam, Zell. 

 (Plate 18. fig. 8.) 

 Loc. Cambridge fens. 

 Occurs in June. Flies at dusk, 



ALUCITID^. 



Alucita hexadactyla, L. 



poli/dacti/la, lib. 



(Plate 18. fig. 9.) 



Loc. Scotland (widely distributed), Glasgow,Dunoon, 

 Bothwell, Devon, Bramham, Doncaster, Huddersfield, 

 Sheffield, Scarborough, Lundy Island, Norwich, Merton, 

 Lynn, Cheshire, Colchester, Hastings, Blarney, Wick- 

 low, Pembroke. 



This species occurs from July to April, hybernating 

 in outhouses &c. 



The larva feeds on the flowers of the honeysuckle in 

 June. It leaves the food-plant when full-fed and 

 pupates in the ground. 



The ground-colour of the larva is reddish pink, be- 



