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„ ,„„,» of th, fourth „g„,=,.t (tbi, one U — '-^'-'■"^""''^""j 
satiated mvselt that it is really an a„ort»,-e, aud not merely an approach of 
^ttf. to the ™.faoe, , the others a.e sitnated .ore Jowa,^ the „.d^ of 
.eepecti.e segment., so that the last font or five may be sa.d to be so placed 
:Z th segment, as n.nal, ha. no spiracle. The .«.. .. »^. ed^. 
.„,..„.. wh.ch .pins a White sil.en -»" ^^J-' ^t, I e^a::" ', 
bich I have not succeeded in rearmg.-T. Algernon ohai-m , 
ary, 1870. 
,„cn.«.« 0/ »e .~ ./ Noc.ua I,aM«-On September lUb, ^^^^^^^^ 
/ .,L from Mr G B. Long.taff an abundant .upply of eggs of thiB 
rthrhTbeinbti:. from seLal females in captivity by Mr. G. Norman, 
Ztgr.ero dotne-ehaped, flattened, and slightly concave ^""^^■'^'^ 
-::r:^:::r::ra3..oi_i.bh^^^^ 
tft:t:r\:"rr:L::ra;iirLwn,.iththeirminntetnbe.^^^^^^ 
f were three -eighths ot an men long, ^^^^ 
::rr:irrardr.:::r::^^ — -^ 
\ri;::r:::i..one.thirdgro,™.e„han^^^^^^^^ 
,od, their colour, being then ^^^ » ^ ttngth longer-perhap. when fully 
. and three-eighth. to one and ''»'';''-'°°'' '"J/^ '„ J ,, ,,, head which i. 
•'""\:artrer::::;r:rt:irrri:iper.and.iope.d„wn^n. 
;z:::Lr:r— ,othe,.i.o.eh^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
The great feature in the colouring of this ^PJ^ ^J ^^^^ ^^^ ,,^e 
th the rest of the body, and, although the Pf ^J ^^JJ ^.^^, ^^,^^ of 
.ughout the numerous -^^-^ ;:;:^^^^^^^^^ cin- 
lour-from whit..h.ochrcons-throngu g.ey , „„ their back.. 
,m„n.brown. rich orauge-brown, to tue ^''l^^J^l'^^ZZt uumher. The 
\r"re::"<iirr:idrrre:o:Uhtochrecu.,de,icateiy 
: less distinctly appear, a '^;^;'^^:^;J^^::Z":^, ground colour between 
>ni.hing into the ground colon the dorsaU .^ .^ ^^^^^^ ^_^_ 
„„ line, of ^^^^XT'^l'Tt begL i of each .egment, and thence 
itertupted, being v...ble only at the beginu g 
"r:u:!dliu:°:r"ther paler than the ground colour, edged above 
