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Show 1880.] LORD WALSINGHAM ON NEW TINEID.E. 91 to the apical margin, with a semi-detached elongate spot at the upper edge of its inner extremity, a small detached streak lying above its outer extremity. At the base of the wing is a small spot, followed by one long and two shorter streaks along the lower edge of the cell, beneath which are three spots, the second and third sometimes connected by an arched line. A reduplicated spot lies above the anal angle, and a small single spot at the base of the dorsal margin. Besides these there are eight small spots along the apical margin, and four on the costal side of the apex. Hind wings pale grey, cilia slightly paler. Abdomen bright orange-ochreous. The first and second pairs of legs grey, annulated with black, the third pair bright orange-ochreous; the tarsi annulated with black and white. Expanse 30 to 32 millims. o* and 2 and beautifully preserved larvae received from the Rev. H. Hocking of Dharmsala, in the Punjaub, a most energetic collector and careful observer, after whom I have much pleasure in naming this species, whilst acknowledging his kind and much-valued assistance. Larva pale yellow and black, with a tinge of orange at the side of each segment. Head black, with a pale yellowish stripe across the face, second segment orange and black. Along the middle of the back is a row of conspicuous pale yellow spots, two on each segment after the third, the anterior spot sliglitly indented at the sides and behind, sharply indented in front with black, the second somewhat square, with a black spot in its centre. On each side of the back is a reduplicated black stripe, containing about three pale yellowish spots on each segment. The sides of the segments about the spiracles are pale yellowish with an orange tinge, spotted with black ; and above the legs runs a narrow black festooned stripe. There are several wart-like tufts of thinly growing hairs on each segment. Anterior legs black, prolegs pale yellowish. Found April 26th, at an elevation of about 4000 feet, feeding on "Poonah," probably Ehretia serrata, Rox., one of theBoragineae. Mr. Hocking says of this larva : - " On Poonah tree, wonderfully active, with a snake-like action, exceedingly swift, either backwards or forwards, at pleasure ; spun up the 3rd of May, came out 4th to 9th of June." L A M P R O N I A , Zeller. L A M P R O N I A O R E G O N E L L A , sp. nov. (Plate XII. fig. 11.) Capite supra hirsuto flavo, antennis pubescentibus albo et fusco annulatis ; alis anticis brunneis, fasciis duabus et puncto costali ante apicem cum ciliis canis, posticis cinereis. Head orange-yellow, very rough above, smoother in front. Antennae of the male pubescent, scarcely half the length of the fore wings, annulated with white and fuscous. Fore wings brown, with two fasciae and a costal spot white, a fascia at the basal fourth pointing obliquely inwards from the costa, and wider on the dorsal margin; another fascia, slightly beyond the middle, which appears |