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Syntomeida epilais Walk. Rare in 1890; one seen in 1900, 

 but Mr. P. C. Truman secured several examples. Larva on 

 oleander, but the native food plant is Echites umbcllata, as both 

 Mrs. Slosson and Mr. Truman have taken the larva on this plant. 

 (Larva, Ins. Life, II, 360; Journ. N. Y. Ent. Soc., IV, 72.) 



Lymire cdwardsiiGrt. Not uncommon in 1890 ; rare in 1900. 

 In one season, about 1895, I was told that these larvaa had so 

 defoliated the "rubber trees" as to alarm the inhabitants; but 

 they have not been common again. (Larva, Ins. Life, II, 361.) 



Eucereon confine H.-S. Decidedly rare, the larvae on Phili- 

 bertia viminalis and Vincetoxicum palustre. (Larva, Proc. U. 

 S. N. M., XXIII, 262.) 



Eupseudosoma Jloridum Grt. Also a rare species. The 

 handsome, brush-like larvae were occasionally found on the species 

 of Eugenia. (Larva, Proc. U. S. N. M., XXIII, 258.) 



ARCTIID^E. 



Utetheisa bella Linn. The moths were not uncommon in 

 1900, flying over Crotalaria, near the ocean beach. I found the 

 larvas on this plant in 1890. 



Calhdota * strigosa Walk. A few larvae occurred to me on 

 the Gucttarda elliptica and they proved to belong to this spe 

 cies ; no moths were taken. The species is rare and the larvae 

 hard to find on account of their habit of hiding in the day time. 

 (Larva, Proc. U. S. N. M., XXII, 268.) 



Halisidota cinctipes Grt. Not found in either year, but several 

 were bred in 1895 from larvae feeding on Coccoloba floridana. 

 (Larva, Psyche, VII, 450.) 



Pygarctia abdominalisGvt. I have not taken this moth, but 

 Mrs. Slosson says she has met with it not unfrequently at Palm 

 Beach. 



Ecpantheria scribonia Stoll. Common in 1890; a few seen in 

 1900. The big black larvae with their red bands used to be a 

 conspicuous feature. (Larva, Can. Ent., XXIII, 106.) 



Spilosoma virginica Fab. At light, not common. Larva not 

 seen. 



Leucarctia acrcea Dru. Bred in 1890 from Iarva3 feeding on 

 common weeds . 



To this list Mrs. Slosson adds Euhalisidota longa and Arctia 

 phyllira. 



PERICOPID^E. 



Composia fidelissima H. S. Not uncommon in both years in 

 the beach region. Handsome larva on Echites umbellata, occa- 



*New generic name for Theages Dyar (nee Walker), Can. Ent., 

 XXIX, 217. 



