226 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [September, 



long, light brown hairs rising from brown dots; head bluish white. 

 Food-plant Taraxacum. Larva moulted August i2th. 



After first moult. Two-eighths of an inch long; pea-green, 

 with white subdorsal and side lines. Moulted August 2oth. 



After second moult. Length nine-twentieths of an inch; color 

 pale pea-green; subdorsal and side lines yellowish white; spira- 

 cles of the same color; between the subdorsal lines the back is 

 mottled with yellowish white. Moulted September ist. 



After third moult. Length three-fourths of an inch; no per- 

 ceptible change in color and markings. Moulted September i5th. 



Full grown larva. One inch and a quarter long; somewhat 

 attenuated towards the head; color pale green; dorsal line darker 

 green this line is widened in the middle of every segment, 



thus XX ; the side lines are white. The larva spun up Sep- 

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tember 24th, gathering some of the leaves about it. 

 Cocoon. Silken, rather flimsy, yellowish white. 

 Part of the brood went into hibernation after second moult. 



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Los Angeles County, California, Rhopalocera taken from 



Feb. 16 to 28, 1893. 



By ERNEST J. OSLAR. 



1. Danais archippus. 10. Chrysophanus helloides. 



2. Agraulis vanillce. n. Lyccena antiatis. 



3. Melittza editha. var. behrii. 



" palla. acmon. 



rubicunda. 12. Pieris vernalis. 



chalcedon. 13. Anthocharis cethura. 



4. Phyciodes mylitta. reakirtii. 



5. Vanessa antiopa. 14. Meganostoma eurydicc. 



6. Pyrameis atalanta. 15. Colias ariadne. 



" cardui. " harfordii. 



carye. 16. Papilio rutulus. 



7. Junonia cccnia. zolicaon. 



8. Ccenonympha California. 17. Pamphila napa. 



9. Tkeclairus. 18. Pyrgus tessellata. 



var. arsace. 19. Nismiades icelus. 

 dumetorum. " pacuvius. 



