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98. Polites peckius, K. Scarce. 



99. Euphyes rerna, Edw. Scarce. 



100. Euphyes metacomet, H. Scarce. 



101. Euphyes bellns, Edw. None observed. 



102. Euphyes fusca, G. and R. None observed. 



103. Limochroes manataaqua, Sc. None observed. 



104. Prcnes ocola, Edw. None observed. 



105. Phycanassa viator, Edw. One specimen taken by the writer. 



106. Phycanassa delaware, Edw. None observed. 



107. Calpodes cthlius, Cr. Discovered breeding here, several speci- 

 mens taken. 



108. Pholisora catitllus, F. Common. 



109. Pholisora hayhursti, Edw. Common. 



1 10. Hesperia tessellata,-Sc. Common. 



in. Anthomaster leonardus, H. None observed. 



112. Amblyscirtes vialis, Edw. Rather scarce. 



113. Amblyscirtes samoset. Sc. Rather scarce. 



114. Eudamus tityrus, F. Not as common as usual. 



115. Eudamus lycidas, S. and A. Abundant. 



116. Eudamus bathyllus, S. and A. Fairly swarming. 



117. Eudamus pylades, Sc. None observed. 



118. Thanaos brizo, B. and L. Common. 



119. Thanaos martialis, Sc. Common. 



120. Thanaos juvenalis, F. Very scarce. 



121. Thanaos naevius, L. None observed. 



A Dry Year's Yield of Catocalae (Lepid.) 1911. 



By R. R. ROWLEY and L. BERRY, Louisiana, Missouri. 



Everybody remembers how warm the first of February was, 

 in fact how warm the entire season has been. Insects began to 

 fly early. 



The first moth from a cocoon was an Indian Caligula on the 

 25th of March. After that Cricula and Antherea and, all 

 through April, numbers of Thais polyccna. 



The first larva of Catocala was of illccta, half an inch long, 

 on April 2<Sth. After continued search through May, hardly 

 a dozen caterpillars of this species were found, where the 

 senior author had always before found them abundantly. It 

 was evidently not an illccta year. 



Some of the few larvae found were but freshly hatched, 



