152 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [October, 



Platysamia Gloveri var. reducta. 



This is a very curious dwarf form, flying in the highest part 

 of the Colorado range of the Rocky Mountains. The discal spot 

 in primaries invariably touches the transverse posterior white 

 band. The reddish brown space containing the discal spot and 

 bordered by the white basal and transverse posterior bands is so 

 narrow that in most of the examples it shrinks to a mere black 

 line at the centre of -interior margin. The basal reddish brown 

 area containing the discal spot of secondaries is so narrow, that 

 it never exceeds 25 mm. in its measure. In other respects the 

 insect tallies with the typical form. 



It is easily distinguished by its minimal size of body and wings, 

 and by the transverse band connecting with discal spot of prima- 

 ries. Expanse of wings $ , 83 mm. ; 85 mm. Length of body, 

 , 25 mm.; ?, 25 mm. 



Types coll. B. Neumoegen. 



Described from a number of examples taken at an altitude of 

 11,000 feet by Mr. D. Bruce in July, 1890, at Gibson Gulch, 

 Colorado. 



ON THE EARLY STAGES OF SOME MOTHS. 



By WM. BEUTENMULLER, New York. 



Cherocampa tersa Linn. 



LARVA. Body pale green, with very fine longitudinal irrora- 

 tions. Head small, smooth, green; mouth parts black; along 

 the subdorsum is a rather broad, white band running from the 

 fourth segment to the caudal horn on the eleventh segment; on 

 the band is placed, on each segment, a round black ring, the one 

 on the fourth segment with a black eye-like spot in the centre. 

 Color of the underside of the body and all the legs concolorous 

 to the above; caudal horn reddish, with the apex black. Length 

 about 60 mm. 



The larva figured by Abbot and Smith (Ins. Ga. p. 75, pi. 38) 

 has in each of the black rings along the subdorsum a large red 

 spot. In all my specimens, six in number, no sign of the red 

 spots was apparent. 



FOOD-PLANT. Manettia bicolor. September. 



Pyromorpha dimidiata H.-S. 



EGG. Ovate, pale yellow, smooth, shining, slightly flattened 



