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the exception of a darker dorsal stripe and a darker lateral stripe, 

 above the spiracles; the entire surface covered with fine short whitish 

 hairs, and larger more scattered blackish ones ; ventral surface slightly 

 lighter than dorsal. 



Pupa. When the pupa first emerges it is light yellowish green, 

 darker around the head and thorax. The median dorsal line is yellow, 

 and is most manifest on the first three segments and on the seventh and 

 tenth inclusive. There is also a lateral yellowish line beginning on the 

 fifth segment and continuing to the posterior end. There are a few 

 black dots on each abdominal segment. As the pupa grows older its 

 color changes to a light creamy white ; a lateral black stripe appears, 

 and the wing cases and thorax become decorated with a variety of black 

 markings. These markings vary a great deal in different individuals. 

 The outlines of the pupa also become more irregular; a projection 

 appearing on the head, another on the dorsal line of the thorax, and 

 two others, one just above the inner angle of each wing case. These 

 projections are much like those on the chrysalis of P. rapae, but are 

 more pronounced. Length, 21 mm. 



Plagodis schuylkillensis : a new Geometric!. 

 BY JOHN A. GROSSBECK. 



Of all our Atlantic Coast Geometridse it would appear that 

 such large and strikingly colored forms as the species of Pla- 

 godis would long since have been described ; nevertheless, in 

 a recent paper in this journal (Vol. XVIII, p. 206), Mr. Pear- 

 sail characterizes a new one and separates two other species 

 which had theretofore been regarded as belonging to a single 

 species. It was even more surprising when Dr. Henry Skin- 

 ner sent to me through Professor J. B. Smith two examples of 

 a species which I could not identify in the Hulst collection nor 

 in the literature, and my conclusion that it was new was con- 

 firmed by Mr. Pearsall to whom the specimens were sent for 

 verification. It may be described as follows : 



Plagodis schuylkillensis n. sp. 



Expanse, 30.5 31.5 mm. across the apices of the wings, Anal 

 angle of forewings excavated as in cmargataria Gn. Head, palpi and 

 collar purplish-brown, remainder of thorax and ground color of 

 wings deep ochreous. Intradiscal line purplish-brown, rather narrow, 

 and vaguely indicated, especially posteriorly where it is almost obso- 



