IC THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



DESCRIPTIONS OF LEPIDOPTEROUS LARV^, 



BY WM. BEUTENMULLER, NEW YORK. 



Mamestra lorea, Giien. 



Head black, with dirty, whitish, irregular markings ; antennsB pink. 

 Body of a dirty, creamy, brown color, except the first three segments 

 blackish. Along the dorsum is a series of lozenge shaped blackish 

 patches, one on each segment ; on the dorsum are also two rows of 

 minute piliferous spots and two rows along each side, where there is also 

 on each segment an ill-defined, obUque, blackish stripe. Underside semi- 

 translucent whitish, with a number of minute piliferous spots which bear 

 a short pale brown hair, as also do the spots above. Thoracic feet pale 

 brown. Length 34 mm. Collected April 21st. Imago emerged May 

 1 8th. Food-plants, strawberry and wild geranium. 



Phycis rubifasciella. Pack, variety. 



Head deep chestnut brown, rugose ; mouth parts whitish, cervical 

 shield chestnut brown. Body brown, with a pinkish hue ; on each side 

 of the body are scattered a few minute piliferous spots each, with a short 

 pale brown hair ; on each side of the first and second segment is a shiny 

 black spot. Thoracic feet black ; abdominal leg concolorous to the body, 

 which is the same as above. Length, 13 mm. Collected May 30th. 

 Imago emerged Jrne X7th. Food plant, alder. Living in a horn-shaped 

 case. Another form of this species was published by me in the Ent. 

 Anaer., V., p. 38. 



Salebria contatella, Grote. 



Head jet black, shining, as is also the cervical shield. Body pale 

 green, with a series of about four or five longitudinal stripes, almost of the 

 same hue, along each side, where there are three rows of minute pilifer- 

 ous spots, each bearing a short, light brown hair. Underside of body 

 same color as above, except the first segment, dull black. The segments 

 slightly decrease in she toward the posterior portion of the body. 

 Length, 15 mm. Food-plant, locust (Robinia pseudacacia). Living 

 singly between two leaves spun together flatly. June 5 th. Imago 

 emerged July 8th. 



BoTYS FissALis, Grote. 



Head small, pale brown, shiny ; mouth parts pitchy. Body very 

 shiny, yellowish white, semi-translucent, with a number of piliferous spots 

 concolorous to the body, except those in the first, second and third seg- 



