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Mr. Grote writes me that the moth into which this larva is finally 

 transformed is the Hypena humuli of Harris ; but the larva which Harris 

 described as H. humuli is that of the moth Hypena evanidalis of Robinson. 



Calpe canadensis, Bethune. — Body bluish white ; a stigmatal yellow 

 stripe ; a dorsal row of transverse black dashes ; a row of transverse 

 black dashes just above the yellow stigmatal stripe ; some of the black 

 dashes in this row unite with some of those in the dorsal row, forming 

 transverse black bands ; venter black, or deep green ; thoracic legs brown, 

 the others black ; head shining yellow, marked with two black spots on 

 upper part of face, three black spots near the jaws, and a black spot on 

 each side of the head ; length i y£ inches. Feeds on Meadow-rue 

 (Thalictrum). April 20 to August 10. Spins a cocoon. 



Pseudoglossa lubricalis, Geyer. — Body dull purplish brown ; on 

 the back are two rows of alternate black and yellow tubercles, the black 

 ones situated on the anterior part of the segment • the tip of each tubercle 

 is bent over at nearly right angles, the tips of the black ones being bent 

 backward, and those of the yellow ones forward ; some of the black 

 tubercles are ringed with yellow at the base ; on the sides of the body are 

 a few piliferous spots, each giving rise to a short bristle ; head dirty 

 blackish ; length /s inch. Feeds on grass. Usually found beneath 

 pieces of wood lying upon the ground. June 15 to July 20. Spins 

 a cocoon. 



Scepsis fulvicollis, Hiibner. — A dark colored dorsal line, then a 

 pale greenish stripe on which is a row of small warts ; next to this stripe 

 is a pink line, then a pale yellow line, then a dark greenish, slate-colored 

 stripe on which is a row of small warts ; the spiracles are situated on the 

 lower part of this stripe, below the warts ; below this stripe is a pale yellow 

 line ; between this line and the legs are two rows of small warts ; from 

 each of the above warts proceeds a thin, spreading cluster of whitish 

 hairs ; venter pale greenish-yellow ; head shining yellow ; length 1 inch. 

 Feeds on grass ; June 15 to August 1. Spins a cocoon. 



Chytolita morbidalis, Guenee. — Body somewhat flattened beneath 

 and broadly convex above, reddish, mottled with yellow ; a dark colored 

 dorsal line ; segment 1st darker than the others, dotted with black ; on 

 each side of each of the segments 2 and 3 are seven piliferous spots, the 

 first four arranged transversely, the next two obliquely, the lowest one 



