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though nine days on the road four larvse reached me. One had just passed 

 2nd moult, one was swollen -for 2nd moult, and two were in middle of 

 second stage. 



DESCRIPTION OF LARVA OF L. EROS. 



Shortly before 2nd moult — Length .2 ; another .24 inch. Shape of 

 Disippus at same stage, but the color red-brown, the sides darker ; the 

 dorsal patch red-buff ; the processes on 3rd segment measuring .03 inch, 

 stout at base, tapering- to top, black, the knobs on their sides tawny. 



After 2nd moult — Length .35 inch ; red-brown ; all the tubercles 

 except those on the dorsal patch reddish, this patch yellow-buff; the pro- 

 cesses on 3 now .05 inch, black and as before. 



After 3rd moult — Length .4 inch ; body very red ; the processes on 

 3 now .14 inch long, black, slender, bent forward at top ; many sharp thorns 

 about the sides, and these as well as the stems are shining black, 

 except the tips of the thorns, which are tawny ; the dorsal patch yellow- 

 white. Duration of this stage 5 days. 



After 4th moult (6 hours after) — Length .7 inch ; segments 2, 3, 4 

 red-tawny, clear colored, very little specked with black ; 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13 

 red-ferruginous, with little or no black ; the patch on 9, and partly cover- 

 ing 8 and 10, reddish-tawny; the side stripe on basal ridge red-tawny, 

 the processes on 3 vary from .2 to .26 inch long, slender, tapering 

 regularly from base to top, their sides much covered with separated sharp 

 spurs of irregular sizes ; the tips of these are tawny, but all else and the 

 processes are shining black ; between these are two fine crested tuber- 

 culations, color of the ground ; on 4 are two large crests at the ends of 

 the dorsal ridge, and two between these ; 5 has two small crests and 

 three rows of red bead-like processes ; 6 has an elevated ridge with a 

 mamilloid process at each end, the top crested ; the succeeding 

 segments have but two dorsal tubercles to each, and to 1 1 they are 

 small ; on the patch concolored ; 7 is beaded like 5, and n and 12 are 

 much beaded ; 13 has two pairs of prominent processes, one quite at the 

 extremity, and these are largest; on 12 two large tapering processes 

 crested at tops ; all crests are composed of little knobs like rice 

 grains, and are red ; similar small crested tubercles on the sides, one row 

 above, one below spiracles ; feet and legs red ; head obovoid, depressed 

 at top, the vertices high ; color wholly red, except over mandibles across 



