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natural mistake considering that the coloring and pattern are quite like 

 that genus, and quite unlike the members of the genus to which it appears 

 to belong. In structure it agrees best with Apodemia (I might say it 

 agrees altogether), but the pattern of the under surface is not like any 

 member of that genus known to me, being more like the arrangement 

 found in Echenais. If color therefore can be called a structural character, 

 the species belongs to no known genus, but as I do not consider this to 

 be the case, I should certainly refer it to Apodemia." 



Coalburgh, W. Va., Dec. 9, 1880. W. H. Edwards. 



on hyphantria textor. 

 Dear Sir, — 



Hyphantria textor (Harris) made its appearance in this locality on 

 May loth, and from that date to the 13th I captured 53 ^ examples and 

 ID $. 



On June 17th the second brood appeared, and in three days I took 

 41 ^ and 10 $. 



Unfortunately, at the time of the appearance of the third brood, it 

 commenced raining, and for two weeks, almost every day or evening, we 

 had heavy showers, nearly exterminating lepidoptera. 



In the first brood every male had the black spots on the primaries, 

 from a single spot on each wing to almost covered, and in some examples 

 a spot on the secondaries. In the second brood all were white, not an 

 example with the least trace of a mark, the females in both broods 

 entirely white. I anxiously waited for the third brood, but for reasons 

 above, did not see a single specimen. My object was this : — Has the first 

 brood or that which remains over winter only, the black spots ? or does 

 H. textor alternate? Will some of your readers please answer the above 

 questions through your valuable journal. 



August 3rd, 1880. James S. Johnson, Frankford, Penn'a. 



Dear Sir, — 



In connection with Mr. Fletcher's interesting article on Calosoma, I 

 send you my experience of scrutator. On nth June I left Hamilton for 

 Long Point. I had half a day to spend at Port Dover before the boat 

 left. About noon a strong breeze sprung up from the S. W., which drove 

 the waves up the shore. I took a stroll along the beach, and had not 

 gone far when I saw a greenback just landed, making rapid strides with 



