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fine hairs, each body segment bears comparatively long, fine hairs arranged more 

 or less transversely, one row on each thoracic segment and two rows on each 

 abdominal segment. All hairs arising from dark tuberculate bases. 

 The younger larva are more uniformly dark reddish brown and the body 

 tapers more strongly from the second thoracic segment which gives the head and 

 first segment an unusually wide appearance. At Rutherford, N. J., the larva w^as 

 parasitized to some extent by Tacliina phycitae Le Baron. Considerable damage 

 can be done to Cotoneaster by the apple leaf-crumpler, especially by reason of its 

 twig feeding habit. Where several are present on a twig, it is soon girdled. 

 Moreover the leaves are small and the branches soon stripped. Arsenicals applied 

 early in the season as in the case of infested apple trees should prove effective. 



A NEW ANISOTA SPECIES FROM MANITOBA (LEPID.) 



BY J. MCDUNNOUGH, PH.D.* 

 Entomological Branch, Ottawa. 



Anisota manitobensis sp. nov. 



i . — Head, thorax, legs and abdomen a deep orange-brown'; primaries 

 somewhat deeper in color than thorax, prominently suffused in basal and terminal 

 areas and at times along inner margin with purplish ; the usual round, white 

 discocellular spot ; an oblique smoky line from apex of wing to inner margin 2/3 

 from base ; secondaries less triangular than in senatoria and much less produced 

 than in virginiensis, similar in color to primaries ; terminal area suffused with 

 purplish and defined inwardly by an oblique, rather broad, smoky line. Beneath 

 much as above, rather bright in color. Expanse, 31-48 inm. 



9 .• — Wings paler than in $ sex with less purplish suft'usion and with 

 smoky subterminal lines broader, less sharply defined and shaded with purple. 



Expanse, 55 mm. 



Holotype. — 1 $ , Aweme, Man. (July 4th, N. Criddle) in Canadian Na- 

 tional Collection. 



Allotype. — 1 9 , Aweme, Man. (June 23rd, N. Criddle) in same Collection. 



Paratypes.—2 $ 's. Awenie, Man. (June 29th, July 4th, N. Criddle) in 

 same Collection. 



The species agrees with stigma Fabr. in the lack of any hyaline area on 

 the primaries of the male ; it diff'ers, however, from this species in the entire 

 lack of any brown sprinkling and the brighter coloration, approaching in this 

 respect nearer lo the females of virginiensis Dru. The males before me vary 

 considerably in size. The species has also been captured, I believe, in the neigh- 

 borhood of Winnipeg. 



A CORRECTION. 

 On page 69, line 2, read "8 p.m." instead of "6 p.m." 



* Contribution from Entomological Branch, Department of Agr., Ottawa. 



