THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. IT^" 



along the crest ; posterior edge of the ventral segments and genital pieces, 

 pale, the valves above fulvous. 



Elytra transparent ; basal third smoky-brown, omitting the humerus 

 and costal region ; a broad brown band occupies the apical third of the 

 costa, and narrows to about one-half this width at the internal apical angle ; 

 this band includes a clear spot on its costal base, and omits about six of 

 the apical areoles. In the female, this costal, clear spot is much larger 

 than in the male, and coalesces with the clear, apical areoles. The veins 

 are sanguineous within the limits of the brown, apical band, and in the 

 stigmatal region are broadly bordered vvith the same color ; this color also 

 appears in the veins of the basal brown patch in deeply colored examples. 

 Wings clear, with a smoky tip, and a larger, slightly suffused, area at the 

 base. 



Described from five individuals — a pair taken in coitu Sept. 3rd, 1888, 

 two females taken the same day, and another female taken by W. J. 

 Palmer, Jr., of this city, a week later, all at Lancaster, N. Y. Three of 

 these were beaten from maples, and two from uncertain trees — probably 

 maple or beech. 



I take pleasure in dedicating this beautiful little species to our leading 

 American Hemipterist, Mr. P. R. Uhler, whose disinterested and unfail- 

 ing kindness has been an inspiration and help to me in my studies of 

 these insects. 



CORRESPONDENCE, 



GRAPTA J-ALBUM. 



Dear Sir : Having heard that the larvae and food-plant of Grapta 

 j-album were unknown, I thought that I should do well in informing you, 

 since you could best make known my little discovery, that I have bred the 

 butterfly from young larvge, which fed on silver birch (Betula papyrifera). 

 Not knowing what they were, I neglected to make a long or careful descrip- 

 tion of them ; nevertheless, I hope the following observations may be of 

 some value : — The larvas were black, with two dorsal, two sub-dorsal and 

 two super-stigmatal rows of white spots and smudges, three or four on each 

 segment,* with one dorsal and two sub-dorsal rows of shining black, branch- 

 ing spines ; two super-stigmatal rows tipped with red, and two sub- 



* There were also other smaller white spots scattered over the body. 



