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figure, and I am the more confirmed in the opinion which I have for some 

 time entertained, that much of Abbot's work in this direction is unreliable. 



W. H. Edwards. 



i. PAMPHILA PHYLEUS, Drury. 



Mature Larva- — Length .7 inch ; fusiform ; of a uniform dull green, 

 and thickly granulated with pale points ; collar on second segment dark 

 brown ; head small, smooth but puncticulate, dark brown. 



Chrysalis — Length .5 inch ; nearly cylindrical ; the head, thorax and 

 abdomen pubescent ; color pale green ; a black line, interrupted on the 

 posterior segments, extends from back of head case to last segment ; a 

 lateral black streak on the thorax and a lateral row of black spots on the 

 abdomen ; more or less punctured throughout ; the wing cases paler, con- 

 tracted behind into a subulate point ; anal hook stout, spine-like. The 

 imago emerged 2nd July. The larva fed on grass. 



(In Bois. and Lee, this larva is represented as pale green, with two 

 broad longitudinal sub-dorsal darker green bands, and a stripe above the 

 feet. The chrysalis accompanying is green with no apparent marks 

 except a row of reddish points on side of abdomen.) 



2. PAMPHILA BRETTUS, Bois. and Lee. 



Egg — White, smooth, hemispherical ; laid on Paspalum setaceum 

 (grass) July 4th ; hatched 10th July. 



Young Larva— White with large black head, and black collar. On 

 21st July one-half inch long; color greenish-white. Aug. 3rd, r inch; 

 fusiform ; pale green with a dark dorsal stripe and an obscure line on 

 either side ; collar black, and separated from it on either side a black 

 dot ; spiracles black ; head rounded, projecting obliquely, granulated 

 with black, the sides of face and two streaks on upper face yellow-white. 

 Made chrysalis Aug. 5 th. 



Chrysalis — .75 inch; color pale green, the abdomen whitish ; wing 

 cases smooth, faintly veined ; the antennae cases extending in a filiform 

 point to the end of the abdomen ; on either side of head case a dark 

 point, and a row of dark points along side of abdomen. Imago emerged 

 14th August. 



The larva forms a tube with the leaves in which it lies concealed dur- 

 ing the day, feeding mostly at night. 



