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and Lagoa. The two latter are curious, and show some resemblances to 

 the following group, Cochlidiince. Carama may be described by Curtis 

 also. The genera Orgyia and Dasychira are shared with Europe ; in 

 the old world the representation of the Dasychirince seems to be far 

 greater than in the new. 



PARTIAL PREPARATORY STAGES OF CATOCALA 



INNUBENS, Guen. 



BY G. H. FRENCH, CARBONDALE, ILL. 



April 28, 1887, a single .larva of a then unknown Catocala was found 

 on a Honey Locust which proved to be this species. By its appearance 

 it had seemingly passed the first moult. Hence the egg and first stage of 

 the larva is lacking in this account of its life history. If my conjecture 

 be true, my description will begin with the conventional '• after the first 

 moult." Length, .26 inch. Color pale greenish, the anterior two and 

 posterior three joints whitish ; four purplish red stripes on each side, the 

 lower somewhat broken ; head mottled, but not heavily so ; piliferous 

 spots black, with short black hairs. Shape as usual with Catocala larvae. 

 Duration of this period unknown. 



After 2nd Moult. — Length, .40 inch. Color, pale dull purplish rose 

 in nine longitudinal stripes alternating with pale greenish white lines, the 

 rose darker on the head and joint 2, shading into the pale rose on joint 

 3 ; the dorsal stripe a narrow line on joints 2 to 4, broken between the 

 joints and narrow on the last three joints ; stripe 2 (counting the dorsal 

 one) contains the dorsal piliferous spots ; stripe 3 without any piliferous 

 spots ; stripe 4 with the lateral piliferous spots ; below this a broken and 

 irregular stripe that contains the lowest piliferous spots. These stripes 

 are of the double line kind, each edge darker than the middle, though 

 there is little difference in any of them except the lowest or number 5, 

 which has more or less of the greenish white in its centre. Piliferous spots 

 black, conspicuous, the short hairs black ; head reddish purple with 

 mottlings of broken white lines. Duration of this period four days. 



After 3rd Moult. — Length, .80 inch. Color, pale green, with seven 

 dark reddish purple stripes on each side, composed of contiguous dots ; 

 head striped with purplish black and white ; the dark on joint 2 black, 





