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8th, when full grown, moving rapidly across a road. It buried in the 

 ground the following day. 



Rev. Dr. Schmidt, of New York, informs me that he has met with 

 it several times, feeding on Purslane (Portulaccn oleracea). 



Pupa. 1.50 in. long, .40 in. broad. Color pale reddish-brown, mot- 

 tled with black in its impressed portions. Head-case rounded, corru- 

 gated, projecting by one-half more than the length of the first segment 

 beyond it. Tongue-case buried, corrugated, reaching beyond the tips 

 of the wing-cases. Tips of the antennae-cases, reaching nearly to the 

 tips of the anterior leg-cases in the 9 . Wing-cases, in transverse cor- 

 ruo-ations and mottlings. Second segment but moderately rounded, 

 darker anteriorly. The third segment, without folds, nearly black. 

 The abdominal segments with confluent punctulations, more distinct on 

 their anterior margin — the black prevailing dorsally. The posterior 

 seu-ments regularly tapering and contracted ; the anal plate of small 

 size. Stigmata, black — the first stigma linear. Terminal spine .15 in. 

 long, curved, rounded, granulated, sub-spinous near the tip, regularly 

 tapering to a delicate tip. bifid under a lens. Described from a pupa- 

 case, of which the color may possibly vary from that of the living pupa. 



Imaqo. I have taken it abundantly, on the 25th of May, and for a 

 few days following, about the blossoms of the common Lilac at sunset 

 and during an hour thereafter, in company with Thyre,m Nessus and 

 T. Abhotii. Subsequent annual visits to the same locality have failed 

 to o-ive me a single individual of either of the above species. Although 

 usually commencing its flight at twilight, chamxnerii has been known 

 to be on the wing in the day time, and to enter houses through open 

 windows. 



Deilephila lineata Fabr. 



Larva. 2.75 in. long. Body tapering as in cliamsenerii, grass green. 

 Midway of stigmata and vascular line, a series of nine lighter green 

 spots, commencing on the third segment, margined above and below 

 with black, which connects anteriorly — the superior margins connected 

 by a delicate black line, forming a stripe from the head to the caudal 

 horn. Horn, .30 in. long, stout, roughly granulated, light green, tipped 

 with black. Stigmata, margined with black. 



Taken Oct. 4th, upon the ground ; on the Gth, spun some threads in 



