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perpendicular, a little sloping and bulging superstigmatally, but not 

 forming a decided lateral ridge ; joint 13 produced into a rather long, 

 narrow, pointed tail, marked with reddish-purple above. Body 

 closely covered with small transparent granulations; color light 

 yellowish-green, dorsal region dark green, with a small dorsal dot 

 on each joint (joints 6-11) largely surrounded with pale yellowish- 

 green, reaching to the subdorsal lines except on joint 11. Sides 

 nearly uniform yellowish-green ; above the lateral bulge is a seg- 

 mental row of depi'essed darker spots, beginning on joint 4 and 

 becoming indistinct after joint 9 ; on the lateral bulge a row of 

 yellowish spots on joint 6-9. Spiracles white, small, round, coni- 

 cally elevated. A white line borders the venter, which is colorless. 

 Thoracic feet small, abdominal ones wanting-, as usual in the familv. 

 Head green, jaws brown, ocelli black. Length of larva 11 mm., 

 width 5.5 mm., height 3.5 mm. 



The subdorsal and lateral ridges have traces of tubercles, not 

 elevated, but a little smoother than the rest of the body, bearing 

 very minute short setfe, just perceptible with a lens in certain lights. 



Eulimacodes scapha Harris. 



Head retracted under the fleshy folds of joint 2, joint 2 under 3. 

 Body highest at joint T, the dorsum rounding over rapidly to head 

 and tail. Sides perpendicular, sunken in the middle. Subdorsal 

 ridge sharp, elevated; dorsum flat; joint 13 produced into a pointed 

 tail. The ridge on each side, at joints 7 and 8, is elevated into a 

 rounded, smooth process, or there may be only one proces^ or none. 

 Body segments not well distinguished ; on the sides joints 3 and 

 13 have one, 4 to 12 two (one above the other), smooth, irregularly 

 elliptical plates; on dorsum joints 3-13 have each a plate, hexagonal, 

 transversely elongate, as wide as the dorsum, the angles between 

 the successive plates filled in with little triangular pieces. Between 

 the dorsal and lateral series of plates the skin is closely scaled. 

 Body smooth, the scaled part shining. Color green, a large round 

 white spot on the subdorsal ridge on joint 10, or there may be two 

 or even three of these spots. Usually there is only one prominence 

 on the subdorsal ridge, viz., on joint 7. The body is often all green 

 with a narrow yellow dorsal line, or the back or sides in patches or 

 even very extensively marked with lu'ownish cream color on the 

 plates, and dark brown mottlings on the scaled parts. These mark- 

 ings are not quite alike in any two individuals. Spiracles pale 

 whitish. Thoracic feet minute, abdominal feet absent, the venter 



