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second pair of pro-legs mere points. A looper in motion. Color of the 

 middle of the body from joint 2 to ii pale dull yellow, with a slight leaden 

 hue ; head, joint i and the anal joint slightly reddish, these parts lacking 

 the leaden hue. All the feet pale. Hairs arising from piliferous spots 

 gray. Head about one third broader than the body. Duration of this 

 period 3 days. 



After ist Moult. — Length .20 inch. The whole of the dorsum pale 

 green with traces of lines only on the thoracic and the posterior segments. 

 On the sides two prominent reddish brown lines separated by a narrow 

 green one. There is a very faint reddish subdorsal line. None of the 

 piliferous spots are prominent except the posterior pair of the dorsal on 

 joint 4, which are slightly enlarged and black. Head pale reddish brown 

 mottled with darker. The first and second pairs of pro-legs a little more 

 prominent. The larvae are very active. Duration of this period 3 days. 



After 2nd Moult. — Length .55 inch. The general color of the dor- 

 sum is pale grayish green tinged with brown at the extremities. Dorsal 

 line composed of two greenish white lines with a narrow space of the 

 ground color between. Subdorsal line dull white. On the sides are three 

 stripes separated by narrow white lines. The middle stripe is blackish 

 brown considerably tinged with green on joints 4 and 5, and containing 

 the stigmata. The other two stripes are paler with more green. The 

 general color of head is brown, the stripes of the body extending irregu- 

 larly over it, though considerably mottled. Feet pale brown. Piliferous 

 spots black, the posterior dorsal pair of joint 4 prominent in color, a little 

 so in elevation. Part of hairs from piliferous spots black, part brown. 

 Venter gray with black spots in the middle of the joints. Duration of 

 this period 4 days. 



After 3rd Moult. — Length .75 inch. The dorsal space is in three 

 distinct stripes, separated by two white lines. The dorsal or central stripe 

 has an imperfect faint dorsal line, the rest of the stripe being pale mottled 

 with brownish. The stripe between this and the subdorsal is brown mot- 

 tled with greenish. The sides striped much as in the last period, the 

 stripes separated by white lines. The upper of the three is like the dorsal 

 stripe, pale inclining to carneous ; the second or stigmatal is like the one 

 in the dorsal space. The stripes are a little darker on the thoracic joints 

 than elsewhere. Piliferous spots black, the posterior dorsal pair of joint 

 4 prominent as before. The articulations or incissures of the joints in the 



