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shaped, the three last segments reddish brown. Tuft of terminal spines 

 of the same color. The creature has a gelatinous appearance ; and this, 

 together -with its agitation when disturbed, reminds one of Young Blight's 

 description of Old Dolls : " All a-shaking like glue monge." It attains 

 its growth in August and becomes quiescent. 



The Perfect Insect makes its appearance in September. To allow 

 its egress the pupa-skin is ruptured from the head to a point beyond the 

 base of the wmg-covers. Its appearance is that of a very minute Cicada. 

 Colors light at first, but darkening with exposure. Eyes large, madder- 

 brown in a lighter setting. The facets very distinct, giving the eye a 

 granulated appearance. Three ocelli, like small rubies, one above each 

 compound eye, and one between the plates of the face just above the 

 palpi. Antennae moniliform, two large and eight smaller joints, as in the 

 mite. Thorax, dark brown above with longitudinal bands of lighter color, 

 amber-colored beneath, mottled vvith dark brown. Six powerful legs 

 covered with short bristly hairs ; femur much stouter than tibia, and more 

 darkly colored ; tarsus two-jointed. Upper wings large and full, pearl- 

 grey, thickly peppered with black — the peppering leaving a band, towards 

 the lower end, clear. The nervures are brownish amber. Under wings 

 of finer texture, and with no black spots, but in some lights beautifully 

 iridescent ; have three nervures, the inmost indented. The insect is quick 

 in its motions, making a sudden spring like the Frog-hopper. 



EARLY STAGES OF FIDONIA NOTATARIA, Walk. 



BY L. W. GOODELL, AMHERST, MASS. 



Eggs. — Oblong, covered with hexagonal depressions and bright green 

 in color. Length 0.6 mil.; width 0.3 mil. Duration of egg stage 12 days. 



Young Larva. — Length 2 mil.; head twice as wide as the body, round 

 and deep ochre yellow ; body dull yellowish green with a faint paler stig- 

 matal stripe. 



Mature Larva. — Body of uniform thickness, deep green with a nar- 

 row sub-dorsal and stigmatal white stripe, and a dorsal greenish-white hair 

 line ; dorsal space pale green ; ventral space yellowish green. Head 

 brownish green with a lateral white stripe which is a continuation of the 

 sub-dorsal stripe of the body. Length at rest 25 to 26 mil.; when crawl- 



