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wanders far from water. Oorydalis is usually crepuscular, and 

 is often attracted to lights at night. One large female was seen 

 to make a flight of several rods, when apparently unmolested,. 

 on a bright, hot June day at 2 o'clock p. m. 



The adults are very short-lived, at least when kept in cages^ 

 and probably also when at large, judging from the short length 

 of the season when adults are to be found. Of the specimens 

 kept in cages, the males never lived longer than three days after 

 emerging, while the females lived as long as eight or 10 days. 

 None could be induced to take food, and it is probable that the 

 adults take no food. The studies made by Mr W. A. Riley and 

 others indicate that very little histolysis takes place in the 

 digestive organs. This is explained by the probable fact that 

 these organs are not used in the adult insect. 



The dates on which adult specimens have been taken at Ithaca 

 range from June 4 to July 8, in a long series of years. 



TABLE TO SPECIES OF CORYDALIS 



o Hastate or lanceolate pale mark on middle of 



hind part of prothorax, irregular light marks 



each side 



h Costal cells of front wings mostly with two 



white spots in each 



c Male appendages, upper pair, with the ends 



abruptly turned under and back, appearing 



as a separate segment 1 inamabilis 



cc Male appendages, with ui>per pair not abruptly 



turned backward 2cornuta 



bb Costal cells of front wings with only one white 



spot in each , 3 c o g n a t a 



aa Hastate and other marks on prothorax of same 



color as the rest or nearly so 



6 Antennae with tvvo basal joints and most of the 



others light yellow, outer three fourths with 



minute sharp teeth 



c Front wing^ with no dusky clouds in cells, 



except near the stigmatal region; white dots 



almost wanting 4 crassicorni& 



cc Front wings with dusky and white clouds; 



white dots numerous except in costal region. . 3 p e r u v i a u a 

 56 Antennae with basal joints never yellow; seg- 

 ments of antennae never toothed 

 c Costal cells often with tAVO white dots in each 

 d Front wings hardly clouded except in region 



of stigma G 1 u t e a 



