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numerous than those on the succeeding segments. A broad median dor- 

 sal band, enclosing a fine, narrow, more or less interrupted dorsal dark 

 line. On top of the second and third tiioracic segments is a broken trans- 

 verse fine black line, and on the same situation on each of the first eiglit 

 abdominal segments are four minute square black dots, sometimes coales- 

 cing to form two transverse lines. A broad lateral (almost subdorsal) 

 blacli band, consisting of a dark rounded oval patch, on each segment en- 

 closing a minute pale piliferous wart. Below tliis and on ihe under side 

 the body is pale livid flesh color, including the thoracic and abdominal 

 legs. The hairs in general are short, rather evenly and closely cropped, 

 and the dorsalonesof quite uniform length, not solong as the bodjns thick 

 and mostly black, while the lateral ones are gray and spread straight out as 

 usual in the group, touching, or nearly so, the surface ihe larva rests on ; 

 ihey are much more unequal in length than the dorsal ones. The anal 

 legs are large and long, rather slender, spreading wide apart. 



atage II. — Length, 9 mm. All molted June 1. The head is now 

 scarcely wider than the body, which is now dull blackish brown. The 

 markings are nearly as before, the two parallel whitish lines turning out 

 at right angles opposite the ajiex of the clypeus, which is now white, and 

 the Iront of the head beyond the eyes is whitish. The head is hairy, with 

 dense gray hairs in Iront. The bcdy still tapers towards the end, and is 

 now dull black-brown striped with eight fine whilish lines ; of these the 

 iwo dorsal ones are very faint, while ihe single subdorsal line is distinct, 

 and in one or two, a day afier molting, already stained with reddish 

 ochreous ; below are two parallel lateral whitish lines, the lower of which is 

 wrinkled. On the eighth and ninth abdominal segments tlie two subdor- 

 sal lines are broken up into two dots on each segment. All the legs, both 

 Ijioracic and abdominal, are dark brown. Many of the short dorsal hairs 

 are black, those on the sides of the body longer and gray, as before. The 

 lateral prothoracic lul>ercles are well marked, a little larger than those 

 behind. In this stage nearly all the characteristic markings and colors 

 are assumed. 



btaye HI. — June 4, 5, 6, 7, different ones molting on each of these days. 

 Length, 12 mm. Head brown, wiiJi the whitisii markings ntore distinct thun 

 before. The markings (spots and lines) are decidedly brighter and more 

 conspicuous than before ; and the body beliind tlie prothoracic segment is 

 rust red ochreous above. Prothoracic segment dark brown, with two yellow- 

 ish triangular dots or notciies on the outside of the dark dorsal tubercles. 

 Behind this segment the dorsal, median, ochreous, rust-reddish band is 

 distinct. Tlie two subdorsal lines enclosing or forming the baud are fine 

 and distinct ochreous rust-reddish and yellow, and tkey include on each seg- 

 ment a jxtir of long, somewhat icary black stripes, which are connected on 

 the second and thiid tiioracic segments, but separated by the sutures on 

 the abdominal segments, so that there is a pair to each of lliese segments. 

 The sides of the body are dark leaden biovvn, witli two distinct lateral 

 lines, and sometimes the lower bioken ^\hitish line is wanting. The 



