122 GEO. J). HULST. 



4. A. demotella Grote, Papilio i, 14, 1881; Bull. U. S. Geol. Surv. Terr, 

 vi, 590, 1880. — Expands 24 mm. Fore wings fuscous; base pale, stained with 

 reddish, with an ashen shade on internal margin in place of the usual scale ridge ; 

 outer line obliterate, pale, sinuate, not dentate as in angusella, followed by a 

 vague reddi.sh shade. Head and thorax whitish, with a faint reddish tinge. 

 Hind wings pale fuscous, with paler fringes. Beneath the hind wings have two 

 black dashes one median the other costal, not reaching base ; head and thorax 

 nearly white. 



New York. 



Prof. Fernald, in connection with his work at the Hatch ICxperi- 

 ment Station of Massachusetts, has bred the larva. He has kindly 

 given ine permission to use the description, whicli was briefly written 

 by his assistant : '' Larva on Black Walnut boring into the ends of 

 twigs. Length 11 mm. It is cylindrical in shape, tapering to both 

 ends from the middle. Head rounded, shining dark brown, clypeus 

 angulate, somewhat V shaped. Antennte yellowish white, tipped with 

 blown. Mandibles glistening dark hi-own, a few dark brown hairs 

 scattered over the surface of the head. The general color of the 

 body is dark olive-brown, of the thoracic plate shining dark brown. 

 On each segment subdorsally, laterally, and stigmatally is a minute 

 brown tubercle or piliferous spot from which arises a hair. Spiracles 

 oval, light brown ; anal shield dark shining brown, with a few scat- 

 tered hairs. Legs and prolegs brown. One pupated May 20th, and 

 emerged June 2d. Another pupated June 7th and emerged June 

 16th." 



5. A. caryje Grote, Papilio i. 13, 1881 ; Bull. U. S. Geol. Terr, vi, 590, 1880.— 

 Expands about 20 mm. Shining gray fuscous, the head and thorax concolorous, 

 smaller than angusella, without the carneous shadings and reddish thorax and 

 head. Outer line of the primaries pale, narrow and faint. Inner line a ridge 

 of raised darker scales, narrowly edged outwardly by a pale flesh-colored shade. 

 The wing is paler, more greenish at base. Discal points faint. In ornamentation 

 this species is inconspicuous. Hind wings as usual, blackish; fringes interlined, 

 concolorous. 



Reared by Mr. Coquillett from larvte on Carya jiorcina ; the larva 

 has been found boring into the twigs. 



Larva. — Mr. Coquillett describes the larva as follows : " Body 

 cylindrical, smooth, pale greenish ash ; a pale brown subdorsal dot 

 on each side of segment 2; a wavy fold below the s})iracles; the 

 latter are encircled with a dark brown ring, and there is a brown, 

 pilifei'ous dot over each ; a few whitish hairs on each side of the 

 l)ody ; top of segment 1 polished, yellowish green ; head narrower 

 than segment 1, heart shaped, dark brown; venter pale green, un- 



