130 GEO. D. HULST. 



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5. M. iiidigenella Zell. Isis 1848, p.-eST (M?/eZois) ; Riley, Report Ins. Mo. 

 iv, p. 41; Glover, Dept. Agric. 1867, p. 73; Packard, Guide 1869, 331; French, 

 111. Rep. vii, 249, fig. 46, 1877; Riley, Can. Euto. xvi, 238, 1884; Grote, Can. Ento. 

 xvii, 2.52, 1885; Weed, 111. Rep. xv, 65, (Printed 1889); Saunders, Can. Ento. ii. 

 126, 1870; Ins. injurious to fruits, p. 93, 1883. 



:Nehulo Walsh, Proc. Bost. Soc. N. H. ix, p. 312, 1863 (Phyeita) ; Proc. Ento. ii, 

 p. 18, 1867. 



Zelatella Hulst, Ento. Am. iii, 136, 1887 (Myelois). 



Walsh's description is as follows : 



" Expansion of wings g of an inch. (== 17 — 18 mui.) Length of body J of an 

 inch. (=: 7 — 8 mm.) Ground color light cinereous varied with dusky ; a row of 

 seven subsemilunar or linear dark spots on the outer margin of the wing: then 

 one-fourth of the distance to the body, a waving light cinereous band, parallel 

 to the exterior margin, marked on each side with dusky black. Nearly at the 

 center a much abbreviated black band. Beyond the center on the costa a sub- 

 triangular dusky black spot, the ai)ex of which connects with the apex of a mnch 

 larger subobsolete triangular brick-red spot, which extends to the interior mar- 

 gin, and is bounded on the outside by a wavy, light cinereous band, which is 

 again bounded by a wavy, dusky black band proceeding from the ape.x of the 

 costal triangle. Base of the wing dusky black, inclosing a small, round, cine- 

 reous spot. Hind wings and all beneath light cinereous, shaded with dusky, the 

 fore wings darker. Tarsi dusky, with a narrow, light, cinereous fascia at the 

 apex of each joint. Hind tibia fasciate, with dusky at the apex, sometimes ob- 

 scurely bifasciate. Middle tibia fasciate, with dusky at the centre, the fascia 

 generally extending to the base, but becoming lighter. Anterior tibia dusky, 

 with a narrow, apical, light cinereous fascia ; palpi, both labial and maxillary, 

 dusky." 



Larva. — This Riley describes as follows: 



" Brown or greenish in color, cylindrical, tapering gradually from first to last 

 joint. Head and cervical shield darker than the rest of the body, slightly sha- 

 greened, sparsely covered with long hairs, the shield quite large, convex and 

 occupying the whole surface between stigmata, there being in front of the latter 

 a subcervical, dark, horny plate. Joints 2 and 3 wrinkled, the former with two 

 rather conspicuous dark dorsal piliferous spots. The other joints with a few 

 fine hairs, the stigmata plainly visible, and the anal covering, but slightly horny, 

 Legs and prolegs of moderate size, and of the same color as body." 



Pupa mahogany-brown, with no striking character. Abdomen, especially 

 above, with very minute punctures. 



Weed gives the following summary of history, Illinois Rep. xv, 

 1885-86 (printed 1889) : 



" Recapitulating the facts brought out in various articles, the life- 

 history of the ' leaf cruaipler' may be briefly given as follows: The 

 small, grayish moths appear in June or July, and deposit eggs on 

 the various trees, which serve as food-plants for the larvse. From 

 these eggs soon hatch small brownish worms, which construct tubular 

 silken cases, within which they remain concealed when not eating. 



