NO. 1376. LEPIDOPTERA OF THE KOOTENAI DISTRICT— DYAR. 849 



lightly blackish reticulate. Feet pale; tubercles whitish with black 

 hair dots; seta? moderate, dusky. 



Stage V. — Head shiniii<»- palo l^rown with dark brown band.s and 

 reticulations; width, ii.8 mm. Body smoky olivaceous dorsally, retic- 

 ulate in dark brown and speckled with white, shading to vinous hiter- 

 ally. Dorsal and subdorsal lines obsolete, linear, pulverulent, white; 

 blackish patches at the tubercles. Stigmatal line linear, white, being 

 the upper edge of the substigmatal band, its lower edge lost in tlie 

 waxy white subventral area. A little vinous centers the subventer 

 with some white and black specks. Feet pale; tubercles and setae 

 minute. 



tStar/e VL — Head sordid luteous, reticulate in brown, vertical bands 

 and one from eye moderately distinct, the round, shining apex slightly 

 retracted in joint 2; width, 3.6 mm. Body robust, equal, joint 12 

 scarcely enlarged, feet equal. Dull sordid purplish, shading to whitish 

 below the spiracles. Feet pale, no distinct marks. The dorsum is 

 dotted in white and strigose reticulate in black on a lilaceous ground; 

 traces of the white dorsal line and the upper and lower edges of the 

 substigmatal band show by an alignment of dots only. Cervical shield 

 slightly sooty shaded. Tubercles minute, setae fine, obscure; spiracles 

 white, black rimmed. 



MAMESTRA INVALIDA Smith. 



Three specimens, Jul}^ 2, 25, August 11, and one from Mr. Cockle's 

 collection June 21:. A captive female deposited eggs. The larvae 

 passed but five stages according to my notes. 



JEgg. — Laid in a large patch, not touching. Two-thirds spherical, 

 the base roundedly flattened; ribs about 10, finely angularly waved, 

 decreasing irregularly toward vertex; no vertical reticulations in the 

 hollows; cross striae fine, nearly obsolete; vertex weakly reticulate 

 from the ends of the ribs to the slightly raised micropyle, which l)ears 

 a circle of pyriform cells. Pale yellow, later washed with reddish all 

 over the upper part; diameter, 0.85 mm. 



Stage I. — Head rounded bilobed, pale brown with slight brown 

 spots on the tubercles; antenme rather short. Body moderate, norma'., 

 joint 12 a little enlarged, shields uncornitied. Whitish, the tu})ercles 

 moderate, brown, normal. Feet of joints Tand S small; skin minutely 

 dotted spicular, subcutaneous layer rounded vacuolar; seta> black, 

 pointed. 



Stage //.—Head round, bilobed, greenish, thickly brown dotted 

 except a streak on lobe above and clypeus; width, 0.8 nun. Body 

 moderate, green, olivaceous shaded, leaving dorsal, subdorsal, hitoi-al, 

 and broad stigmatal lines pale. Shields concolorous; tubercles small, 

 round, black. Feet pale, those of joints 7 and 8 smaller; joint 12 a 

 little enlaroed. 



