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band between ii and iii, rather irregular; a broad pale band over iv, 

 marked with yellowish above each v/art (iv); a grayish subventral shade 

 over V. Warts and feet black; hair short, stiff, not very abundant, 

 black and white mixed. 



Fourth Stage {\\Qxvci-d\ third?). — Head shining black; width .7 

 mm. Warts black; body brown black ; a broad white dorsal line and 

 very narrow subdorsal one (ii); a bright yellow stigmatal line indented 

 a little by iii and iv, between which it runs. Hair short, bristly, incon- 

 spicuous, black and white mixed. Feet blackish; venter white in a 

 broad stripe between the feet, interrupted only by black at wart viii on 

 joints 5 and 6. 



Fifth Stage {noxYi\2\ {o\\x\\\}') . — Head shining black, width 1.05 

 mm. Black, a rather broad dorsal line, straight, sordid white, becom- 

 ing yellowish between warts ii; very narrow subdorsal and subventral, 

 pale, obsolescent lines ; a bright yellow stigmatal line, tsansversely 

 streaked on the folds. Feet black, a broad, defined, pale ventral band, 

 nearly white. Hair short, bristly. 



Sixth Stage (interpolated stage). — Black; width of he id 1.2 mm. 

 A distinct yellow dorsal and stigmatal line, the latter the broader and 

 composed of transverse streaks on the annulets ; traces of a subventral 

 band, whitish; warts large, hair very short but abundant, bristly, black. 

 No subdorsal line, or the merest trace of one. Claspers of abdominal 

 feet pale ; venter white. 



^ifz/^";/^^ ^/«^<? (interpolated stage). — Head 1.3 mm. Black, head 

 and warts shining, hair short, bristly. Dorsal line yellow, distinct ; 

 stigmatal line broken into four dots on each segment, the anterior and 

 two posterior transverse and yellow, the second longitudinal and white ; 

 a few subventral pale yellow dots. Feet black, venter nearly white. 



The larvje showed a disposition to hibernate, but as they had been 

 transferred to the warmer climate of New York they were unable to do 

 so, and after passing two more molts than normal ( ? ) finally died. 

 Tlie calculated widths of head are : -35, .50, (.59), .73, 1.05, (1.24), 

 ((1.36)), 1.5, 2.1 mm.; ratio .70 for the normal series, .84 for the 

 first interpolated stages, one parenthesis, and .91 for the secondary in- 

 terpolated stage enclosed in two parentheses. Under the most favorable 

 conditions, this larva should have six stages and hibernate in the fourth. 



