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verse swollen ridge. The tenth to twelfth segments inclusive are dull 

 green, mottled with brown spots, and on the dorsum of the eleventh 

 segment are two brown spots. The body is bright green, with the junc- 

 tions of the segments yellow. Length 65 mm. Moulted June 15th. 



Fully-grown Larva. — The body is now dull dirty green instead of 

 bright green, and mottled with greenish ochreous. The head is com- 

 paratively small, and the first segment is about equal the width, the 

 remaining segments gradually increasing in size. The thoracic feet 

 have the bases considerably swollen and ringed with ochraceous. The 

 pair of abdominal and anal legs are chocolate brown. Over the body 

 are scattered irregularly small, elevated, pale yellowish spots, especially 

 on the last three segments, which are conspicuously mottled. The cer- 

 vical shield is dirty chocolate brown ; on the second to tenth segments 

 inclusive, are four minute black tuberculate spots ; the fourth and fifth 

 segments have an additional pair of spots. The transverse ridge on the 

 fifth is very prominent, as is also the one on the underside of the sixth 

 segment and the one on the eighth segment, and the two black 

 tuberculate spots on the dorsum of the eleventh segment. Underside 

 of body same as above, except the last three segments pale whitish- 

 green. Anal plates tinged with lilac. Length no mm. 



When fully fed the larva spins a loose thin double cocoon between 

 leaves. The cocoon is an ovate elongated whitish web, and is open on 

 each end. The pupa is pinkish white, roughened on all the segments, 

 but the spaces between are semitransparent and yellowish. The pupa 

 is also covered with a mealy substance. Length, 35 mm.; cocoon, 

 40 mm. 



Food-Flants : Elm, Maple, Sweet gum, etc. 



NOTE ON HYPERCHIRIA 10 VAR. LILITH. 



By Wm. Beutenmuller. 



About three years ago, early in April, I received two half-grown 

 larvae of H. lilith, from Mrs. A. T. Slosson, who obtained them in 

 Florida from eggs laid by this form. The larvae were fed on dried bay 

 leaves, softened in hot water, it being too early in the season to obtain 

 fresh food. I offered them this food and also a species of Myrica 

 which I brought with me from Florida in 1887. The larvae only nib- 

 bled these leaves, and as a consequence they just about managed to 

 keep alive, and their growth was very much retarded. After existing 



