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Fig. 35. Mature larva of P. edcntulus Lee. 



Fig. 36. Mature larva of H. ruficollis DeG. 



Fig. 37. Larva of P. nntticus Lee. in its pupal chamber. 



Fig. 38. Pupa of P. mu iciis Lee. 



Plate XV. 

 Elytra of the various species of HaUphts, Peltodytes and Brychius. 



MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 



Larva of Brachys in Oak Leaf. — In November, 191 1, Mr. Wm. T. 

 Davis and I found, near Lakeland, Fla., several Buprestid larv?e con- 

 cealed between the upper and lower surfaces of old partly dried oak 

 leaves, apparently mining the leaves. Our attention was attracted 

 by a swishing noise coming from leaves beaten into the umbrella, 

 which, on holding a leaf to the light, was found to be caused by the 

 larva moving its head rapidly from side to side, and thus rubbing 

 against the inner surface of the cell in which it was concealed'. 

 Later more were detected on the trees by the noise they made, but 

 they were not numerous, nor was it easy to ascertain the particular 

 leaf from which the noise came. The oak was identified by Mr. 

 Davis at the Turkey Oak (Qucrcus catcshcci) ; the beetles emerged 

 in ]May, 1912, from leaves brought home to Staten Island, and prove 

 to be Brachys oz'ata. — Ciias W. Leng. 



Male of Heliocheilus lupatus. — HcUothis lupaius Grot, was founded 

 on a $ only; the characteristics of the genus Heliocheilus are well 

 defined only in the male. Hampson in the Catalogue of the Lepidoptera 

 Phalsenae places lupatus in Heliocheilus (treated as a sub-genus) with 

 only the female before him. There is a d* in the American Museum 

 of Natural History from Tryon, N. C, showing the characters of 

 Heliocheilus very well, but somewhat less developed than in H. para- 

 doxus. The fovere on the forewing are present but largely (prob- 

 ably when fresh, fully) scaled. The modification of the costa is 

 similar. 



The fore tibiae in this series are unsatisfactory for determination 

 of genera, and I doubt if Heliocheilus can be held distinct from the 

 tropical Raghuva and several other genera may be best united with 

 Heliothis (Chloridea). 



