Dec, I90I.] BeutenmOller : Larva OF Catocala illkcta. 189 



Epeira incestifica AVw. 



This is without doubt the same as Epeira corticaria Emerton. I 

 have seen co-typical specimens. 



Epeira bucardia AfcCook. 



Typical specimens of this species prove to be Cyrtophom californi- 

 ensis Keys., an Epeirid very common on the West Coast. 



Larinia forata Keys., Die Spinn. Amer. , IV, p. 295, 1893. 



Type is the same as type of Larinia nigrofoliata Keys. It is an 

 Epeira as indicated by McCook in his plates, but not mentioned in 

 the text. 



THE LARVA OF CATOCALA ILLECTA. 



By William BeutenmCller. 



Head pale violet gray, lower part yellowish ; four black, vertical 

 stripes on each lobe in front, not reaching the top ; on the triangular 

 frontal piece is also a black stripe, and one on the sides. On top are 

 two black spots. Mouth part and antennas yellowish, semitranslucent. 

 First segment above, including the cervical shield orange ; the latter 

 with two black dots, closely together in front ; hind edge with black 

 spots and three small ones on each side. Body tapering at the ends, 

 smooth, without lateral fringes, and with black and sordid white trans- 

 verse bands, giving the larva a very striking appearance. Below the 

 spiracles is a broad white stripe narrowing towards the first and last 

 segments. On each side of the body along the subdorsum are two 

 orange spots, the anterior pair closer together than the posterior pair. 

 On each of the second and third segments is a broad, orange, transverse 

 band. Along the sides is a row of orange red spots enclosing the 

 black spiracles. On the last segment all the spots become confluent. 

 Anal plates orange red, marked with a little black. Thoracic feet 

 black, semitranslucent, dull amber yellow inside. Abdominal legs 

 black outside, with a shining black corneous plate on each ; pinkish 

 inside. Underside of body with the transverse lines less defined ; the 

 light ones pinkish. Anal legs orange. Length, 50 mm. 



Eood-platit : Honey locust {Gieditschia iriacaiithos). 



The larva in the previous stage is very similar to the last. Re- 

 ceived from Mr. O. C. Poling, Quincy, Illinois. 



