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brownish green with black spines. The eggs are laid on the young 

 green stems at the top of the tree, and the pupae are found under the 

 food-tree, lying on the surface beneath leaves. The imago emerges 

 in the beginning of March, this being evidently their season ; since 

 then a few have emerged at intervals, but most of them dwarfed. A 

 very large percentage are stung by an ichneumon." 



Notes oh the larvae of this species and E. argiphonfes, and figures 

 of the moths of both species, were published by me in Volume V, 

 p. 1 66, and plates XI and XII of this Journal. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW YORK ENTOMO- 

 LOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Meeting of June 4, 1901. 



Held at tlie American Museum of Natural History. President Beutenmiiller 

 presiding. Seven members and one visitor present. 



Mr. Beutenmiiller exhibited a number of Catocala larvK and called attention to 

 some structural characters by means of which the larvse may be divided into three 

 groups, viz.: I. With a process or elevation on the 8th segment. 2. Without a proc- 

 ess or elevation on the 8th segment. To the first group belongs C. cara, neos^ama, 

 amatrix, grynea, ultronia, />a/eo£ama, innubens, parta, etc., and to the second 

 group, C. consors, ba^ia, piatrix, ille^a, muliercula and antitnympha. He further 

 stated that the second group could again be divided into two groups, with filaments 

 or without filaments, along the sides of the body. To the latter group belong, C. 

 arnica, Judith and habilis. He also states that the shapes and markings of the heads 

 of the different species are very different, and afford good specific characters. In 

 raising larv£e Mr. Beutenmiiller said that by wrapping a wet sponge, cotton or rags 

 around the stems of the food-plants the same could be kept fresh for a greater length 

 of time and was preferable to the custom of putting the stems in wet sand or water, 

 in the latter case the larvse often get drowned, especially the night-feeding Catocala 

 larvae which leave their food-plants at dawn, to seek a hiding place at the base of 

 the plant. 



Mr. Schaeffer exhibited a small collection of beetles collected by Mr. Seifert in 

 Florida. 



Mr. Watson showed some fresh specimens of Thecla dainon, and stated that the 

 species was double brooded, the first brood appearing in April and the second in 

 July. He said that the markings on the underside of the hind wings of the second 

 brood were paler than those of the first brood. Mr. W^atson also exhibited some 

 larvse of Lyccena pseudargiolus and Melitcea phcBton and said that the latter feed very 

 readily on Plantago as well as other plants. Mr. Beutenmiiller remarked that he had 

 raised this species on fern. 



Mr. Barber spoke on a scheme for recording exact localities of captures of in- 

 sects. After discussion the meeting adjourned until October 1st. 



