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melon family, near the root, and causes them to suddenly wilt and die. Five speci- 

 mens are in the cabinet, taken b}^ G. F. Gaumer. 



107. tipuliformis Linn. — The Currant Borer. Bluish black ; wings transparent 

 except the black margins ; three narrow yellow rings on abdomen (four in the male) ; 

 expands % inch. Very destructive to currant bushes, boring in the pith ; common. 



108. j^geria sp. — An undetermined species; taken by Mr. Gaumer upon the 

 flowers of the button-bush(Cep7i(7?(^//;'7*,(/.s). Six narrow yellow bands upon the abdo- 

 men; expands .80 inch. Quite common. 



FAMILY XL 



ZYG^NID^E. 



Alypia Hubner. 



109. octomaeulata Fabr. — The Eight-spotted Forester. Black with two pale yellow 

 spots on each front wing and two white spots on each hind wind; expands 1% to 

 \% inches. Becoming common ; very destructive to vineyards in Douglas county 

 in 1875, in some cases completely defoliating the vines and cutting off the crop. 



PsYCHOMORPHA Harris. 



110. epimenis Drury. — The grape-vine Epimenis. Black, a white spot on each 

 front wing; expands .9 to 1.1 inch; feeds upon the tender leaves of the grape in 

 early spring ; not yet so common and destructive as the last species. 



EuDRYAS Boisduval. 



111. grata Fab. — The Beautiful Wood-nymph. Front wings white, hind wings 

 yellow, all the wings with dark red margins. Feeds upon the grape vine ; rare, 

 only two specimens taken. The larvaj of this and the two preceding species have 

 been called by Mr. Riley the " Blue Caterpillars of the vine " ; they are very similar 

 in appearance, being of a bluish color with many narrow transverse black stripes. 



Glaucopis Latreille. 



112. falvicollis Hubner. — Smoky black, with orange head and collar; hind 

 wings partly transparent; expands 1^^ inches; common. 



FAMILY XII. 



BOMBYCID^; SILK-WORM FAMILY. 

 The seventy-five species in this family are arranged according to Dr. A. S. Packard's Synopsis. 



Hypoprepia Hubner. 



113. fucosa Hubner. — Deep pink, with smoky markings; expands 0.9 to 1.1 

 inches ; not common. 



Crambidia Packard. 



114. pallida Packard.— Uniform drab; expands ^:£ inch; not common. 



EusTixis Hubner. 



115. pupula Hubner. — White, with black dots upon front wings; expands O.G 

 inch ; one specimen. 



EuPHANESSA Packard. 



116. mendiea W^alkcr. — Wings nearly transparent, but with a yellowish tinge; 

 smoky spots upon the front wings; expands 1 to 1}^ inches; common in the 

 Wakarusa woods. 



Crocota Hubner. 



117. Crocota s"^. — An undetermined species; of a uniform dull red; expands 1 

 inch; common. 



Utetheisa Hubner. 



118. hella Linn. — Front wings deep yellow, with five or six white bands enclos- 

 ing black spots; hind wings bright scarlet with black margins; expands IJ^ inches; 

 common; feeds upon the unripe seeds of the "rattle hox'^Crotalaria). 



