LIMENITIS II. 



black ; on 9 is a patch acro>!.s dorsum and down the sides, encroaching dor.sally 

 also somewhat on 8 and 10 ; this is at first scarcely distinguishable from the 

 general hue, but a few hours after the monlt, it l)econies lighter, or red-Inif!"; a 

 fleshy ridge along the base, over legs, broadest on the last segments; on segments 

 after 2 is one broad dorsal transverse ridge, followed by one and two narrow and 

 lower ridges, and tliese arc thickly set with small, irregular, conical tubercles, 

 each with short hair; on dorsum, from 5 to 12, are two rows of processes, jilaced 

 at the ends of the broad ridges, each with a crest of little fleshy knobs, or grains; 

 on 6 and 12, these are larger than elsewhere, more elongated and acute, on 11 

 next in size, the rest smaller; on the fronts of these segments, and on 4, are two 

 simple tubercles in advance of and between the dorsal processes; on 5, 7, 8, 9 the 

 processes are yellow ; on the other segments, red-brown ; on 3 the broad ridge is 

 considerably elevated and at each end is a prominent appendage, .03 inch long, 

 stout at base, tapering to top, black, beset on sides with tawny spurs ; between 

 the bases of these are two small, vellow-crested tul)ercles; on 4 is a slight eleva- 

 tion, on which stand four equal vellow-crested tubercles ; along- the basal ridge 

 are others, similar ; head obovate, narrowing towards top, bilobed, the vertices 

 high, rather conical, each bearing a short black knob, the summit of which is 

 rounded, with a little cone in the middle, and a circlet of six others about it, 

 springing from near the base, each with short bristle ; color of face blackish red- 

 l)rown ; the surface rough, and on it many low, roimded and pointed tubercles, 

 those at and near the top largest, and either red-brown, lighter than the face, or 

 yellowish, — the rest black ; along the back of the head, both at top and sides, 

 a row of forked or bi-anching spurs, one of which, standing back of each ver- 

 tex, rises above the knob (as shown in Fig./"*). The head and its appendages 

 scarcely vary from first moult to maturity, except in color. (Figs, c, c^ magni- 

 fied.) 



As the stage progresses, the dorsal patch becomes distinct, whitish ; and the 

 general body-color changes from red-brown and yellow to sordid gray. 



Duration of this sta<ie 3 and 4 davs. 



After second moult : length .'IQ inch ; shape much as before ; the appendages 

 on 3 longer, reaching .03 inch, short at base, irregularly tapering, black, with 

 irregular tawny knobs on sides ; color of body red-brown on dorsum, the processes 

 and tubercles except those on 12 and 13 (which are black), and those on the 

 patch (which are concolored wdth it), red-brown; so are the tubercles on the 

 basal ridge ; sides black ; the patch either yellow-buff or red-buff ; 3 and tlie 

 broad ridge of 4 are red-buff ; head as before, the face nearly all black, the edges 

 at the sutures reddish (Fig. d, cP magnified). To next moult 4 days. 



After third moult : length, .4 inch ; general color, red ; the anterior segments 



