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THE I'.LTTEUKLIKS OF XE>V EXdLAXD. 



tlic iiiartihi. Ix'iim fully liall' a\ ay fi-oin the lirst divarication of the sul)costal to tlie 

 marniii; that in the upper median interspace is slightly before the middle of the in- 

 tersi)ace ; that in tlie medio-sutamedian is removed but a interspace's Avidth from tlie 

 mariiin : and that iu tlie lower median is on a line, or nearly on a line, with the two last ; 

 when only a single ocellus is present it is in the loAver median interspace ; outer margin 

 narrowly edged with blackish and folloAvetl by an equally narrow line of pale ))roAvn. 

 followed again by a ground tint darker than usual; fringe slightly darker than that of 

 the front Avings. 



Abdomen above like the upper surface of the Aviugs : l^eloAv pale gray l)roAvn. Ap- 

 pendages of the male (33 : 1) : upper organ Avith the hook scarcely tapering and in the 

 middle but little higher than broad: tip ])luntly pointed; lateral appendages directed 

 toAvard the tip of the hook and from one-third to one-fourth of its length, rather 

 bluntly pointed at the tip. Clasps more than one-quarter as broad as long, tapering 

 but little on the basal tAvo-thirds, beyond considerably, by the sloping of the inferior 

 margin and bent slightly upAvard, the tip rounded off, but slightly produced above; 

 the upper edge of the clasp gently concave Avith a scarcely perceptible convexity just 

 beyond the middle, beyond Avhich the edge is feeble, armed Avith a fcAV distant, scarcely 

 perceptible, short, needles. 



Secondary sexual peculiarities. The androconia are exceedingly slender, taper 

 Avith perfect regularity and Avhile of the same basal Avidth as in C. nephele are propor- 

 tionally longer, being about .3125 mm. long and .01 mm. broad at base. See also the 

 description of the wings, under the genus. 



Egg. Sides furnished Avith tAventy-four or twenty-hve longitudinal ribs, forming 

 blunt ridges, at the Avidest .05:) nmi. ai)art. the space betAveen them concave or Avaved ; 

 these ribs extend from the edge of the summit to a little beloAv the In-oadest part of 

 the egg; they are slightly thickened at frequent and regular intervals, caused iu part 

 by one or two minute beads at each of those points, visil)le only l)y so strong a lens as 

 Avill clearly resolve the granulation of the surface, and indicating the passage across 

 them of the delicate transverse lines Avhich otherwise are but faintly visible, and are 

 about .0127 mm. apart; the rim of the summit is formed of an irregular Avavy ridge 

 nearly as prominent as the ribs and the secondary circlet is of equal height and irregu- 

 larity. Micropyl*" -12 nun. broad. (67 : 1) broken up by fine lines into cells, the outer- 

 most of which are nearly twice as large as the others, the median ones being about 

 .0042 nnn. in diameter. Color of egg honey or Avaxy yelloAV ; afterwards it assumes a 

 pale pinkish hue and subsequently becomes irregularly spotted a\ itli slightly darker or 

 more distinct, minute, pinkish spots. Height. .'.H )nm. : greatest In-eadth, .84 mm.; 

 breadth at rim, .46 nnn. 



Caterpillar. Ft rat stdcjr' (70 : V>). Head (78:12) very pale livid yelloAvish In-oAvn ; 

 l)un(tulali()ns of the upper portion blackisli fuscous; the punctulated area is furnished 

 also w ith two transverse, slightly curving roAvs of small, roundish Avarts of a reddish 

 l.roAvn color, four in each roAv. each Avart giving rise to a pretty long, forward curving, 

 brown, spinous hair, the upper roAv encircling the croAvn, the lowei' a little less than 

 miilwa> between the former and the ocelli: also along the ilividing line separating 

 the smooth and punctulate portion, tiiei-e ari' from live to seven similar minute ones; 

 ocelli fuscous, some of them pale apically, the anterior one malachite green, all at 

 ))ase annulate Avith black : mouth parts pale yelloAvish, the nnindihles tipped Avith reddish. 

 Body livid l)rowu Avith a slender reddish fuscous dorsal line, the sides Avith three 

 l.tngitudinal. reddish fuscous lines, tlie upper two approximate; surface delicately, 

 ti'ansverselv sliagreened: legs and prolcgs pale yellowisli: spiracle^ luteous. Length, 



