558 THE BUTTERFLIES OF NEW EXGLANl). 



they measure about .18 mm. iu length. The hind wings have on the lower edge of the 

 basal two-lifths of the costo-subcostal interspace, on the upper surface, a row of nearly 

 decumbent, outward directed, long, equal, delicate, pale brown hairs. 



Egg (64 : 39). Sixteen to eighteen longitudinal ribs, distinct and rather prominent, 

 .18 mm. apart at the broadest; transverse raised lines distinct and not very delicate, 

 .05 mm. apart; surface vermiculate, the rugulose depressions minute, irregularly dis- 

 tributed, occupying far less space than the smooth surface; open space at summit, .14 

 mm. iu diameter ; raicropyle rosette (67 : 12) .1 mm. in diameter, broken up into minute, 

 irregular, roundish cells, varying from .017 to .021 mm. in diameter. Color, honey 

 yellow. Height, .9 mm. ; breadth at base, .7 mm. ; at summit, .24 mm. 



Caterpillar. First stage. Head (79:4) shiniug piceous, with a few long, pale 

 hairs. Body pale plumbeo olivaceous, the warts blackish fuscous and the hairs pale 

 brown ; the spicules on the hairs can only be distinctly seen Avith a half -inch objective, 

 and are distant from each other on the same side of a hair by a space equal to two or 

 three times the width of the hair. Length of body, 2.5 mm. ; breadth of body, .46 

 mm. ; length of hairs, .27 mm. ; breadth of head, .43 mm. 



Second stage. Head shining black-brown, subcordate, the vertices rounded, the 

 front flattened and covered with many long black hairs. Body stoutest in middle, 

 dull green mottled with brown, the latter taking the form of interrupted longitudinal 

 stripes ; spines black, the tubercles black, excepting those of the infrastigmatal series, 

 Avhich are dull yellow. Legs black; prolegs greenish brown. Length, 3.3 mm. (after 

 EdAvards). 



Third stage. Head piceous, at the front of the apex of each hemisphere a little 

 conical black process; minute setigerous processes or tubercles scattered over the 

 front. Body chocolate brown, the basal third of the infrastigmatal spines pale yel- 

 low, above yellow ; the other spines black, excepting that their bases, especially the 

 outer side, are indistinctly yelloAV, the setae black. Length, G mm. (after EdAvards). 



FoxLTth stage. Head piceous, yelloAV posteriorly. Body dark velvety broAvn; spiues 

 black, the basal third of the infrastigmatal series reddish yelloAV or honey yelloAV, the 

 base of the laterostigmatal and laterodorsal series distinctly yellow on the anterior 

 seo-ments, the yelloAV gradually fading posteriorly iu the laterostigmatal series, the 

 hintler spines of the laterodorsal series Avholly black ; the color of the spines is sub- 

 ject to some A^ariation. Length, 10 mm. (after EdAA^ards). 



Fifth stage (79:5). Head as before. Body velvety black; laterodorsal spiues 

 brio-ht yelloAV iu front, except on the tAvo thoracic, and sixth to ninth abdominal seg- 

 ments, where they are black; laterostigmatal spines bright yelloAV in front, duller 

 behind ; infrastigmatal spines wholly bright yolk-yellow ; tAvo gray laterodorsal dots 

 on either side of the last thoracic and first to eighth abdominal segments ; the color 

 of the spiues still varies someAvhat. Length, 15 mm. (after EdAvards). 



Last stage (75 : 4). Head (79 : G) dull black, the upper half of the hinder portion, 

 behind the upper horns, castaneous; mouth parts black, but basal joints of antennae 

 and palpi pale; edge of labrum testaceous. Body dull black, the more exposed por- 

 tions someAvhat velvety; spines shining blackish castaneous, the base of all the 

 thoracic spines and the basal third of those in the tAvo loAver roAvs dull orange luteous ; 

 spiracles concolorous. Legs and prolegs shining black, the last joint of prolegs dark 

 fusco-luteous ; the pale mammiform vescicle on pronotum is very large, and shows a 

 transverse slit on inflation. Length, 33 ram. ; breadth, 5.5 mm. From a specimen 

 received from Mr. AV. H. Edwards. 



Chrysalis (84 : 1-3). BroAvn, stained and corrugated with black, the Avhole surface 

 o-listcuing; sometimes glossy dark brown, Avith a flue, indistinct mottling of reddish 

 broAvn over the anterior half, including the Aving-cases; sometimes dark broAvn, mot- 

 tled Avith drab especially on the Aving cases, or Avith lighter broAvn, lightest next edge 

 of wing-cases; sometimes Avholly dead-leaf bi'own, a little obscure on the Aving-cases. 

 A dark line across the anterior extremity of the head, l)ortlered on either side Avith 

 yelloAvish broAvn. Tubercles black excepting the posterior sides of the laterodorsal 

 "series in front of the flfth abdominal segment Avhich are yelloAv. Spiracles oval, 



