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apical, yellow spots, the uppermost one very small in 

 comparison with the other two. There are two yellow 

 spots about the middle of the cell, which are almost 

 coalesced. There is a row of four yellow spots extend- 

 ing across the wing from about its middle nearly to the 

 posterior margin. The inner third of wing to base is 

 dusted with yellow scales. Hind wings without spots, 

 or rarely mere traces of yellow spots. 



On the under side the spots of the fore wings above 

 are repeated, but not so well defined, with a distinct 

 costal edging of brownish yellow. Hind wings brownish 

 yellow, distinctly spotted with dark-brown dots. The 

 body above is concolorous with the wings. The an- 

 tennae are distinctly annulated, and the club beneath 

 is entirely yellow, except the tip. Body and palpi 

 below concolorous with under side of wings. 



Richmond County, North Carolina. 



177. Pyegus Tessellata, Scud. (Page 352.) 



Preparatory stages. 



Egg.— Diameter .02 inch. Blunt conical, heiglit about 

 the same as the diameter; ridged with about 30 longi- 

 tudinal striae, with shallower cross stri«. Color pale 

 green. Duration of this period six days. 



Young Larvae.— Length .08 inch ; cylindrical ; head 

 somewhat cordate, two-thirds the width of the body; 

 the anterior part of joint 2 about one-half the diameter 

 of the head, the posterior part as wide as joint 3 ; each 

 joint back of 2 with four low transverse folds besides 

 the very narrow fold at each end of the joint. Color 

 pale greenish Avith a white sheen; piliferous spots con- 

 colorous; hairs erect, forked to about the middle, the 



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