242 ZYGiENID^ AND BOMBYCIDjE 



A longitudinal line somewhat darker, and in many cases quite black, 

 below the subdorsal line. Between this last and stigmatal line is a 

 stripe of the same color as dorsum, but speckled with white. Imme- 

 diately below stigmatal line, it is rusty-yellow, especially on the middle 

 segments. Venter sometimes olive green, sometimes lead color, finely 

 speckled with white, and with a translucent line visible along the 

 middle. The larva is mainly characterized, however, by a number of 

 minute white piliferous spots, in strong contrast with the dark body, 

 each giving forth a stiff white hair at right angles from said body. The 

 spots are thus arranged on each side of every segment : two about 

 the middle, on subdorsal Ime ; one under the anterior of these, just 

 below the longitudinal dark line ; two on the stigmatal line, with the 

 stigmata, which is of the same color, between them ; one in the orange 

 part, posteriorly ; two small ones just below the orange part ; and two 

 in the middle of venter, on the legless segments. Head of a beauti- 

 ful brown, perpendicular, marked with black and speckled with white, 

 two large spots being especially noticeable on the upper front. Cer- 

 vical shield, velvety black irregularly speckled with white. Thoracic 

 legs black ; abdominal, extremely small and of the same color as 

 venter ; anals, somewhat larger and brown. 



"Described from numerous specimens. The white spots are usu- 

 ally larger near the head, while the hairs springing from them lean 

 towards the head. The head itself is sometimes entirely black, while 

 the W'hite longitudinal lines are occasionally almost obsolete." 



Riley (loc. cit.) 



From the foregoing it will be seen that the insect under considera- 

 tion has many affinities with the Tineina, and it is quite likely that 

 Rilev is rio:lU in so locating it. 



CYDOSIA NOBILITELLA. (Page 1(52 ) 



Mr. Grote informs me that I am correct in doubting the identity of 

 the Te.xan specimens (pi. 7, fig. 8) with Cydosia nobiliklla. The name 

 must therefore be changed to Cydosia imitella, N. S., as suggested on 

 page 163. 



