CITHERONIA. 



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animal in tlie presence of the negroes, to convince them it 

 was innocent, they would reply that it could not sting me, 

 but would them." 



Abbot found one specimen enter the ground on June i6thj 



Larva of Cilhercnia recalis. 



and the imago emerged on July 27th; another remained in 

 the pupa-state from August 5th to May 9th. 



The pupa is rather short and thick, with a small spine at the 

 extremity ; but the edges of the segments are without spinules, 

 unlike those of C. iinperialis. 



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