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The second species is Ceutorhynchus cyanipennis, Tlliger. 

 German, Ins. sp., I, 235, 363. Gyllii., Ins, IV, 594, 134, 135. 



Black, thoiax constricted at apex with elevated margin, distinct ijroove on middle 

 of coarsely and densely punctured disc, small tubercle on each side near base. 

 ElytriO, brij^ht metallic blue, striate, interstices with regular row of punctures. 

 Underside, covered, not densely, with grayish white scales. 



Length, .10 inch. = 2.5 mm. 



Quite distinct from any of our species by its color. Eight or more 

 specimens taken by Mr. F. H. Chittenden at Ithaca, N. Y., also taken 

 near Baltimore by Dr. Otto Lugger. It is said to be found on grass. 



It might be mentioned here that Cryptorhynchtis lapaiht, Fab., 

 hibernates, like our other species of Cryptorhynchus, as I found several 

 specimens under bark and chips in November and December last year. 



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The Larva of Gnophaela vermiculata, G. 6f R. 

 By T. D. a. Cockerell. 



On the first of June, last year, I found the larva? of this species 

 feeding on Mertensia by Swift Creek, Custer Co., Colo., at about 8,200 

 ft. alt. From these I obtained moths early in Jtily. I drew up a de- 

 scription of the larvae and pupae, which is rather fuller and differs in a 

 few points from that of Mr. Bruce (Knt. Am., IV, 24), so give it here, 

 at the expense of a little repetition, as the early stages in this genus are 

 particularly important as establishing its relation to the Arctiid group. 

 Mature larva : — Lengtli, about 30 mm ; /iead, bright chestnut, the 

 mouth parts black ; iodv, black, with sulphur yellow interrupted bands 

 and steel-blue tubercles ; beneath pale green. The dorsal yellow band 

 is the broadest, the subdorsal ones are reduced to the rows of elongated 

 spots, while the lateral bands are cut up so as to produce a somewhat 

 marbled appearance. (Perhaps these are hardly to be called bands, but 

 their homology is such, and so I speak of them. ) The blue tubercles 

 are 12 on each segment, in three pairs on each side, those between the 

 dorsal and subdorsal bands being the largest ; each tubercle emits some 

 short whitish hairs. Ahdominal legs blue-black and shiny above and 

 externally, otherwise red-brown ; a black point at the base of each. 

 Cocoon : a thin while meshwc)rk, with man}' large holes. Pupa : 20 mm. 

 long, head and thorax shiny lilt3ck, sliading off to a dark olive-brown 

 over the wings. Abdominal segments chestnutty brown, marbled v^'ith 

 yellowish spots. Fach spiracle placed on a large elongated yellow patch, 

 the narrow diameter of which is aniero-posterior. Terminal segment 



