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Larva of Seirarctia Echo Al:)b. & Sm. 



Ili-ad narrower than the 2n(l segment, the two lobes very globose, and glossy ; 

 color bright chestnut, almost a dull orange ; mouth parts sordid white. Body deep 

 velvety black upon the dorsal and subdoi'sal regions, chestnut color laterally. Across 

 the segments are two very distinct transverse maculate bands of pale yellow, the 

 posterior band becoming less distinct after the 7th segment until it is only a series cf 

 spots. The bands do not extend beyond the subdorsal region. On the anterior edge 

 of eacli segment is a row of large chestnut colored tubercles, bearing strong spines, 

 chestnut at their extreme base, black otherwise. Whole of the underside, as w^ell as 

 the anal clasps, legs and thoracic feet bright chestnut, the latter tipped with black. 

 Length, full grown, 52 mm. 



The arrangement and size of the tubercles, the comparatively small head, and 

 the rows of strong, almost bristly, spines, indicate the close relation of this genus to 

 Ecpantlieria, and it should undoubtedly hold its place in the series near Ecpatttheria 

 and Arachnis. 



Neither of my three remaining caterpillars pupated. They spun 

 flimsy cocoons, fastening pieces of lettuce-leaf together by silken threads, 

 but died before transformation. Mr. Edwards was more fortnnate. He 

 wrote : "The one larva has spun up, the other will do so in a day or 

 two. The web is formed of a lettuce-leaf, fastened to the top by a very 

 few fine silk threads, and, after spinning, the larva ate a small piece of 

 the leaf The change to pupa took place three days after the web w'as 

 formed. The pupa at first was pale tawny yellow, changing on fourth 

 day to bright chestnut." Later he writes: "One moth emerged in the 

 night of 26th (May), so that it had been 21 days in pupa state."' I also 

 received from Florida specimens of second brood, about third week in 

 May. 



Notes on the Catalogue of Phycitidae and Galleriidse of 



N. America by Mr. Ragonot (Ento. Am., Vol. V, p. 113). 



By Geo. D. Hulst. 



The following species of the catalogue do not belong to the fauna 

 of North America : 



Phycita arctella Rag. , from the Bahamas, Euzophera sonorella Rag. , 

 from Mexico, and Epimorius lesfaceellus Rag., from Jamaica. 



The following species described from Mexico, I have received from 

 our own country, and they are therefore properly in the catalogue : 

 EuzopJiera aglteella Rag. I have received from Utah, and HovKxosoma 

 illiiviella Rag. I have received from Texas. 



The following species have not yet been described : Lipographis 

 subosseella Hulst, Nephopteryx gilvibasella Yiw\%\., 2iV\^ Epheslia nigrella 

 Hulst. These with others will probably be described later. The first 

 does not belong to our fauna. 



The following species of the catalogue were described with no loc- 

 ality except "N. America." As Mr. Ragonot seems to include the 



