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Botis uxorculalis = Stemmatophora nica/is, Grt. 



AV/V saltusalis = Homophysa eripa/is, Grt. 



AV/.i levalis = Arrospila gastralis, Gu£n., from St. Domingo. 



/?<>/7j- bellulalis = />. diffissa, (I. \ R., variety. 



Scoparia ninguidalis = .V. centurielia, S. & Y., variety. 



Steiwrges floridalis = S. designalis. Guen., from the West Indies. 



Zinckenia ptr/uscalh = Pilocrosis ramenlalis. Led., from the West Indies. 



Toripalpus taleolalis = 'I'etralopha dillucitella, Grt. 



Crambus refolalis C. zeellus, Fern. 



Crambus bomisculalis = ('. plejade/lus, Zinck. 

 This is as far as we arc willing at the present time to assert positively. 

 h may be found that other changes will have to be made, as there un- 

 doubtedly will be through the whole family. There are nearly ioo spe- 

 cies of Mr. Walker unidentified, the types of which are in the British 

 .Museum collection. 



There are also a considerable number of the species of Guenee and 

 Lederer still undetermined. As almost all the material of these describ- 

 ers was from the East, their names will probably not much affect my own 

 species. 



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A Hint to Rearers of Lepidoptera. 



Some time since my friend Mr. Seib of Newark, X. J., was so 

 fortunate as to obtain very many eggs of Sphinx luscitiosa, and a number 

 of larvae of Smerinthus Astylus. Many went into the pupae state and were 

 in that condition kept in a cool cellar through the w inter ; when there 

 was no longer danger of frosts the pupa; were placed in the open air. No 

 imagines emerged, however. Two years ago, 1 had the same experience 

 with Smerinthus Astylus and Darapsa versicolor. The pupae being kept 

 in a cool cellar and removed when spring opened, to the open air. All 

 i.lied and in the pupae examined afterwards the imagines were found fully 

 developed and ready to emerge. It seems the simple change of condition 

 was sufficient to destroy, though there was never enough of dryness to 

 work by itself any mischief. Having since kept the same insects under 

 the same conditions but without change of atmosphere there has been al- 

 most no mortality among the pupae. Mr. llulst informs me that he has 

 had a pupa of Darapsa versicolor hatch out in June where the larvae had 

 escaped and pupated out of reach in the slide of folding doors, although 

 the room had been heated all winter with a hot air furnace. 



In all cases it seems the pupae do best when left undisturbed in their 

 < niiHins and when nut exposed to varying conditions of atmosphere. 



Jacob Doll. 



