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heavier and more obtuse. The anal plates are distinctly dotted with white, and the 

 white blotches of the lateral region are much longer and more striking. These 

 blotches of white do not appear in 3 specimens of the mature larva in my possession. 

 After the fourth moult the caudal horn is bright red. 



Length 55 mm. 



Pupa. — Bright chestnut brown with black markings. The head has a central 

 longitudinal blotch, two blotches on the side and two in front, black. The tongue 

 and antennal ca^es are marked with black. The wing-covers are streaked with black 

 between the veins. The thorax is black dorsally, with a band across the front, thus 

 leaving a streak of bright chestnut at the sides and at collar. The abdominal seg- 

 ments are narrowly black at their posterior margin, and there is on each segment a 

 double transverse interrupted black line. The two posterior segments are pitchy 

 without lighter shades, and the cremaster is black, triangular, roughly punctate. 

 Each of the abdominal segments is thickly punctate along the anterior margin. 



Length 60 mm. Width 15 mm. 



From a series prepared by Dr. Wittfeld. Ind. River, Fla. 



Ellema coniferarum, Abb. Smith. Pupa. 



Cylindrical, pale pitchy. Head, thorax and anterior margin of wing-covers 

 rugosely punctate, as are also the fore margins of the abdominal segments. The 4 

 posterior abdominal segments are rugosely punctate nearly over their whole surface 

 and are constricted at their junction. Cremaster ending in a sharp point. 



Length 32 mm. . Width 9 mm. 



A. Koebele, Esq. Florida. 



Family ZYGiENIDiE. 

 Scepsis Edwardsii, Grote. Larva. 



Head, 2nd segment and anal plates, deep brown. Mouth parts pitchy. Rest of 

 the body yellowish white, each segment bearing a series of 6 tubercles, coarsely 

 spinose. Underside, feet and legs, honey-yellow. 



Length 33 mm. (Probably somewhat stretched in blowing.) 



An example sent to me by Dr. Wittfeld. Ind. River, Fla. 



Family BOMBYCID^. 

 Hemileuca Yavapai, Neum. Larva. 



Body velvety black, beautitully irrorated with yellowish white dots. Head reddish 

 brown, with deep channel on the crown and bearing numerous tawny hairs. 2nd 

 segment with two wine-red tubercles in front, and on the anterior edge is a fringe of 

 tubercles, bearing pencils of black hairs. The segments are divided by a transverse 

 dull orange band, bearing a black bar, and there is a double dorsal interrupted 

 whitish line, running the whole length of the body. All the segments from No. 2, 

 bear each 6 tubercular processes crowned with a pencil of black spines. The under- 

 side is honey-yellow — the feet and abdominal legs red at the base, the other joints 

 black. 



Length 60 mm. 



A specimen prepared by Mr. J. Doll, kindly given me by friend, B. 

 Neumoegen, Esq. 



