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NOTES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF A FEW LEPIDOPTEROUS 



LARV^. 

 By D. W. Coquillett. 



Chamyris CERINTHA, Triet. — Body nearly naked, a purple 

 dorsal stripe, next to this is a pinkish line, below which is a broad 

 greenish stripe ; i6 legs, head gray, length 28 mm. Feeds on ap- 

 ple. One of these caterpillars assumed the chrysalis form on 

 the 9th day of August, producing the imago May 28, of the 

 following year. 



Apatela BRUMOSA, Guenee. — Body black, marked with a 

 broad yellowish-brown stigmatal stripe ; hair in spreading clusters 

 from warts, that upon each end of the body being yellow, the 

 rest white ; 16 legs, head black ; length 38 mm. Feeds on plum 

 and hazel ; spins a thin tough cocoon. Two of these caterpillars 

 assumed the chrysalis form in September, propucing the imagos 

 in the last week in April and first week in May of the following 

 year. 



Heliothis LUTEITINCTUS, Grote. — Body naked, light green, 

 a dark dorsal line, on each side of the body are two white lines, 

 16 legs, head green; length 30 mm. One specimen taken on 

 grass assumed the chrysalis form July 14, producing the imago 

 on the 5th of the following month. 



SCOLIOPTERYX LIBATRIX, Linn. — Body very slender, green, 

 with a white line on each side, 16 legs ; length 40 mm. Feeds on 

 willow. One specimen spun its cocoon August 23, producing the 

 imago on the 7th of the following month. 



Catocala COCCINATA, Grote. — Body dark gray, a curved 

 fleshy projection on top of segment 8 ; segment 1 1 slightly 

 raised, with two tubercles on the top ; a row of small prickles 

 on the dorsal space, 16 legs, a black spot beneath each of the 

 segments which bear the four pairs of abdominal legs, head gray, 

 bordered with black ; length 62 mm. Feeds on oak. One speci- 

 men spun its cocoon June 6, producing the imago the 30th of the 

 same month. 



Caterva CATENARIA, Drury. — Body very pale yellowish, or 

 greenish white, sub-dorsal and stigmatal space marked with four 

 black lines; on each side of segments from 4 to 1 1 are two black 

 spots between which is a whitish tubercle tipped with black; first 

 segment yellowish, marked with about 12 black dots; venter, 

 pale yellow, marked with six wavy black lines; 10 legs, head 

 large, pale greenish yellow, marked on each side with about 6 

 black dots, length 38 mm. Feeds on hazel. Several specimens 

 taken July 14 spun their cocoons about August 18, producing 

 the imagos September 11. 



EUPITHECIA interruptofasciata, Packard.— Body green- 

 ish or yellowish, a brownish dorsal and sub-dorsal line, the latter 



