MELITiEA I. 



rounded; color black; on the front are small tubercles and hairs, seven on either 

 lobe. (Figs, b, b\ b'.) 



After first moult : length .15 inch; color greenish and pale brown, mottled ; 

 body now furnished with seven rows of spines, which are present at each stage 

 to maturity (as in all species of this genus), one row being dorsal, three lateral 

 (two above, one below spiracles) ; these spines are long, tapering to a point, and 

 thinly beset with long tapering black hairs, the one at extremity recurved some- 

 what ; the dorsals run from 5 to 12, and are yellow ; the first laterals from 3 to 

 13, black ; the second laterals from 3 to 13, black; (there are four spines on 

 13, two on front, two on i-ear, and the front ones may be considered to belong 

 to the first laterals, the other to second;) the lower row from 3 to 11, black; 

 there are also low rounded yellow tubercles, two on 2, one just above the other, 

 below the line of the spiracles, with two short hairs ; on 3 and 4 one, in line 

 with spiracles, with four hairs ; and along base a row, one on 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 

 13, with four liairs ; from 6 to 10 inclusive two with two hairs ; on dorsum of 

 2 are three small tubercles on either side in front, and one behind, four in all, 

 each with one long hair turned forward ; head as at first stage, the tubercles 

 and hairs disposed in same way, with an additional one on either lobe making 

 eighteen. (Figs, c, c^, c^.) 



After second moult : length .22 inch; color black ; all spines black, except of 

 dorsal row, which are yellow, as before ; in shape as at second stage, but the 

 hairs are more numerous and the one from apex is straight. (Fig. d.) 



After third moult : length, in hibernation and therefore contracted, .3 inch ; 

 color as before ; the spines more thickly beset with hairs, which are more diver- 

 gent, and make a dense covering. 



Mature Larva, probably after fifth moult. — ^ Length 1 inch; cylindrical; 

 color velvet-black, dotted on the rear of each segment with white tubercles ; 

 spines long, tapering, thickly beset with long, tapering, divergent hairs, a 

 straight one from simimit ; the dorsal row and the row along base yellow, all 

 others black ; under side smoky-brown ; feet black, pro-legs brown ; head sub- 

 cordate, the vertices rounded, thickly covered wuth low tubercles, each of which 

 gives a short black curved hair; color black-brown. (Figs, e, e^, e^.) 



Chrysalis. — Length .65 inch ; cylindrical ; head case short, narrow, exca- 

 vated at sides ; mesonotum moderately prominent, rounded, followed by a shal- 



