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thick tufts of short stout black hairs, those on seg. lO much 

 shorter than the rest. Legs green, edged with red, Prolegs 

 banded, green and red. Head dark blackish, mottled, tapering 

 gradually posteriorly and suddenly anteriorly from seg. ii. L. 

 8 m. m. 



After 3d moult, July 20. Dull black above, yellowish be- 

 neath. A yellowish lateral line. Two yellowish dorsal patches 

 on seg. 10, on which the hairs are short. Head blackish, with an 

 anterior yellowish V-shaped mark. Legs greenish-yellow. Pro- 

 legs blackish. Seg. 11 much hunched. Form stout, much 

 hunched in the region of segs. 2-4. L. 10 m. m. 



After 4th moult, July 24. Black- above, deeper anteriorly. 

 A distinct yellow lateral band beginning on seg. 4 and running 

 just below the stigmata, which are white, contrasting. Feet 

 yellow. Prolegs black. Dorsal patches on 10 brighter, other- 

 wise as in preceding stage. In some specimens the tufts on the 

 segs. posterior to 3 and anterior to 1 1 are light smoky-brown, 

 this peculiarity continuing through the last stage. (A similar 

 variety occurs in the case of y^. hiteicoma, Grote,) L. 13 m. m. 



After 5th moult, July 28. Lateral band orange colored. 

 A broken yellowish stripe at base of legs. Two dorsal orange 

 spots on 10, and in some specimens two smaller spots on 9. L. 

 19 m. m. 



After 5th and last moult, August i. Much as before, the 

 setiferous tubercles large and rough, jet black, bearing thick tufts 

 of short, stiff black hairs. Lateral band and dorsal spots dark 

 red. Head and prolegs shining black. (Form as in ^. brtunosa, 

 Gueji.) L. 30 m. m. Cocoon between leaves August 9. Imago 

 in May and June. 



Although the moth is by no means rare, I have never before 

 seen this larva during ten years collecting, although from its 

 habits and color it is very conspicuous when feeding. 



Apatela luteicoma. G. &- R. 



Mature larva. — Blackish, with a reddish lateral band, as in 

 the preceding species, though less distinct. Head shining black, 

 with a few whitish hairs. Prolegs black. The tufting is some- 

 what peculiar. From the dorsal portion of 4 and placed trans- 

 versely, project four very thick, smoky-black tufts of fine hair, and 

 externally to these is a small, clear white tuft of similar hair. From 

 the dorsal portion of seg 11, which is much hunched, project two 

 long tufts of similar black hairs and externally to these are placed 

 two white tufts, one on each side, as on seg. 4. On seg. 5 are 

 six tufts, placed transversely on the dorsal surface, of similar fine 

 white hairs. On seg. 3 are four similar tufts and also one each 

 (sub-dorsal) on segs. 8 and 9. The four dorsal tufts of 2 also have 

 a few of the fine white hairs at their bases. All the tufts above 

 mentioned have a few longer, coarse black hairs mingled with the 

 finer ones. On segs. 6-10, inclusive, four reddish tubercles placed 



