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lateral region, embracing the spiracles, is bright orange, and below 

 these dull flesh-color, sprinkled with white. The second segment has 

 8 rather large jet-black tubercular spots in front, and 3 others on each 

 side. The remaining segments have each 14 smaller black tubercular 

 spots, those of 1 1 being the largest. The anal segment has a black 

 transverse line at the base, then 4 black spots, and a row of the same 

 color united along its posterior margin. 



Length, 1.30 inch. 



Food plant. Desmodium sp. 



Pupa. Dark chestnut brown, very glossy, and elongated toward the 

 posterior extremity. Cremaster a long, slightly hooked spine. The 

 segments are covered with close, fine punctures, and the spiracles are 

 a darker brown. 



Length, 0.80 inch. 



Parallelia Bistriaris, Hubn. (No. 89.) 

 Larva. (Full grown.) 



Slate color, with lilac tinge; the whole surface covered with waved 

 lines and confused marks of a darker shade. The head is rather 

 small, tapering in front, with 4 black longitudinal stripes. Between 

 the segments is a greenish shade, and on each of these about 8 small 

 white raised spots. The loth, nth and 12th have each a raised 

 blackish line on the posterior half, that of 11 being the largest. Legs 

 and feet striped with purplish brown. 



Length, 45 mm. 



Food plant, Acer rtibrum. L. 



Geometridce. 



Amphidasis Cognataria. Gne. (No, 32.) 



Larva. (Full grown.) 



Paleyellowish apple green. Head truncate in front, with 2 conical 

 processes on the crown. Each of the segments is edged posteriorly 

 with very pale dull yellow, and there are many very minute white and 

 blackish warty tubercles scattered irregularly on the surface. There 

 is a faint indication of a pale pinkish brown dorsal line. On the 

 anterior portion of the anal segment is a warty protuberance of a 

 brownish tint, surmounted by two cream colored processes. Tho- 

 racic feet and spiracles orange brown. Abdominal legs, green. 



Length, 2.00 inch. 



Food plant. Melilatiis, Acer sp. 



Larva changed to chrysalis. July 29. Imago, Aug. 13. 



