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dark brown. Dorsally two rows of rough excrescences. Thorax 

 with sharp ridge. Head above rather flattened. Apex of wings form^ 

 ing a projecting curve. Antenna; covered with a series of short spiny 

 points. Imago emerges in from 20 to 30 days. 



A very common species at all times. Agraulis Moneta is also abund- 

 ant, whereas A. Vanillae is rather rare. 



COATLANTONA JaNAIS. DrU. 



Length when mature, one one-fourth inches. Very slight in build. 

 Head, upper half red, lower half black, thinly covered with rather long 

 black hairs. Body smooth. First segment red; the rest, dorsally 

 light brown, laterally dark grey. The -first segment has a lateral short 

 black spine. The second and third segments have four spines, two 

 dorsal and one lateral, and close to prolegs is an almost imperceptible 

 spiny growth. The following segments to the eleventh have each 

 seven spines, the central one being sub-dorsal, and close to abdominal 

 legs is also a growth of short stiff haiis. Segment eleven differs in 

 having eight spines, two being sub-dorsal, one anteriorly and one 

 posteriorly. Segments twelve and thirteen have only two spines each, 

 which are dorsal. The spines are longest on the second segment and 

 are black, with deep blue reflection; they are rather thick at base, which 

 gives them the appearance of growing from a slight wart, and are sur- 

 rounded at base by a black spot, which thus forms an irregular black 

 transverse band on each segment, to either side of this black band the 

 ground color becomes lighter, forming like a narrow yellowish edge. 

 The larva suspends itself by tail, and in from 24 to 26 hours becomes 

 a chrysalis. 



Chrysalis. Length, j4-^8of an inch. White, smooth, except on seg- 

 ments where spines of larva are replaced by a rough black point. 

 Wing cases with marginal row of square black spots and several 

 short black dashes. On thora.x and pro-thorax are a few black marks, 

 and tongue is also black. Chrysalis state lasts from 18-20 days. 



This is the commonest Coatlantona found here and is es- 

 pecially abundant from March to October, but even in the winter 

 months a fresh specimen is new and then seen. 



ECPANTHERIA AULEA, Bdv. 



Larva. Length when mature 2^ inches. 



Head small, blackish brown, shining. Body smooth dull black. 

 Stigmata reddish brown. Segment one has a few stiff black hairs dor- 

 sally, and a lateral small tubercle from which grow stiff black hairs. 

 Segments two and three have four dorsal and two lateral tuber- 

 cles. The following segments to eleventh inclusive have each 

 six dorsal tubercles placed thus: The two central ones are close 

 together anteriorly, then to either side of these is one placed poster- 

 iorly, and then again one anteriorly. Laterally are two tubercles. 

 Seg. 12 has two dorsal and a single lateral tubercle, and segment 13 



