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inner side. Color dusky, except an interrupted median longitudinal white 
vitta (already noted on pronotum), a white U-shaped area embracing the 
median section of the fourth and posterior margin of the third abdominal 
segment (to and including the bases of the two lateral tubercles) and the 
corresponding tubercles on the first and second abdominal segments; a 
white spot at the base of the corresponding pleural tubercles on the pos- 
terior side, as well as at the base of the posterior of the two pleural 
tubercles on the metathorax on the posterior side, and a median section 
of the pleural and lateral tubercles on first abdominal segment, lateral 
tubercle on second abdominal segment and dorsal tubercle -on fourth ab- 
dominal segment, also as above indicated for prothorax and head. Penulti- 
mate segment with many light and dark hairs on posterior margin. Last 
segment retracted, appearing on the ventral side of body as a flat. foot, 
the organ of attachment in pupation. Venter lighter, legs stout, trans- 
verse rows of depressed tubercles on the abdominal sternites. 
Pupa. Formed within the shed larval skin, which is rent lengthwise 
from the anterior margin of the cervical shield to the posterior margin 
of the fifth abdominal tergite and an opening formed by the receding 
margins, the pupa lying in the hollow. Length, 5 mm.; width, 3.5 mm., 
depth, 2 mm. Viewed from above, roughly triangular in outline, the dorsal 
surface moderately convex. Head retracted beneath the pronotum and 
closely appressed to the body, not visible on dorsum; roughly triangular 
in outline, quite narrow at the clypeus although the sides are parallel for 
half their length. Pronotum deeply emarginate medially on the anterior 
margin for the reception of the head, lateral margins rounded, only the 
very posterior part visible from above, the posterior margin slightly curved 
outwardly. Mesonotum and metanotum transverse, the obtusely angled 
base of the wing covers joining them laterally, nine segments visible in 
the dorsal view of abdomen, which is roughly triangular in outline, all 
the segments transverse. The color of the body ranges from creamy 
white to reddish brown with dusky markings. Head mostly dusky, 
pronotum with two broad dusky vittae of reddish-brown ground color, 
mesonotum with an obtusely angulate narrow transverse black vitta be- 
hind anterior margin and two widely separated black spots in front of 
posterior margin on reddish brown ground, metanotum nearly black, a 
reddish brown oval area medially near anterior margin. Wing covers 
blackish along posterior lateral margin, otherwise reddish brown to dusky . 
and yellowish brown, first abdominal tergite black with reddish brown an- 
terior margin and with two pairs of papillae, the lateral ones situated 
close to the lateral margins, considerably elevated and conical, the median 
ones more tuberculate, a dusky to black transverse chitinization on each 
of the following segments to and including the eighth; ninth and tenth 
segments very small, the latter retracted and with a forked tail for the 
attachment of the body. Legs and maxillary palpi very conspicuous 
ventrally. Wing covers reaching posteriorly as far as the posterior 
margin of the fifth abdominal segment. 
