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four stages. Brodie (Papilio, May 1882, v. 2, p. 83) gives a note on times of emergence, 

 copulation, and oviposition of this species. Saunders (Can. Entom., Dec. 1883, v. 

 15, p. 231-233) uses Riley's figures of larva, cocoon, and male and female imagos, and 

 adds Populua to the food-plrnts of the larva. 



9. Apatela lobeliw Guen^e. 



Two caterpillars of this moth have been found by Prof. G. H. French 

 in southern Illinois feeding on the wild cherry, September 19. 



They pupated October 1, producing two imagines May 10 and May 

 19. These are interesting larvse in both of their last larval stages, as 

 the colors are bright. The cherry upon which they fed is the common 

 wild black cherry, Prunus serotina, the larvfe resting, when found, on 

 the upper side of the leaf. 



Larva. — Nearly cylindrical, the body somewhat elevated in the middle, from which 

 it tapers a little both ways ; the dorsum of joint 12 with a slight elevation ; eight low 

 tubercles on each joiut, from each of which arise a few spreading white hairs. Color 

 green ; a dorsal stripe that is mostly red on joints 3 and 4, and on the elevated por- 

 tion of joint 12, the rest of the stripe yellow with a reddish blotch to each joiut; 

 the anterior part of dorsnm of joiut 2, red, separated by green in the middle, yellow- 

 ish round the edges. Head slightly bilobed ; the lower part reddish green, the up- 

 per part more red. Length, .80 of an inch. 



September 24, they molted when they were 1 inch long, the same shape as before. 

 Color, dark blackish brown, with a magenta dorsal line bordered each side with 

 black, and a patch of the same color on the top of each lobe of the head. The dor- 

 sum of joint 2 is pale instead of magenta. Each joint has twelve small orange 

 tubercles, each supporting a spreading tuft of gray hairs. 



10. Lithophane laticinerea Grote. 



The caterpillar of this moth was reared from the wild cherry by Mr. 

 S. Lowell Elliot. 



Larva. — Pale bluish green, whitish behind. Head bluish green, narrower than the 

 second segment, with a lateral line of very minute black spots. A faint whitish 

 dorsal line. The segments are slightly corrugated, with numerous 8tria3, and very 

 minute tubercles on each. The spiracles are jet black, with a broad bright lemon- 

 yellow band below them. Feet and legs bluish green. Length, 1.40 inches (Hy. 

 Edwards and Elliot). 



11. Azelina hUhneraria Guen^e. 



The caterpillar of this common moth has been raised in abundance 

 by Miss Emily L. Morton from the wild cherry; while, as she writes 

 me, those fed with maple leaves, said to be the usual food plant, died : 



Moth. — Male antenuine simple, thickened, slightly ciliated ; thorax pilose and the 

 wings finely toothed. Reddish or umber brown, a band in the middle of the fore- 

 wings, but slightly darker than the rest of the wing. Discal dots large, black. Ex- 

 panse of wings 1.70-1.80 inches. 



12. Hydria undulata. 



(Larva, PI. v, fig. 9.) 



We have observed numbers of the caterpillars of this species on the 

 wild cherry, which had tied the leaves together into a rounded bundle 



