40 B. C. ENTOMOLOGICAL PROCEEDINGS, 1912. 



shade of darker brown which surrounds the reniform and throws it up 

 in strong relief, especially at the lower part where it is conspicuously 

 white ; between the t. p. shade and the subterminal line the band is 

 slightly lighter and more purplish ; in this band, where it touches the 

 costal margin, are three minute wedge-shaped ochreous marks ; the outer 

 edge of the s. t. line is fairly parallel with the outer margin, only some- 

 what wavy and notched ; the s. t. line is thin about the centre but thickens 

 out slightly to the anal angle and more so towards the costa where it 

 forms a darkish, somewhat triangular, apical patch ; next comes the 

 outer band ; this being of fairly uniform width and lighter than the 

 general ground colour (and more ochreous) forms a rather striking 

 feature in the markings ; fringes plain and of ochreous olive. 



In some specimens a whitish dash sprinkled with rosy scales runs 

 along the costa from the thorax to the orbicular stigma which it includes ; 

 the orbicular is small (occasionally almost obsolete) and, when present, 

 outlined in white; the reniform, long in shape, is outlined in white, the 

 lower part markedly so as already mentioned, the upper part being filled 

 in with ochreous. Secondaries plain, of a rosy brown, lighter than the 

 primaries ; there is an indication of a discal mark ; this is more distinct 

 on the under side. Thorax purplish brown, slightly crested along central 

 line ; collar and head more ochreous. Body purplish brown, shading 

 off lighter towards thorax. Palpi clothed with hairs; eyes smooth. 

 Under side a rosy ochreous with costa and outer band of primaries 

 strongly ochreous. Antennae simple in both sexes. 



A variable species within certain limits. Gfeneral appearance of 

 sexes similar, except that the females are perhaps in the majority of 

 cases more strongly marked than the males. 



G. O. Day, 



Duncans, B. C. 



NOTES ON SCHIZURJ UNICORNIS, SMITH & ABBOT. 



Perhaps some of those present may have noticed on their fruit trees 

 a curious looking caterpillar, remarkable for two strongly contrasting 

 colors, besides other peculiarities of shape. The segments between the 

 head and a kind of double pointed hump on the third segment are a 

 light green color, almost transparent, the rest of the body being differ- 

 ent shades of brown and pink. There is also a conspicuous white V- 

 shaped mark in front of the anal hump. A brownish-purple narrow 

 band connects the head with the first hump. This marking shows 

 strongly against the green of the first two segments already alluded to. 



