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Harris, Ins. Inj. Veg., p. 420, speaking of L. cippus^ and giving a good 

 figure of it, doubts, in a note, whether it be the Surinam L. cijjpus, but 

 gives as its caterpillar one figured by Abbot. But this, from the description, 

 is certainly not the caterpillar of the L. cippus figured by Harris. Indeed 

 it seems to be one of the forms of Parasa cJiloris. I hope to be able to give 

 you during the coming season an accurate description of L. cip/rutt (the 

 Euclea querceli of the G. & R. catalogue), but may say here that it is in 

 shape much like P. cldoris, a little flatter, and of an uniform rust red color. 

 Certainly neither the moth nor caterpillar of Jardine is like our L. cippus^ 

 E. querceii] and while the drav/ing and description, in Harris, of the moth 

 are good, that of the caterpillar is very erroneous. 



Judging from both moths and caterpillars, L. chloris and E. querceU ought 

 to be referred to the same genus. (^W. V. Andretvs, June 1878.) 



Datana major. 



I have never taken this caterpillar earlier than perhaps the second moult, 

 when its appearance, described below, is very different from that of its ma- 

 ture state. Color, chocolate brown. Head, neck, legs, pro-legs, and anal 

 shield dark coral red. Four bright yellow longitudinal lines alternate with 

 the ground color, that covering the breathers being broadest. Two rows of 

 small yellow spots underneath. Feeds on Andromeda Ugustr'ma in Aug. 

 and Sept. N. Y., N. J. (11^ V. Andrews, March 1878.) 



Anisota stigma. 



Mature. Larva cylindrical, 63-69 mm. long, 13 mm. broad. Reddish 

 brown, or bright fawn color, thickly covered with while granulations. 

 Legs and pro-legs nearly concolorous with body. Head of a brighter brown, 

 and shining. Six longitudinal rows of black spines, three on each side of 

 the body (one sub dorsal, one lateral, and one immediately beneath the 

 breathers). Sub-dorsal spines on third segment long. Breathers 

 black, with a ratlier faint white line running over them. In the early 

 stages all the colors are somewhat lighter. Feeds on Quercus in Septem- 

 ber. Pupa black, rough, with terminal spike. 



(W. V. Andrews, March 1878.) 

 Scolecocampa libm'na. 



I reared this moth from the larva many years ago, but had forgotten all 

 the details. I am indebted to my friend Mr. G. R. Pilate, of Ohio, for the 

 larvae from which the following description is made. 



Length 38 mm., thickness 6 mm. Color, dirty white. Smooth and 

 shining, with a few scattered hairs. Head and anal segment black. Con- 

 tents of the intestinal canal showing through the skin of the dorsum. On 

 each segment are twelve small black spots, two on each side of the dor- 

 sum, and four in the vicinity of the breathers. Legs and pro-legs light 

 brown, the former rather darker than the latter. Feeds on decaying wood 

 In continement it fed all the winter, and probably does so under all cir- 

 cumstances. Imago early in June. (IF. F. ^lw/rew.y, June 1878.) 



B. Pickmaii Mann. 



