180 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 
A hermaphrodite. Bisexual or hermaphrodite individuals are 
among the rarities in the insect world and such examples are highly 
prized by collectors. This specimen was mentioned by Dr Lintner in 
the transmittal of his 7th Report as a very interesting rarity, and the 
present opportunity is taken of recording its features in a permanent 

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Fig. 7. CLISIOCAMPA AMERICANA, @, male ; 4, hermaphrodite ; c, female (original). 
form (see fig. 7, 4). The left wings and antenna show so clearly the 
characters of the female represented above and the right wings and 
antenna those of the male below, that farther comment is hardly 
necessary. 
Life history and habits. The young are frequently formed within 
the eggs in the autumn, and only await warm weather before coming 
