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We have had this ciTrions insect in our collection since 1874, when we 

 received the larva? from Mr. Thomas Meehan, of Germantown, Pa., 

 feeding- in the stems of Clematis rirginiana. The larva was a dingy 

 white, with short legs, very little darker than the body. The head was 



Fig. 26 — Acalthoe cordata 1, male 2, female 3, lawa 4, pupa 5, cocoon 6, burrow in roots of Clematis 



(after Faxon). 



shiny brown, black at the tip, the mouth-parts also black. The cervical 

 shield was light brown in color, with two darker brown spots just be- 

 hind it. The spiracles were brown. The moths began to issue June 

 24. On June 4, 1881, Mr. Meehan sent us another si)ecimen with the 

 information that the insect attacked Clematis vitalba as well as C. vir- 

 fliniana. Through the kindness of Mr. Stiles, editor of Garden and 

 Forest, we are enabled to reproduce Mr. Jack's figures of the insect. 



THE SPREAD OF THE GYPSY MOTH. 



We observe that the Gypsy Moth has recently been reported as hav- 

 ing made its appearance in Maine, several orchards having become in- 



