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  PROCEEDINGS 
  OF 
  THE 
  CALIFORNIA 
  

  

  Anlarcfia 
  jjundafa. 
  Pack. 
  

  

  Not 
  rare 
  in 
  Oregon. 
  I 
  saw 
  several 
  specimens, 
  of 
  as 
  many 
  varieties, 
  in 
  a 
  

   small 
  collection 
  belonging 
  to 
  Mr. 
  0. 
  Johnson, 
  of 
  Portland. 
  

  

  Pliragmatobia, 
  sp. 
  

  

  A 
  specimen 
  in 
  the 
  collection 
  of 
  Mr. 
  Cox, 
  of 
  Victoria, 
  certainly 
  in 
  no 
  respects 
  

   different 
  from 
  the 
  European 
  P.fuM.ginosa. 
  

  

  Fam. 
  EPIALIDiE. 
  H. 
  Sch. 
  

   Epialus 
  modestus. 
  Hy. 
  Edw. 
  

  

  A 
  specimen 
  taken 
  by 
  Mr. 
  G. 
  R. 
  Crotch, 
  near 
  Gold 
  Stream, 
  V. 
  I., 
  and 
  by 
  him 
  

  

  kindly 
  added 
  to 
  my 
  collection. 
  

  

  Fam. 
  LIPARID^E. 
  Bdv. 
  

   Orgyia 
  badia, 
  n. 
  sp. 
  

  

  Egg. 
  Ovate, 
  flattened 
  at 
  the 
  upper 
  end, 
  chalky 
  white, 
  with 
  dark 
  spot 
  at 
  the 
  

   apex 
  ; 
  attached 
  in 
  large 
  masses, 
  and 
  surrounded 
  by 
  the 
  hairs 
  from 
  the 
  body 
  of 
  

   the 
  mother. 
  

  

  Larva. 
  $. 
  Deep 
  velvety 
  black, 
  with 
  a 
  double 
  dorsal 
  yellowish 
  stripe 
  on 
  

   the 
  three 
  posterior 
  segments. 
  From 
  the 
  head 
  spring 
  two 
  black 
  plumose 
  series 
  

   of 
  hairs, 
  and 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  same 
  description 
  form 
  the 
  posterior 
  segment. 
  On 
  the 
  

   dorsal 
  region 
  are 
  four 
  shorter 
  plumes 
  of 
  hairs, 
  dark 
  butf, 
  shaded 
  with 
  brown, 
  

   and 
  behind 
  these 
  are 
  two 
  naked 
  scarlet 
  tubercles. 
  The 
  rest 
  of 
  the 
  body 
  is 
  cov- 
  

   ered 
  with 
  long 
  yellow 
  spines 
  on 
  the 
  sides 
  of 
  the 
  dorsal 
  plumes, 
  springing 
  from 
  

   scarlet 
  tubercles, 
  and 
  near 
  the 
  lateral 
  region 
  are 
  four 
  yellow 
  tubercles, 
  below 
  

   which 
  is 
  a 
  slightly 
  waved 
  interrupted 
  stripe 
  of 
  bright 
  yellow. 
  Head 
  black, 
  

   shining. 
  Under 
  side 
  smoky. 
  Feet 
  and 
  prolegs 
  yellow. 
  

  

  Same 
  as 
  the 
  $, 
  but 
  larger, 
  and 
  with 
  the 
  plumose 
  tufts 
  much 
  shorter. 
  

   ■ 
  Food 
  plant, 
  Rubus 
  of 
  various 
  species. 
  Fully 
  fed 
  in 
  the 
  early 
  part 
  of 
  August, 
  

   spun 
  their 
  web 
  from 
  the 
  4th 
  to 
  11th, 
  and 
  the 
  perfect 
  insects 
  emerged 
  from 
  the 
  

   18th 
  to 
  30th. 
  

  

  Imago. 
  (J, 
  Head, 
  thorax, 
  palpi, 
  and 
  antennae 
  chestnut 
  brown. 
  Abdomen 
  

   with 
  a 
  blackish 
  tinge. 
  Feet 
  and 
  legs 
  fawn 
  color, 
  the 
  anterior 
  tarsi 
  banded 
  

   with 
  brown. 
  

  

  Anterior 
  wings 
  rich 
  deep 
  chestnut, 
  with 
  a 
  rather 
  broad 
  band 
  of 
  pale 
  yellow- 
  

   ish 
  brown 
  crossing 
  them 
  near 
  the 
  middle, 
  attaining 
  its 
  greatest 
  width 
  ante- 
  

   riorly. 
  Near 
  the 
  posterior 
  angle 
  is 
  a 
  well 
  defined 
  clear 
  white 
  spot. 
  Fringes 
  

   dark 
  brown. 
  Posterior 
  wings 
  rich 
  chestnut, 
  a 
  little 
  paler 
  towards 
  the 
  base. 
  

   Fringes 
  bright 
  chestnut. 
  Under 
  side 
  entirely 
  rich 
  chestnut 
  brown, 
  with 
  a 
  

   darker 
  blotch 
  toward 
  the 
  anterior 
  margins. 
  

  

  Expanse 
  of 
  wings, 
  1.30 
  inch. 
  Length 
  of 
  body, 
  0.50 
  inch. 
  

  

  $. 
  Entirely 
  light 
  drab. 
  Wings 
  rudimentary. 
  Tarsi 
  pitchy. 
  

  

  Length 
  of 
  body, 
  0.60 
  inch. 
  

  

  