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spicuous under the microscope and arising from small brown 

 tubercles ; median line of thorax brown, also a line indicating 

 the suture at the base of each antenna, the spiracles, the glazed 

 eye-piece, the margin of the prothorax, and the cremastral 

 hooks ; abdominal segments 1 to 7 with a few, very fine punctures 

 which are scarcely apparent, segments 3 and 4 have a row of 

 larger punctures along the cephalic margin of the segment, while 

 segments 5 to 7 have a few larger ones scattered over the surface 

 of the cephalic margin; abdominal spiracles almost circular, 

 produced, the openings ovate in outline; cremaster (Fig. 2. G) 

 with a distinct furrow at base, the dorsal surface depressed be- 

 low the level of the tenth segment, and rugose with fine longi- 

 tudinal striations ; cremaster 1 mm. in length, the lateral hooks 

 flattened and broader at the end. 



Length 12 mm. ; greatest width 4 mm. 



The larva of this species was ready to pupate when collect- 

 ed, and therefore no description was obtained. It was collected 

 July 2 on wild white spiraea. The larva first spun a very open 

 web of silk which bent over the tip of the leaf and fastened it 

 down. This web was drawn around the larva to form a sort 

 of cocoon. The pupa at first was pale green with a brown med- 

 ian line on the thorax and brown around the spiracles. The 

 dorsum of the body was lighter in color than the remainder, 

 and had the appearance of being powdered. The body showed a 

 beautiful iridescence even then, but in three days more it was 

 fully hardened, a sort of yellowish-green in color and iridescent 

 over the entire surface. The adult emerged July 16. 



Genus SABULODES Guenee. 



Body of usual type ; surface always dull in appearance, con- 

 siderably roughened with deep indeterminate transverse, im- 

 pressed lines on head, thorax, and appendages, the abdomen 

 densely punctate; labial palpi represented by a small polygonal 

 area caudad of the labrum; proximo-lateral angles of maxillae 

 never reaching the eye-pieces ; maxillae, antennae and mesothor- 

 acic legs normally reaching the caudal margin of the wings, 

 sometimes falling a little short of it ; prothoracic leg about two- 

 thirds the length of the wings, a very narrow portion of the 

 femur exposed ; the prothoracic legs extending cephalad between 

 the sculptured eye-pieces and the antennae ; the mesothoracic 



