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and apical margins of -first segment and apical margin of the 

 . second, third and fourth segments with pale pubescence; tegulae 

 impunctured; prothorax produced into a tooth laterally; scutellum 

 produced out over the metathorax in a sharp angle, the lateral 

 teeth long, not acute, the disc of scutellum smooth, shining, im- 

 punctured; basal third of wings hyaline, the remaining two-thirds 

 fuscous, slightly iridescent; first recurrent nervure received by 

 the second submarginal cell beyond its base, the second recur- 

 rent nervure received by it before its apex; spines of the tibiae 

 and the tarsi slightly brownish; abdomen sparsely punctured, 

 more closely so on the sides, basal and apical margins of the seg- 

 ments, basal segment concave in front, a distinct carina, beginning 

 at the base of the second dorsal segment and extending to apex, the 

 carina very strongly marked on apical half of last segment, the latter 

 excavated on each side of the carina, compressed before its apex, 

 beneath also carinated, the carina extending out into a point, 

 which is plainly seen from above, the segments beneath with a 

 well marked impunctured apical margin. Length .55 inch. 



One specimen. Collected by Charles W. Johnson, in Florida. 



This species can at once be distinguished by the carina on the 

 dorsal segments of abdomen. 



SOME EXPERIENCES IN LARVvE REARING. 



BY ROBERT BUNKER. 



If one wishes to gain a knowledge of the life history of a spe- 

 cies, it is absolutely necessary to begin with the egg and follow 

 it carefully through the different stages to the imago; and not 

 only one season should be devoted to it, but the same species 

 should be reared several years in succession in order to learn all 

 the varieties of color ornamentation and deviations from the typical 

 form. Such a course would be to the student or beginner like 

 the turning of the kaleidoscope, every turn would bring to view 

 some new variety, some new form, some new feature he had not 

 seen before; and occasionally a veritable monstrosity would come 

 to the front and startle him by its unique appearance. There are 

 other advantages to be gained by rearing moths and butterflies 

 from eggs, you get rid of that bane of the collector — the insidious 

 parasite. One also stands a far better chance of getting rare spe- 



