14 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [January, 



"broadly, velvety black, with two longitudinal broken rows of 

 narrow whitish spots most distinct on the central segments. 

 First segment yellowish green with a narrow curved line. 

 The black of the back is bordered by a narrow white line 

 which is itself margined outwardly by a very narrow more or 

 less interrupted black line. In each form the prolegs are green 

 with a black spot at their insertion on each side. True legs 

 black." 



The full-grown larva is 2^ inches long, with black head, 

 broad black dorsal line or stripe ; long, slender, slightly in- 

 curved black caudal horn. There are two lateral broken lines 

 of black between which the color is yellowish green. The 

 vental suface is greenish. True legs black. The head is 

 rather large and more like that of Hemaris than the larger 

 Sphinges. The whole larva differs greatly from that of Da- 

 ronma undulosa, our only other species of the genus, and in 

 its uniform thickness throughout it again recalls the larva of 

 Hemaris. 



The long wire-like caudal horn, slightly recurved in the full- 

 grown larva, reminds one both of Hemaris and the younger 

 caterpillars of ' Philampelus . 



The very young larvae are pale and crossed by rows of black 

 dots. 



The pupae var}^ much in size and color, the largest chrysalid 

 being over i Y^ inches in length and red-brown, while the smallest 

 is hardly more than an inch and light yellowish brown. The 

 burrow is not deep. The imago is much inferior to that of 

 undulosa in color. 



From one pupa the writer obtained a moth with one pair of 

 wings much shorter, broader and more rounded at the extrem- 

 ities than on the opposite side. The antenna on the same side 

 is shorter and weaker than on the other. 



I found larvae of Actiiis luna, feeding on persimmon, last 

 July. Four of the large bombycids feed on this tree : cecropia, 

 promethea, regalis and luna. 



Mrs. Annie Trumbull Slosson will, as usual, spend the winter in 

 Florida. We will expect to receive more of her delightful collecting ex- 

 periences. 



