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Chionanthus during the months of August, September and 

 October. The larvae pupated from August 30 to the middle 

 of October ; next spring the moths emerged from May 7 to 



July 15- 



Geratomia catalpae Boisd. 



1 90 1, September 11, one picked up dead; two caught in 

 house in previous years. 1903, thirty-one larvae brought me, 

 said to xhave been found on a Catalpa tree ; these were nearly 

 full-grown, and pupated three or four days later. 



Smerinthns jamaicensis Drury. 



1899, April 21, one bred from pupa ; 1903, June 16, 30, two, 

 both bred. 



Paonias excaecatns S. and A. 



1899, one found, just emerged and resting on a weed, in 

 July; 1901, July 17, one bred from pupa: 1903, June 29. 

 July II, two, both bred. In the fall of 1902 I had three 

 " Smeiinthus " larvae, two with the caudal horn greenish and 

 the lateral stripes nearly meeting on the back, and one with 

 caudal horn bluish and stripes distant dorsally ; during the 

 winter I had a pupa brought me, and from these four bred 

 two specimens of this species and two of the preceding. Larvae 

 of this or the preceding are not infrequently found on willow 

 and also on apple and plum. 



Gressonia jnglandls S. and A. 



I found the larvae of this on young hickories, mostly under 

 four feet in height, in large numbers in the fall of 1901, and 

 in lesser numbers in 1899 and 1902. June 27, 1900, one bred 

 from larva which had pupated September 30, 1899. May 12, 



1 90 1, one caught flying in my garden at dusk. August 14, 



1902, one caught in house. 



II.— SATURNIID^. 

 Samia cecropia L. 



Not common. I bred one from cocoon found on buttonbush 

 i^Cephalanthus) , the moth emerged June 3, 1900. 



Gallosamia promethea Drury. 



The cocoons of this species were quite common in the fall of 



