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Material examined in drawing up die pracediaff aeooont: 



Homoeockromatu Fftmalts. — Tinictmi It^ Penntyhrania, Jane M, 

 1889, 1 teneral; west tide Schuylkill River below Gray's Perry. Phila> 

 delphia. May 4. 1889. 1 teneral. Philadelphia. June 5. 190a one speci- 

 men a little older. Philadelphia. May tt, 1904. 1 tcneraL These fonr 

 have abdominal segments 8 and 9 blor with lateral black stripes. Tiai- 

 cum Is.. May at. 1904. one sp eci m en with abdomen pn U noa e . 



HeleroehrowiatU FemaleM.r—Twknm Is.. Pa^ jrnie 2a, 1891, 1 teneral ; 

 May 21. 1904. two spec im ens. Christiana Creek. Elchaft, Indi—. 

 May jx. \9ifj, I teneral by R. J. Weith. Vcnnoot. by Mrs. A. T. Ska- 

 son. I specimen. Only the Tiaicma Is. spccimeiii have 8 and 9 hhw 

 with lateral black stripes, bat all fire have ydlow or orange distinct on 

 head, thorax and first three abdncninal scgmcnta. 



Composite ( ?) FemaU. — The Delair fcanle aolcfl ■bovr. 



The eleven s p eci me ns cited arc in the coOactioa at the Academy of 

 Nalnral Sdenoes of Phikidalpliia At diffcrcat times I hava givaa 

 other sp 6 e l n wn s to Mr. E. & WWamiaii and Prof. J. G. Ncadkaak 



Amotig my unpublished notes I find the followtiif which I 

 leave in their orii^inal form : 



Teneral female luknmru f<rtuatis loltm at pond. Iltitanical Garden. 

 University of i'rnnsylvania, 8.55 A. M^ May 13. 1904: able to Ay. wings 

 and body still qaitc ttabby. colors pale boi aoAcicntly well •marked to see 

 that the 8th and 9th ahdoarfnal ngmuOM were pale with a black stride 

 on each side of each as ia the amie of this spcdea. Placed ia a 

 "UshtiUnc" pint jar whose top was cove r e d with a piece of acttlag: 

 coQtaincd a bit of twif f or ily to crawl oa 



Examined J.JO P. M. saaic day : dark colors amch aaire nmrkcd. pat* 

 tern of 8 and 9 as before. 



May 14, 945 A. M. Pattcra as before, dark colors on body generally 

 well-marfced. black stripes on sides of 8 aad 9 aot reaching to apex of 



May 15. 12^ P. M. Markiags as «■ precediiig record. 



May 16. 13.J0 P. M. No apparent chaiwc- 



May 17. 9.IS A. M . do. May 18L 6 P. M, do. May 191 6 P. M.. do. 

 May XK 1.45 P- M.. da May at. 3.45 P. M.. do. May ai^ A. M.. dead, 

 no change in the colors bat still evidently teneral no p ra i ao si ty. 



Two teneral females of lukmmrm f0»Um eoBected §um tiaw (i #.. 

 May 13. 1904. etc.] and place. If an yth in g, aaore teaeral tfiaa /. svrtH 

 coKs 9 : did not show any trace of pale markings 00 dorsum of 8 

 and a (. f . had practically pattern of adult Three males, one female, 

 teneral. ^osita. taken lo A. M.. May 14. 1904. likewiae did iKit show 

 any traces on 8- lo of a pattern different from that of the nmtnre kidi- 

 vidaals. 



