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•ides with gauze and in which was being ke|>t a lanra of Hmpretia 

 I was stirpritcd to find the obsoUta bnra within, engaged 

 s' upon the Emprttia, its head baried into the bade of the lat- 

 ter. It was removed and pboed tnder a beaker on a sheet of white 

 paper. After trying to escape for some time, it finally snocessfulty 

 pupated. The lleHothis bnra had not bee.n fed since its time of cap- 

 ture and wa« thus driven to its meal of flesh bjr hongcr. 



Hemerocampa lencoeticaw Sohfa and Abbott in MaryUnd (Lcpw). 

 The shade trees along the streets of Annapolis were badly infested 

 by this insect in 1901 (Angust and September). Cocooning of the 

 larvae of the last generation commen c e d aboot August jo. continuing 

 for about ten days. (On S ep t em be r aa bnrae were still crawltng 

 about). The cocoons were conspicnoot in many placet on hooset and 

 buildings, the under side of clapboards and window sills, along rain 

 spouts, the under sides of ledges and so 00 being lined with them. The 

 State House along the lower stories was full. The under surface of 

 leaves, loose bark and other places on trees also afforded shelter for 

 many. The wandering full-grown larvae Mund some annoyance. By 

 September 8 several females had emerg ed and 00 the 16th a male was 

 n otic ed . On Sep t e m ber aa a female was observed resting opon her 

 recently depo si ted *ti— f— and on the foOoving day it was noted that 

 they were present in numbers and eggmasses were b eco m i n g mofe 

 abundant On September as. at Blacksburg, Virginia, it was noted 

 that the male moths were plentiful at lights. 



P trilamp e l M acheoBoo Dmry (Lop.). 

 A fuTl-grown bnra of this species taken from grape at Annapolis. 

 Maryland. September 7. 1901. pupated in confinement the pupa passing 

 the winter. 



Icthyura paDa French in Maryland (Lepw). 

 On the seventeenth of September, igoi. I found on a willow at West 

 Annapolis. Maryland, a number of bundles of leaves fastened to- 

 gether by silken threads and also lined with a mat of silk, each bunch 

 forming a nest wUch contained the caterpilbrs of this specie« in 

 various stages of growth. In one nest seventeen brvae were found, 

 ranging from i.as to a.s cm. On September 22 a few of the larvae 

 pupated in confinement Six 6mj% bter at Bbcksburg. Virginia, full- 

 grown larvae were observed and also 00 October 6; younger stages 

 were also present On October 14. larvae in confinement were again 

 pupating while out-of-doors; most of the nests appeared to be desert- 

 ed, though some larvae were observed feeding openly on foluge; yet 

 most of them had crawled to the ground and formed thdr cocoons. 

 This was done since September aa. gradually as each stage came to 

 full growth. In Virginia bnrae of this spedes have been observed 

 feeding upon white oak. 



