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ly formed as in akhurstiana Horn and the last joint of maxil- 
as in postica Lec. In the female the third joint of 
p is eis ely cred near base, but is narrower at base 
it apex ¢ last joint of maxillary palpus is el e 
‘ _ palpus is elongat 
7 n all the North Relate and Mexican species of Pyrota 
fa Tieowe obliquefascia will be readily distinguished by the 
ely divided black, broad elytral vitta. From those spe- 
‘cies ‘of which it may be considered a variety, the narrower, 
thorax, the form of the third antennal joint and last 
in ag maxillary palpus will separate it. 
eae ge normani Grote. 
d cherry was collected near Orono, June 12, 1907. These 
a ha d June 14th and were fed from that time upon apple in 
_ e ) innectary. As the larva, noctuids of no very distinctive 
ures, did not answer the description of any known to feed 
on wild cherry or apple, they were bred in order to establish 
r identity. By July 15th about half of the lot had pupated, 
“the others pupating from seven to ten days later. 
_ As to their feeding habits it may be said that they remained 
day and night upon the branches of apple with which their cage 
was kept supplied, and they fed greedily upon both the leaves 
ie ded the green apples which they-ate to the core. They were 
___ easily disturbed, however, and would then commonly drop to 
| __ the floor of the cage. They took long periods of rest during 
____ the day and particularly when nearly grown did their most vig- 
orous feeding at night, though they lunched also by daylight. 
Pupation took place in the earth which was provided in their 
cage. Although the larve were all from one brood and they 
hatched at the same date, their growth was not uniform in 
'__ spite of the fact that they were kept under precisely the same 
- conditions, and the last of the pupae were formed more than 
two weeks after the first. 
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