Vol. Xxiv] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS I99 



The larva of C. luciana spins a thin cocoon in leaves like 

 that of cara and others, and the pupa is brown, covered by a 

 whitish pruinescence as in cara. 



The innubcns larvae, as in past years, were little trouble to 

 rear, being perfectly healthy, and rapidly matured, but, from 

 crowding- in the jars, were a little undersized. All were hinda 

 as was their mother. Among the earliest moths taken in the 

 woods in the last three years by the senior author were a few 

 beautiful specimens of this variety with a white spot set in a 

 faintly purplish fore wing. 



On his first visit to "Catocala Hollow,'' June 27th, George 

 Dulany took two liinda along with ilia and cpionc. During 

 the succeeding two or three weeks this same moth was found 

 abundant, resting on the tree trunks near the ground, often 

 half a dozen of them flying off on our near approach. One 

 small tree especially seemed to be very attractive to these 

 "Cato-moths" and equally attractive to us as we took some 

 beauties there. This was near the entrance to the hollow, 

 where trees were few. a little to the left of the path just as 

 it ascended a steep hillock, in a clump of bushes and young 

 trees. 



The larvae of Catocala innuhens that hatched May 5th be- 

 gan spinning in the honey locust foliage in three weeks and 

 were chrysalids in a month from the time they began eating. 



The first imago of Catocala innubens from bred pupae 

 emerged June 27th. 



On the 8th of Alay the eggs of Catocala vidua hatched. 



On June 8th many of the vidua larvae were passing their 

 last moult and were nearly two and a half inches long. 



After moulting, the caterpillars are very light pinkish gray with in- 

 distinct longitudinal lines and bands of darker dots. The cross band 

 between the third and fourth prolegs on the dorsum, very dark brown. 

 Lateral setae about as long as in retecta. The head, pinkish brown 

 with cream-colored longitudinal wavy lines. No cheek dash of black 

 but the front edge of the head shield is black. Tubercles flesh color. 

 True legs, flesh color. The underside of the body is pale greenish with 

 a midventral row of black spots. 



Some days after the last moult, the larvae of C. vidua present white 

 ventral surface with central row of black spots in red brown spots. 



