120 BULLETIN BROOKLYN ENTOM. SOC. VOL. VIL January 1885. 
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Spilosoma latipennis, Séreich. 
By Gro. D. Hutst. 
June 7th this year captured a Q of the above species, from which 
eggs were obtained the same night. They differed from those of S. wir- 
ginica in being of a dull white color. 
The larva emerged June 13th. The body was white and very trans- 
lucent, and loosely covered with long white hairs slightly sooty at the 
end. ‘This with a greenish shading to. the body, and an increasing sour- 
iness to the hair remained till they reached the 4th moult. 
After the 4th moult there was besides the dark shading, something 
of a red shading added to the long silky hairs giving a dirty reddish gray 
appearance. 
After the 5th moult the larva was of uniform reddish brown color. 
The depth of color however varied in the different larvee. 
A year or two ago I raised a larva through the 4th moult, which re- 
mained pure white in color all through its history to that time. When 
full grown, the larva resemble very much the red brown larve of 
S. virginica. 
The eggs were laid June 7th—8th; the larvae emerged June 13th: 
Ist moult June 17th; 2nd moult June. 20th; 3rd moult June 23rd; 4th 
moult June 26th; 5th moult July 1st. The larve began to form cocoon, 
which was after the fashion of its allies, July 8th. Mi 
I left for another part of the state at that time and by misfortune did 
not have a single one emerge. 
Eggs were given to Mr. A, W. P, Cramer who also failed to raise 
them to maturity. 
Note on Dynastes. 
By J Dont. 
Riding through “Hell’s canun” in Colorado, J had the misfortune 
to break the stick used to urge upon my steed the necessity of motion— 
his motto seemed to be—no whip. no go. A-substiture was absolutely 
necessary, and noticing a clump’of mountain ash near a dry watercourse _ 
I dismounted, and cut a switch: looking about from force of habit, I. 
noticed a large irregular dark clump near the tip of some branches; in- 
vestigation revealed a Dynasfes unlike any species that I have ever seen; 
further search resulted in the capture of a considerable number of other 
