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cross lines on the under side of the hind wings. Under side of the body white. 

 Legs white, annulate with black." 



" Described from four specimens, two from London, Ontario, and two from 

 Massachusetts. This species was figured by the late Townend Glover in his unpub- 

 lished work on N. A. Lepidoptera, PI. S3, Fig. 21." 



This is a good valid species and distinguished easily from all others, 

 now known, of this genus. Professor Fernald's types are from London, 

 Ont., and Mass. I have one specimen taken near Clarendon, Vermont ; 

 one specimen, National Museum. No locality label. Characteristics : 

 (i) Head, palpi, thorax and base of primaries (about one-quarter) 

 white; (2) large black patch near hind angle, primaries crossed ver- 

 tically by paler line of white and pink scales and a ring or eye like 

 spot of metallic scales with center black, metallic scales distinctly raised. 

 I would very much appreciate the privilege of examining addi- 

 tional specimens of this genus, and will take pleasure in naming and 

 returning promptly all examples that may be sent for that purpose, 

 and especially would be grateful for notes or information pertaining to 

 the larvEe or early stages. 



THE LARVA OF EUTHISANOTIA TIMAIS CRAM. 



By Harrison G. Dyar. 



1852. — GuENEE, Spec. Gen., VI, pi. 2, f. 5. 



1857. — Chenu-Demarets, Encycl. Hist. Nat. Papill. , II, 11 1. 



1886. — GUNDL.A.CH, Ent. Cubana, 304. 



1894. — Slosson, Journ. N. V. Ent. Soc, II, 107. 



1901. — SwAlNSON, Journ. N. Y. Ent. Soc, IX, 81. 



1901. — Dyar, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., IV, 454 (egg). 



Guenee's figure represents a white larva with a straight black band 

 in the segmental incisures and two narrower ones on the central part of 

 each segment. Head and feet blackish. Mrs. Slosson described the 

 larva briefly as "velvety black, marked with creamy white, head and 

 feet of orange red" ; Mrs. Swainson as "black, covered with small 

 pale yellow dots ; face, legs and tail dull buff with black marks." 



Larvae before me from the Everglades, seven miles from Miami, 

 Florida, through Dr. J. E. Benedict, April 6, 1901, do not agree with 

 Guenee's figure, but rather with the descriptions of the two ladies. I 

 have not seen the other references. 



