936 General Notes. i 
tubercles behind rather large but not connected. From the 
abdominal segment to the end of the supra-anal plate extends 
black median line. Along the sides of the abdomen, on seg- 
ments 2—5, is a lateral raised short brown line edged below with 
pale gray ; these are situated in front of the spiracles. Below are 
three large gubercles on each segment, and there is a tuberclebe- 
neath. Hence the caterpillar represents a large rough twig, with - 
leaf-scar-like tubercles. Anal plate sharp, triangular, tuberculated. 
Anal legs large. Length 38™™ ; 
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The pupa is rather thick; the body in front, incl 
wings, horn-brown, speckled with blackish; abdomen reddish- 
brown. Spiracles distinct black. Terminal spine large, ending — 
in two long straight acute spinules. Length 17™™ 2 
The moth appeared in the breeding box April 25. Tetradis 
crocallata feeds on the sumac, according to Mr. Saunders, 
Metanema quercivoraria-—This was raised from the oak, but 
the larva unfortunately not described. The pupa is rather sler 
der, reddish horn-brown ; spine acute, large and flat. Length 
13™- The mcth issued May 3. Several were taken at Keene | 
Flats, Adirondacks, June 12, in a locality where no oak trees 
were seen.—A, S. Packard, a 
20 of Mr. Ogle’s translation of Dr. Kerner’s interesting treatise 
on “Flowers and their unbidden Guests,” the author, after 
by Bombus mentanus, says: “It appears that the humble bee 
always devote themselves at one time to the plunder of one 
cies of plants,” to which the translator adds: * It is curious tha 
a similar observation as to the habits of bees should have beet 
made by Aristotle, ‘a bee,’ he says (H. An., 1X, 49), 
to dandelion. Another was working on vetch, 
flew to the flowers of a trumpet honeysuckle (Lome 
visiting in succession flowers belonging to three different 
and of three different colors—Clarence M. Weed, 
e. 
Colleg 
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