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We have had this curious insect in our collection since 1874, when we 
received the larve from Mr. Thomas Meehan, of Germantown, Pa., 
feeding in the stems of Clematis virginiana. The larva was a dingy 
white, with short legs, very little darker than the body. The head was 
Fic. 26—Acalthoé cordata 1, male 2, female 3, lawa 4, pupa 5, cocoon 6, burrow in roots of Clematis 
(after Faxon). 
shiny brown, black at the tip, the mouth-parts also black. The cervical 
shield was light brown in color, with two darker brown spots just be- 
hind it. The spiracles were brown. The moths began to issue June 
24. On June 4, 1881, Mr. Meehan sent us another specimen with the 
information that the insect attacked Clematis vitalba as well as C. vir- 
giniana. Through the kindness of Mr. Stiles, editor of Garden and 
Forest, we are enabled to reproduce Mr. Jack’s figures of the insect. 
THE SPREAD OF THE GYPSY MOTH. 
We observe that the Gypsy Moth has recently been reported as hay- 
ing made its appearance in Maine, several orchards having become in- 
