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no origiual observations, and does not definitely state whether the 

 insect is found in Indiana or not; though from the fact that it is 

 inchided under the general head of insects of the year, we may 

 infer that it is a common pest. 



In the issue of the "Fruit Growers' Journal" (Cobden, 111.) for 

 March 11, 1886, Prof. G. H. French, in writing of the condition 

 of the orchards about Centralia, notes that in a two year old or- 

 chard visited "the leaf-crumpler (FJujcHa nehulo) seemed to be 

 present." 



DESCKIPTION. 



Larvft. — "Brown or greenish in color, cylindrical, tapering grad- 

 ually from first to last joint. Head and cervical shield darker 

 than the rest of the body, slightly shagreened, sparsely covered 

 with long hairs, the shield quite large, convex, and occupying the 

 whole surface between stigmata, there being in front of the latter 

 a sub-cervical dark horny plate. Joints 2 and 3 wrinkled as 

 at Figure 18, c, the former with two rather conspicuous dark 

 dorsal piliferous spots. The other joints with a few fine hairs, 

 the stigmata plainly visible, and the anal covering but slightly 

 horny. Legs and prolegs of moderate size and of same color as 

 body. 



"Described from numerous specimens." 



Pupa. — "Mahogany-brown with no striking character. Abdomen, 

 especially above, with very minute punctures."* 



Imago. — Mr. Walsh's description is as follows: "Expansion of 

 wings, 7-10; length of body, 3-10. General color light cinereous, 

 varied with dusky. A row of about seven subsemilunar or linear 

 dark spots on outer margin of fore wing. Then one fourth of the 

 distance to the body a waving light cinereous band parallel to the 

 exterior margin, marked on each side with dusky black. Nearly 

 at the center a much abbreviated black band. Beyond the center 

 on the costal margin a subtriangular dusky black spot, the apex 

 of which connects with the apex of a much larger subobsolete 

 triangular brick red spot which extends to the interior margin, 

 and is bounded on the outside by a wavy light cinereous band, 

 which is again bounded by a wavy dusky black band proceeding 

 from the apex of the costal triangle. Base of wing dusky black, 

 enclosing a small round light cinereous spot. Hind wings and all 

 beneath light cinereous shaded with dusky; the fore wings darker. 

 Tarsi dusky with a narrow light cinereous fascia at the apex of 

 each joint. Hind tibia fasciate with dusky at the apex, sometimes 

 obscurely bifasciate. Intermediate tibia fasciate with dusky at the 

 center, the fascia generally extending to the base, but becoming 

 lighter. Anterior tibia dusky, with a narrow apical light cinereous 

 fascia. Palpi, both labial and maxillary, dusky." 



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•liiley, 4th Mo. Rep., p. 41. 



