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Psyche 
[ December 
Second Instar. 
Head height .72 mm.; head width .70 mm. Head shiny 
black with faintly raised reticulations also shiny. Thoracic 
legs fuscous. Length of body 4.5 to 5 mm. Body dull grass 
green thickly mottled with maroon and white. Dull greenish 
mid-dorsal line. Under side of body dull greenish. Bright 
orange spot on each segment, segments one and two excepted, 
at stigmatal line. Short hairs covering body. Those on anal 
plate longer. 
Third Instar. 
Head height .8 mm.; head width .78 mm. Head roughly 
shagreened. Characteristic black and white design of head 
with greater percentage of black than in following instars 
(cf. Fig. 13) , that is, white bands not so broad. Body length 
5 to 7 mm. Body mottled white and dark ferruginous on dull 
background. Orange spots same as above. Many short 
black hairs from black tubercles. Legs fuscous. 
Fourth Instar. 
Head height 1.2 mm. ; head width 1.0 mm. Head design as 
in Fig. 13. Body length 7 to 10 mm. Not much change from 
previous instar, general effect darker. 
The egg stage lasted from seven to ten days. Eggs laid 
May 6, 7, and 8 hatched May 16; those laid May 9 to 11 
hatched May 18 ; those laid May 19 and 20 hatched May 26 
and 29. The first instar was of five to six days’ duration with 
moults occurring in the above three groups May 23, 23, and 
31 respectively. The second instar was of four to eight days’ 
duration. The third and fourth instars were of seven days’ 
duration each. 
Poanes radians (Lucas) 
Ecjg. 
Height .5 mm. ; greatest diameter .75 mm. Pearl white 
when laid. Later acquires a bright pink design which con- 
sists of an irregular circumpolar band and a slightly wider 
irregular equatorial band. The usual reticulation is present. 
First Instar. 
Head height .5 mm. ; head width .52 mm. Head shiny 
black, faintly pitted. Body length 2 to 3.5 mm. Claws of 
