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larva ivory yellow striped with ochraceous-buff (Fig. 11). 
Anterior portion of body light ochraceous-salmon. After 
eating the anterior portion of the body becomes greenish. 
The mid-dorsal, para-dorsal, and suprastigmatal lines be- 
come brownish. The stigmatal and infrastigmatal lines be- 
come dark greenish. The background of the body is now 
whitish green. On segments one and two at the para-dorsal 
line there is a black splotch slightly more anterior in position 
than the dark brown spiracle. A few long colorless hairs 
with bulbous tips are scattered over the body. Those on the 
posterior segments are the longest. Those on the prothorax 
are longer than the ones on the remaining thoracic seg- 
ments. 
Second Instar 
Head height .6 mm. ; head width .7 mm. General color 
very light brown to gray. Surface granular. Three rather 
indistinct streaks composed of rather minute gray to fus- 
cous dots extend over the head. They merge to a varying 
degree (Fig. 1). On the posterior part of the head in par- 
ticular these three streaks are more or less continuations of 
the dorsal longitudinal lines of the body. The background 
is the color of parchment. There are numerous short color- 
less hairs arising from conspicuous black tubercles. Promi- 
nent on the sides of the head are two irregular black 
protuberances. Body length 4 to 5.5 mm. The wide dorsal, 
the thin paradorsal, and the wide suprastigmatal lines are 
sayal brown. On either side of the para-dorsals are irregu- 
larly marked light brown bands. The black splotch in the 
para-dorsal is largest on segment three. Between the su- 
prastigmatal and stigmatal lines is a thin band of plumbago 
blue. The stigmatal line is outlined with darker brown and 
the infrastigmatal line is plumbago blue. Spiracles dark 
brown. Ventum dead grass yellow. Many short colorless 
tapering hairs cover the body. 
Third Instar 
Head height .9 mm. ; head width 1.0 mm. Head differs 
but little from previous instar. It is lighter due to the 
smaller extent of dark streaks. Body 6 to 8.5 mm. long. 
Bands on body more distinct. On each segment in addition 
