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single outer line common to both wings, and a disc*] dot upon each wing. Wings and 
body dark yellowish-brown; fore wings with two undulating blackish median bands. 
theoater the broader ami more distinct, both extending across the hind wings; a 
round black disosJ dot. Expanse Of wings, -J.") to ^U' 1 "". 
195. MBLSHEIMER'e SACK-BEABKB. 
Perophora meteheimerii Harris. 
This rather singular insect ranges from Massachusetts to Missouri 
and southward to Georgia, as I possess a colored drawing of it made 
in that State by the elder Le Conte. 1 have observed it in Providence 
early in October. It has been figured in its larval and adult state by 
Harris, who has given an extended and interesting account of it. The 
following additional notes are copied from Riley : 
August 28, a larva of this moth was found feeding on oak in Missouri ; others were 
taken iu southern Illinois. The larva is very active and savage, when disturbed] 
turning with great ease in its case and attacking the intruder. Moth from larva 
received iu fall of 18/4 issued February 25, 1875, and laid eggs. The eggs are bright 
yellow, quite large for the insect, and very slightly glued to the sides and cover 
of the cage in which the moth was confined. At first the eggs are very soft, but 
in a few days become very tough. They were unfertilized. (Riley's unpublished 
notes.) 
Larva. — Head with long, slender clavate appendages, bulbous at the end; the 
head is large, full, rounded, as wide as the prothoracic segment. Body thicker than 
usual, somewhat sack-like, thickest a little behind the middle, and truncated at 
the end ; the unusually large supra-anal plate is rounded and convex on the dorsal 
surface. Spiracles so situated as to be visible from above, large and distinct ■; five 
pairs of short, almost rudimentary, abdominal feet ; much shorter than in Lacosoma. 
Head dark brown, as is the prothoracic segment, the two hinder segments paler; a 
diffuse lateral stripe along the thoracic segments; rest of the body pale brown. 
Pupa. — Very stout and thick, of the usual shape, but with no cremaster, this being 
represented by two short, flattened projections; across the abdominal segment a 
double dorsal row of spines. Length, 21 mm . 
Moth. — Rather large, in shape and size like the Chinese*silk-worm ; male with 
broadly feathered antenna 1 : reddish-gray, finely sprinkled with black dots; hinder 
edge of hind wings and the under side of the fore wings tinged with tawny red. A 
small black dot near the middle of the fore wings, and both the tore and hind wings 
crossed by a narrow blackish band, beginning with an angle on the front edge of the 
former and passing obliquely backward, ending a little beyond the middle of the 
inner edge of the hind wings. It expands about 2 inches. 
196. The cylindrical baskkt worm. 
Psyche confederate Grote and Robinson ? 
The following notes on this insect have been given us by Professor 
Riley. We append the original description of the moth. 
A rather curious bag worm, carrying its case almost perpendicular, was found on 
the oak, June 14. Fastened to cover of breediug-case preparatory to transforming 
June 24, and emerged as moth July 16. 
The case differs from that of Platoeceticus (jlovcrii Pack, of Florida, in 
being cylindrical, not oval. (See Glover's figures, in Packard's Guide 
