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, -lge; but, usually, a paler trace crosses the -wings slightly beyond their middle. 
This is caused, commonly, by two of the black liues uniting, more or less, and forming 
■ ■ chain-like row of marks or a series of black rings, or sometimes merely black dots, 
these being most distinct toward the inner edge. In other instances this pale streak 
is produced by two or three of the ash-gray lines taking on a white color, or by one 
of the blackish lines becoming very much broken and effaced. Outside of the center 
of the fore wings, a black dot is usually perceptible to the eye. In one specimen 
before me, a short, brown, transverse streak on the middle of the costal edge is quite 
conspicuous, followed by a second similar streak at one-third the distance from this 
to the tip. The hind border of the wings is frequently tarnished brown or butternut 
color, traversed by a wavy white line. The basal fourth ot the hind wings is gray, 
sprinkled more or less with blackish atoms not arranged in transverse lines. These 
wings are toothed on their hind edge. 
This moth was named Plialccna (G eometrd) undulata, by Linnaeus, 
first in the tenth edition ot his System ot Nature, published in 1 1 56, 
where he characterizes it as having bristle-like antennae and all the 
wings above with transverse wavy blackish streaks, and living upon 
the Salix coprca. The specific name undulata, it scarcely needs to 
be mentioned, has allusion to the wavy or undulated streaks upon the 
wings. Being so distinctly marked, it has esetfped from being mis¬ 
taken and described under different names. 
The generic name Scotosia, formed from a Greek word implying 
mist or gloominess, was first proposed by Mr. Stephens tor thiee spe¬ 
cies of British moths, whilst he regarded this species as constituting 
another genus. M. Guenee, however, deems the differences between 
these insects so slight and unessential, that he unites them with 
still other species under one genus, in which arrangement other 
authors have since concurred. 
These moths are probably nowhere so numerous as to. cause any 
sensible injury to the cherry trees. But their larvae tying the leaves 
together in such an artistic manner will attract notice wherever this 
phenomenon occurs, and will excite a desire tor information respecting 
the insect which has this curious habit. 
Kaspberry Beetle and Worm, Byturus unicolor, Say. (Coleoptera. 
Dermestidae.) 
Adhering to the gathered fruit of the red raspberry, a very small soft tarnished 
white worm, passing its pupa state under rubbish on the ground, and coming forth 
the latter part of May, an oval, pale dull yellow beetle, 0.15 long, densely clothed 
with short fine gray hairs. 
Throughout our country there occurs on the fruit of the red t asp- 
berry a small white worm, which commonly remains adhering to the 
berry when it is gathered, lying usually on the inner side ol the 
