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7th and 8th abdominal segments, there is frequently a large 
reddish area. Furthermore, this caterpillar has on the 2d tho- 
racic segment, just behind the head, a pair of long, black spines, 
and on the posterior extremity shorter, stout spines on the 1oth 
and t1th segments. These spines are represented on the inter- 
vening segments by minute, black points arising from similar 
tubercles. There are also two lateral rows of short spines 
similar to the smaller ones in the submedian dorsal lines; the 
ventral spines being decidedly larger. Spiracles rather large, 
black. 
The eggs, according to Professor Riley, are deposited in 
Fic. 1 Green striped maple worm, larva feeding, pupa, natural size. (Original) 
batches of 30 and upward on the under side of a leaf. The indi- 
vidual egg is 1/20 of an inch long, nearly oval, somewhat flat- 
tened and a translucent pale greenish, becoming yellowish with 
age and eventually showing the black head of the larva just 
before hatching. 
Food plants. ‘This species feeds by preference on maples and 
in the Western States at least, exhibits a marked partiality for 
the soft maple, though our recent experience in New York shows 
it can thrive on the hard or sugar maple. Dr Lintner states 
that this species will feed on oak in captivity, while Dr Smith 
SratecmeNAERiuMtanelyaTeedsu Onmoalcanin) nature. she! attack at 
Berlin was confined almost entirely to sugar maples, though a 
