One specimen, Los Angeles,

themandibles are clothed with _stiff,reddish bristles; the_legsand _palpi areof the usual shape,and clothedwithmoderately short hairsand

some

spines; the triangularpiece atbase of venterhasadepressed area on its

posteriorpart,broadest behind, andits margin each ^{sideterminated} by^a deepindentation.

One specimen, Los Angeles,

California

[Davidson].

^{It is} easily distinguished

by

^{the serrate}

appearance

^{of the}

lower

_finger

[which does

^not

occur

in

any

^other species],

and by

the coloring of the _palpi.

Discussion followed by Messrs. Ashmead, Banks, and

^Marlatt relating

more

particularly^tostructuralcharacteristics

commented on by

^the

author

of the paper,

and

particularly the value of the

man-

dibularteethofinsects in classification,

Mr. Ashmead speaking

of theuseofthischaracteristic intheclassification of ants

by

^old

au

thorities_;

and

the modification or

wear

of theteeth in old _speci

mens was

also

noted and

the

important

modification

which wear sometimes

effects in the case of cicada larvae

two

or three years after

moulting was

described

by Mr.

^Marlatt.

The

third

paper was by Mr. Dyar, and was

entitled:

DESCRIPTIONS OF THE LARVAE OF FIFTY NORTH AMER

ICAN NOCTUID^E.

By HARRISON G. DYAR.

The Noctuid

larvaehere described are

from

thecollectionof the

U.

S.

National Museum, and

^{are those of}

which

descriptions

have

not

been

_previously

published

^to

my knowledge.

Unless otherwise

stated, the

head

is

rounded, almost

^as

high

as

wide, moderately

bilobed, the

clypeus reaching about

^half

way

to the vertex; slightly retracted

below

_joint 2. Cervical shield indistinct,notcornified.

Body

cylindrical,

abdominal

feetequally

developed on

joints 7 to 10

and

₁₃; joint 12 _not,or

but

_slightly, enlarged.

Tubercles normal,

single, ^iv

behind

the _spiracle,

about

_equally distant

from

iii

and

v or nearer to iii than to v.

The

longitudinal ^lines are the dorsal, situated centrally

on

the back,

unpaired

^; the subdorsal, half

way between

^{the dorsal}

and

the _spiracles, paired^; the _lateral,

halfway between

^{the subdorsal}

and

the _spiracles, not

touching

^{the latter; the} suprastigmatal or stigmatal, just

touching

the tops of the spiracles or partly enclos ing

them and occupying

^{all the}

space between

the lateral

and

substigmatal lines; the substigmatal

running below

the _spiracles

and

_enclosing their

lower

_portion.

The

_ordinary linesare the

dorsal, subdorsal,

and

substigmatal.

The

subdorsal oblique

shades extend from

the subdorsal line

on

the anterior

margin

^of

each segment

^{to the dorsal line}

on

the posterior

margin. Lines

not

mentioned

in the descriptions are absent.

"

Bordered,"

without

qualification,

means edged on both

^sides.

The measure ment

of the

head given

^{is its}

approximate width.

All descrip tionsare believed to

be from

_full-grown larvae.

1. RhynchagrotisrufipectusMorrison.

Head

_1.5

mm.,

pale, heavily mottledwith dark brown,

which

forms a continuous band _closelybordering ^the

median

suture and _clypeus from vertextomouth. _Joint 12rather_distinctlyenlarged.

Body

heavily

mot

tledwith _lightand dark

brown

_dottings,

mixed

with _{greenish laterally,} forming^obscuredark subdorsal oblique streaksand a distinctblotch on joint 13 anteriorly. All the ordinary^{lines lost} except the dorsal,which

isnarrow,straight, sordid white, distinct, broken only^{in the incisures,} sometimes edged with ^{blackish there.} Thoracic feet pale, leg ^shields dusky; ^tuberclesandsetaeminute, inpalerings. Spiracles dark.

Food

plant, grass. Dept. of Agriculture, No. _3503.

2. Rhynchagrotisalternata Grote.

Head

₃

mm.,

pale, reticulatedwith brown, ^thecurved band fromvertex nearlycontiguous ^to

median

suture, faint below, concentricwith a nar rower linethat runs

upward

^{from the eye.}

Body

heavily mottled with darkbrown,subventral region andfeet

much

_paler. Dorsallinewhitish, vervnarrow, broken

somewhat

_broadlyin the incisures; obliquesubdor

sal shades dark,diffuse, paleredgedposteriorly; subdorsalline obsolete, justindicatedby^apalershading; substigmatalband sharp above, defined by^a white line which undulates, passing below ^the spiracles, mottled below with reddish-brown and shading^{off into}the pale subventral ^area.

Tuberclesand setaeminute_exceptonthefeet. Spiracles blackrimmed.

Food

_plants,oak, hickory,^etc. Dept. of Agriculture,No. _3355.

3. Rhynchagrotis^crenulataSmith.

Head

_3.3

mm.,

pale, reticulated with brown,^the curved band from the vertexdistinctbelowanda

brown

_patch inthe clypeus^{; line}

upward

^from eye not

more

distinct than the other reticulations.

Body

brown, ^the groundcolor palebrown,finelystriate-mottled with dark

brown

; dorsal line pale, narrow,nearlybroken

down

in the centers of thesegments, edged with black-brownⁱⁿthe incisures_;subdorsalline

more

distinct, pale, onjoints 3 to ^12,narrow; oblique shadespale, but alternating before with

somewhat

wedge-shaped black patches that ^rest on the subdorsal _line;

sides finelymottled, obscurely streaked, the substigmatal^linebroad, but very^faint, only^a shade _palerthan_{the body,} sharp-edged above and be low. Feet concolorous, brown. Tubercles minute. Spiracles black rimmed.

Food

_plants, "various plants."

Alameda

Co., ^Cal. A. Koebele, No.

171.

317

4. Eueretagrotis sigmoides Guenee.

Head

2.5

mm.,

^ratherdark brown, obscuring ^the markings,

which

are as in R. alternata.

Body

pale brown,

somewhat

_{pinkish or} cream- color; dorsallinenarrow, pale,

brown

marked, andshortlybroken in the incisures; subdorsal shadesand lines scarcelyperceptible; substigmatal line straightabove,narrowlypale,edged^withadarklinethatrunsthrough the centers of the_spiracles(excepton_{joint12), broad, illy}defined below, and shading^{off into} the pale subventralarea.

Food

_{plant not} stated. Dept. Agriculture, No._3185. ClosetoR. al ternata, but the stigmatal ^{line is}

more

_rigid and the subdorsal shades obscure.

5.

Noctua

bicarneaGuenee.

Head

_3.5

mm.,

pale, distinctly reticulated,thevertical curvedband _very heavy and nearlyblack, distinctbelow, butwithout_spot in clypeus; ^line from _eye distinct on lower ^half of face.

Body

^{a little} flattened, light brown, ^streaked and mottled with darker

brown

; dorsal and subdorsal lines pale, narrow, aboutalike, the former_broadlyborderedwith a dark

brown

area,whichisretracted atthe _incisures,thelatternarrowly

brown

bordered, thus leaving^apalespacebetweenthatwidensat the _incisures;

abroad, _regular,darkbrown, mottled suprastigmatal band,justenclosing the_spiracles,edged below bythe whitish, narrow, slightlywaved, upper lineof the substigmatal band. Thisispale, illydefined,reddish, sharply edged, but nearly indistinguishable from the _light brownish _subventral area. Feet_pale; tubercles minute. Spiraclesbrown,^black rimmed.

Food

_{plant not}stated. Washington, D. C., Dept. Agriculture.

6. Feltiavancouverensis Grote.

Head

_3.6

mm.

,pale, reticulate,thecurvedverticaldarkbandfaintbelow;

ocellar line not strongly marked.

Much

as inR.alternata.

Brown

and cream-color, mottled on a greenish ground ^that appears subventrally^; cervical shield gray, not well cornified Lines all obsolete except the narrow, pale, dorsal one, which is moderately ^distinct on the anterior portion of thebodyonly.

The brown

_mottlingsareheavier dorsal_ly(con tracted attheincisures),and above the normalposition of the subdorsal line,enclosing ^a palespace^thatwidens in the incisures. Tubercles in distinct, brown, corneous ^areas; setaeminute; spiracles black.

Food

_plant, wild cherry. Placer Co., Cal. A.Koebele,No. _236.

7. Carneadeswilsonii Grote.

Head

_3.6

mm.,

pale brown, reticulations very obsure, paler than the ground ^colorwhich is thus divided intopolygonal ^{areas; vertical} band obsoleteabove and below, existing ^{as a} dashbeside the clypeus.

Body

green, ^linedwith white. Dorsal, subdorsal, and lateral lines rather nar row, _straight,but transversely cut^intoblotches; substigmatal ^linebroad, obscurely double, beingnarrowlycentered with green. Feet_{pale; spira} clesblack. Tubercles in distinct cornified areas_; setae minute.

Food

_plants, ^"two_{speciesof plants}on thesea-coast."

San

Francisco, Cal. A. Koebele,No. _257.

8. Carneades brunneigera^Grote.

Head

_2.7

mm.,

roughlyshagreened, dark brown,apalespaceabove the eyesonthe sideofeach lobe; noreticulations.

Body

^dull,sordidbrown, the skin

somewhat

translucent. Cervicalshield

brown;

markings obso

lete_; the _paledorsal linecan be

made

out thewhole_lengthedged ^{with a} darkshade that is contracted atincisures; ^{also a} darkshade at position of subdorsal_line,leavinga palespacewidening^atincisuresas in F. van- couvcmisis. Spiracles black; tubercles in cornified areas; ^setaeminute.

Food

_{plant not} stated. Placer Co.,Cal. A. _Koebele,No. _141.

Very

similar to F. vancouverensis, but _paler,

more

translucent, and the head roughened.

9. Carneadesperexcellens Grote.

Head

₃

mm

, reddish-brown, shining; faintly

marked

_bypale reticula tions Cervical shield shining brown, slightly cornified.

Body

^sordid brown,

somewhat

translucentas in C.brunneigera,andsimilarlvmarked.

Dorsal _{spacebroadlypale, nearly}obscuringthe pale dorsalline, thispale areaonlyslightly widening^{at the} incisures, and _reachingalmost to the faintly traceable, narrow,pale subdorsal line. Substigmatal line faintly shadowed,whitish, concolorous with the pale subventral^area. Spiracles black; tuberclescornified; setae minute.

Food

_{plant not} stated. Alameda, ^Cal. A.Koebele,No._{582. Closely} similarto C.brunneigera, but theheadis notroughened

10. Carneades divergens Walker.

Head

_2.9

mm.,

shining brown,^the dark curved vertical shadedistinct above andnear the median suture; reticulations pale, obscure, dividing thesides intorounded dark _spots. Cervical shieldbrown,darker before andbehind,^bisected bypale.

Body

^sordid grayish, translucent,scarcely marked. Dorsalarea broadlypaleand nearly straight^{as in} perexcellens.

Subventral regionlight.

Nothing

^else appears,^{at least in} the inflated specimen. Spiracles black; tuberclescornified; setaeminute.

Food

_{plant not}stated. Placer Co., ^Cal. A. _Koebele, No._267. Simi larto C. brunueigera andperexcellens, but

more

translucentthan these, thetubercles distinctlycontrasted.

n.

Mamestra

meditata Grote.

Head

2.5

mm.,

shiningdark brown,^{reticulate with a still} darker tint, thecurvedverticalband black, distinctabove and below; ocellar linenar row; adark_spotinclypeus. Cervicalshield blackish,shining, dividedby dorsal and subdorsal pale ^lines.

Body

reddish-brown, _finely marbled,

somewhat

_palerbelow the_spiracles.

Two

broad blackishshaded_bands, the dorsal

composed

^ofsegmentary diamond-shaped marks,faintlydivided by^theobscure dorsal line (as inCarneades, but^less rounded); ^{the lateral}

fillinginthe spacebetween thesubdorsal and substigmatal lines,or re-

319

duced to a series of obliquedashes above tubercleiii.

These

lines are pale, faintly traceable, the upper border of the substigmatalpale,bent

down

atthe _spiracles, the banditselfobscure,defined, but _{scarcely paler} than the subventralarea,andnot contrasting. Spiraclesandfeetblackish;

tubercles inblackish areas; ^setaeminute.

"

Found

underwood." Dept. Agriculture, No. _2571.

12.

Mamestra

detractaWalker.

Head

₃

mm

.brown, shining, thebands andreticulationsdarker

brown

;

vertical bandfaintbelow, ^ocellar band narrow. Cervical shield shining darkbrown,divided byyellowish dorsaland subdorsal lines; anal _plate brownish with central pale ^line.

Body

pale yellowish,finely marbled withred-brown; ^dorsalline nearly obsolete except anteriorly; subdorsal line

more

distinct, yellowish; below it themarblings ^are

more

dense.

Feet_{pale, spiracles}black ringed; tuberclesand setaeminute.

"

Found

on leaf buds and _at,foot of hickory^tree." Dept. of Agricul ture,No. _3358.

13.

Mamestra

rubefactaMorrison.

Head

₃

mm.,

shining brown,

marked

as inM.detracta. Cervicalshield shining brown,^divided by^{a central line} and

marked

with _pale on the lateralmargins^{; anal}platebrownishwithcentral pale^line.

Bodv

_densely marbledwith

brown;

^{dorsal line} straight, narrow, distinct, slightly yel lowish,

more

or less distinctlybordered by^{a diffuse}dark shade.

Sub

stigmatal ^linebroad, enclosingthe spiracles,paler than thebody^butonly slightlycontrasted, the mottlingsaboveitdarker. Spiracles blackringed^; tuberclesbrown, cornified; setaedistinct, pale. Feet_pale.

Food

_{plant not}stated Dept. of Agriculture, No. _2500.

14.

Mamestra

quadrilineata Grote.

Head

2

mm.,

brown,thereticulations darker-,butbroken; verticalband irregular,narrowed, a large patchbehind vertex; surface _dull, not shin ing.

Body

^{dark sordid brown,}

marks

all obscured; ^a series oflateral darker patches belowthe_pale,narrow, obscure, subdorsal ^line.

The

skin

isdenselyroughened,granular, the tubercles

somewhat

enlarged, tubercle

iiof_{joints 12}and ₁₃produced into distinct prominenceswith conical sec ondaryspines. Setae coarse, moderatelylong. Feet brown,concolorous with the body. Cervical shieldand anal _{plate like}therestof the body, roughened.

Food

_{plant not}stated.

Los

_AngelesCo., Cal. A. Koebele, No. _119.

15.

Mamestra

quadrata Smith.

Head

aboutas high ^{as wide,} slightlybilobed, the area around _clypeus and vertical dark bands

somewhat

translucent and _poorly pigmented;

reticulationbrown,^distincton_{a pale}ground; width_2.5

mm. Body

sordid palebrownish, ^thelines mostly obscured by^{thefine,diffuse,} dark

brown

reticulations. Dorsal line discernible, pale,mostevidenton theposterior partsof thesegments, cutting thecervical shield. Oblique^{blackish sub-}

dorsal shades,mostdistinct posteriorly,being

somewhat

curvedon_joints

ii and 12. Subdorsalline obsolete, a trace distinguishable, pale. Sub- stigmatal ^line pale, rather broad, but nearly entirelyobscured, touching the small _spiracles

which

arewhite, blackrimmed. Shieldsnotcornified.

Tubercles minute, ^setaeratherdistinct, pale. Skin dorsal_lyfinely spinu- lose-pilose.

Placer Co., ^Cal. A. Koebele,No._31.

The moth

islabelled 31?; other specimens^{bear the}

number

_247.

16.

Hadena

apamiformis Guenee.

Head

3.2

mm.,

^darkreddish-brown, shining, thereticulationsand bands only^ashadedarkerandnot contrasted.

Body

^ratherpale

brown

; cervical shield large, semicircular,

brown

with _palecentral line and fainter sub- dorsalone; anal_plate

brown

withcentralline. Dorsalline distinct, pale, joining the paleground^{intheincisures}anda littleblotchy, bordered with adark

brown

shade thatiscontracted at the incisures. Subdorsal line almostas distinct as the_dorsal, separated from the _pale area above by dashes of

brown

_mottlings; lateral area filled in with dark mottlings.

Substigmatal ^{line broad,} sharp edged above, completely enclosing the spiracles,continuous withthe pale subventral^area. Legs corneous

brown

;

spiraclesblack ringed; tuberclesⁱⁿcorneous_areas; setoe minute.

Food

plant not^stated. Dept. of Agriculture,No._2491.

17.

Hadena

cuculliformis Grote.

Head

_3.2

mm.,

shining reddish-brown, the markings almost entirely obsolete. Cervicalshield brown,blackish edged,a distinct central pale lineand tracesofa subdorsal line. Dorsal region heavily blackish^stri- gosemottled; dorsaland subdorsal lines broad, _pale, dottedandmottled withblackish. Stigmatal ^line broad,touching ^{tubercle iii, centered} by the _spiracles, sharp edged, pale, but scarcely contrasted from _{the pale} subventralregion. Feet_pale,the _legshieldscorneousbrown. _Spiracles black ringed; ^tuberclescorneous; ^setaeratherdistinct, pale.

Food

_plant

Elymus

condensatus, Santa

Cruz

Mts., Cal. A._Koebele, No. _637.

18.

Hadena

relecinaMorrison.

Head

_3.5

mm.,

_{large, scarcely}at all retracted below_{joint2, greenish,} shadedwithcorneous brown,^themouth-parts^darker.

Body

^dullgreenish, mottledwith_purplishwithout any markings,at least intheinflated speci men. _Spiraclesblack, feet pale, tubercles andsetaeminute.

"

Food

plants various." Placer Co.,Cal. A. Koebele, No._30.

19.

Hadena

genetrix Grote.

Head

_green without distinct marks;

mouth

_brownish, ocelli black;

width1.5

mm. Body

_green with the lines white, conspicuous, widened almostinto

diamond

_shape in themiddle of each segment. Dorsal line rather broad, white, narrowedinthe incisuresand _greenishtinted onthe segments, reaching the ends. Subdorsallinewhite, nearlybrokeninthe

WASHINGTON. 321

incisuresand _{sharply,angularly}widened inthe center ofeach segment, edged above with brown,^{this color} produced obliquely forward a little

fromthe apices of thewidened_portions.

The

line reaches the anterior end, but is notdistinct on _{joint 13.} Substigmatal ^line white, strongly narrowedin the_incisures, widestbehind the _spiracles,shaded withgreen inthe centers of the segments; edged narrowly above and below ^with darkbrown, ^thelower border widenedinto diffusepatches posteriorlyon the segments.

The

line reaches the anteriorend andtheanalfoot. Feet normal, _spiracles small, white, black ringed. Tubercles minute; ^setae moderate,pale.

Food

_plant,

Adenostoma

fasciculartum.

Alameda

Co.,Cal. A. Koeble, No. _409.

20.

Hadena

adnixaGrote.

Head

2.8

mm.,

pale brown,

mouth

concolorous, ^{ocelli black.}

Body

green,finelydottedand streakedwithwhite. Dorsallinewhite, narrow, straight, distinct, a^littlewidened inthe _incisures, notbroken; subdorsal linenarrower, dotted,white; substigmatal^linenarrow,equal ^totwice the height of thespiracle,which it partlyencloses, the upper ^halfdark _red, the lower half yellow. Spiracles narrowly^black

rimmed

_; feetwhitish;

tubercles and setae minute; ^cervical shield entirely uncornified_; imper ceptible.

Food

_plant,wild cherry. Placer Co., Cal. A. _Koebele,No. _223.

21. Oligiagrata Hiibner.

Head

2

mm.,

shiningbrown-black, the curved vertical band, clypeus, andapatchabove_{the eyespaler.}

Thorax

_{(joints 3}and₄₎andjoint 12 dis tinctly swollen, the^larvarobust with small head.

Dark brown

togreenish gray, mottled, finely peppered ^with pale; dorsal line whitish, narrow, absentonthoraxand_{joint 13,diffusely}widenedin the centers of the seg ments6-12 or straight and redtinted. Subdorsal band broad, _pale, ob scured indark_specimens. Substigmatal^areauniformlylighter, thewhite dottings

more

numerous,^itsupper edge sharp, waved, passing below^the spiracles,grading below^{into thesubventralarea,}not contrasted.

A row

offaintorangesubventral shades.

A

blackish patchbelowtubercle i on joint^6. Thoracicfeetblack

marked

; abdominal ones_{spotted. Spiracles} black_; tuberclesandsetaeminute.

Food

_plant not stated. Washington, D. ^C. Dept. Agriculture, No.

2485.

22.

Macronoctua

onustaGrote.

Head

roughened with creases, clypeus bulging, depressed on either side; dark

mahogany

brown, shading^toblackaroundthemouth,shining;

width _4.5

mm. Body

smooth, translucent sordid white, thin-skinned;

dorsallyshadedwithdull red. Spiracles black; no markings. ^Cervical shield large, cornified, light brown, obscurely ^bisected, uniform; pre- spiracular tubercle ^also well cornified. Anal _{plate large,} ^rather weakly cornified,butwith large, sparse,black punctures.

Leg

^shieldsveryweak,

thefeetrather slender,but_equal. Thoracicfeetsmall,brown. Tubercle

iiia small, but rather distinct, situated before the upper corner of the spiracle. Tubercles andsetaeminute, dark.

Bores in the roots of

German

lily. Charles _City, Iowa. Dept. of Agriculture, No. _8145.

23. Dargidaprocincta Grote.

Head

_3.5

mm.,

large, pale, the curved band, clypeusand reticulations lightbrown, dividing the lobesinto a series of whitish _spots,each

com

posed^{oflittleconfluentdots.}

Body

^olivebrown, longitudinallystrigose, dottedwith _pale. Dorsal line broad, pinkish,^filled with

brown

_strigae, producing^{theeffectofa rich} pulverulent

brown

; subdorsal linebroader (i mm.),paleyellow, slightly olive dotted,edged above^withdark_velvety shades at anterior borders of segments, and also,

more

_faintly,below.

Lateralband broad, ^likethe subdorsal, but ^a little narrower and_fainter, notedged^; substigmatalband as broad as the subdorsal, including ^the lower edges ^{of the}spiracles, whitish, but ^{filled in} with dull red, except its sharp upper and lower _edges. Subventral _region and feet paler.

Spiracleswhite with a dark_velvety shade above, narrowlyblack ringed.

Cervical shieldand analplate slightlyyellowish,

marked

_bythe subdorsal line, theshield alsoby^apale dorsalstreak. Tubercles and setaeminute.

Food

_{plant not}stated. Placer Co., Cal. A. _Koebele,No. _142.

24. Caradrina

miranda

Grote.

Head

1.8

mm.,

lightbrown,thecurvedverticalbanddistinctthroughout and with the reticulations dark brown, but the latter are faint above.

Body

palebrown,mottled with _gray,faintly marked,but almost _exactly as in

Mamestra

meditata. Dorsal line obsolete except anteriorly, the gray shade bordering^it constrictedat the_incisures; subdorsal lineobso

lete, the spacebetween it and the stigmatal^line shaded_{with gray;} sub stigmatal

band

pale, indistinct, sharp edged above,straight and _partly enclosing the spiracles, illydefinedbelow_{exceptslightly}by^faintsubven-

tralorangepatches. Spiraclesblack, tubercles and setas minute; ^shield andanal_platescarcelyperceptible.

Food

_{plant not}stated.

Alameda

Co.,Cal. A. _Koebele,No._358.

25. Caradrina extimiaWalker.

Head

2

mm.,

^dark reddish-brown, faintly dotted above with darker brown.

Body somewhat

translucent, pale,mottled withgray ^withared dishtint. Dorsal_{region broadly pale,}containing very faintly the gray diamond-shaped

marks

; dorsallineobsolete exceptanteriorly, pate. Space between subdorsal lineand _spiraclesdark. Otherlines obsolete,thesub- ventral region gradually paler below. Spiracles black; tuberclesminute, butcornified, inpale areas; ^setaerather _large. Feet_pale; cervicalshield andanal plate slightly cornified.

"Found

underboards." SantaClara Co., Cal. A._Koebele, No. _169.

26. Orthodes vecors Guenee.

Mead

_2.3

mm.,

brown, ^theverticalband and reticulations paler,leaving dark_spottingsonthelobes.

Body

pale,mottledwith

brown

_gray,

marked

as in Caradrina miranda.

The

dorsal dark shade forms ratherdistinct diamond-shaped marks, ^cut by^the narrow, pulverulent, pale dorsal ^line.

Lateral area heavily

brown

mottled, dark, darkest justabovethe_spiracles.

Substigmatal ^line broad, defined,reddish, partly enclosing the spiracles, distinguished from the subventral area. Thoracic feet pale, leg plates dusky. Shieldsslightly cornified,cutby^{thedorsalline.} Spiraclesblack, tubercl.esandsetaeminute. Joint¹²rather_distinctlyenlarged, with^apale transverse _line,connecting ^{the subdorsal} lines; joints

n

and 12 shaded distinctlywith

brown

onthesides.

Food

_{plant not}stated. Dept. of Agriculture, No._3501.

27.

Taeniocampa

rufula Grote.

Head

_2.5

mm.,

lightbrown, verticalcurved

band

and reticulationsdark brown, ^distinct throughout.

Body

pale brown,

somewhat

reddish dor- sally; cervical shield distinct,

brown

before, pinkbehind; ^anal platepale except^atthesides. Dorsal _{line pale,}pulverulent, broken into a seriesof dashes centering thediffuse, dark, diamond-shaped, segmentarypatches.

Subdorsal line undulate, pale, not defined from the pale area bordering thedorsal patches. Sides darkly mottled,^allthelines obsolete, the color

becoming

paler below, but

marked

withadouble

row

of subventral

brown

patches(on tubercle^vandbefore_vi). Feet

brown

_{; spiracles}black; tuber cles in cornified areas, ^setae black, rather distinct.

On

_{joint 12}thesub- dorsallinewidens almosttothe_spiracle.

"

Food

plants various."

Alameda

Co., Cal. A. Koebele, No. _46.

28.

Taeniocampa

pacifica Harvey.

Head

_3.3

mm.,

green, the^verticalband and reticulations faintlybrown.

Body

green, the segments ^rather distinctly 4-annulate, speckled with white. Dorsal line white, distinct, narrow; subdorsal line narrower, pulverulent, broken, the dottingstending ^to form a line between _these;

stigmatalband narrow, ^white,runningjustabovethe_spiraclesexcept on joints²and _12,slightly tintedwith oliveaboveonthe thorax. Feet_pale; spiracleswhite, narrowly^black

rimmed;

^{tuberclesand setaeminute.}

Food

_plantsEsculuscalifornica.

Alameda

Co.,Cal.

A

Koebele,No.

334. Exactly ^liketheeastern T. alia.

29. Orthosea purpurea^Grote.

Head

_3.8

mm.,

pale, theverticalband andreticulationsdark brown,^dis tinctthroughout. Cervical shield dull black,cut _faintlyby^{dorsal, dis} tinctlybypale subdorsal^lines.

Body

greenish, streakedandmottledwith reddish-brown; ^{dorsal line} pale, verynarrow and broken

down

between thesegments; oblique shades olivaceous, distinct on joints 5 to ^12, the palesubdorsal linebroken into a series ofdashes that partlyborder the shades behind. Substigmatal bandbroad, yellowish, partlyenclosing the

spiracles, straight,defined above and below. Subventral area reddish;

feetpale; spiracles black ringed^; tubercles and setae minute.

On

_joint

12 the oblique shades join ^a medio-dorsal shade, forming^atrifid

mark

thatis roundedbehind.

Food

_{plant not} stated.

Alameda

Co., ^Cal. A. _Koebele, No. 583.

Be

forethelaststage the^larvaisgreenanddiffersconsiderablyⁱⁿappearance.

30. Orthosiabicolorago Guene"e.

Head

2

mm.,

shining brown,^vertical band and reticulations darker brown, distinct throughout.

Body

greenish, heavily mottled with ^red-

brown

; cervicalshieldbrown, mottled,_faintlydivided by^dorsaland dis tinctlyby^{subdorsallines.} Dorsal_{line pale,}narrow, pulverulent; oblique shadesbrown, each filled inbeforetothedorsal line, producing^{a series} ofdark segmentarytriangles,the baseinfrontand alittleproduced along the dorsalline. Subdorsal line pale, narrow, pulverulent, throwing ^off faintbranchesthat partlyborder the oblique shades behind. Substigmatal lineindicatedbypale mottlings,^obsolete. Spiraclesblack, indarkareas;

feet pale, leg plates dusky; ^tuberclesand setaeminute, ⁱⁿpale^areas.

Food

_{plant, maple.} Dept. Agriculture, No._3369.

31. Glaea olivata Harvey.

Head

_3.6

mm.,

palebrown, ^{the vertical}band and reticulations distinct, but not very dark; reticulations fine.

Body

olivaceous, mottled with brown, and^{dotted with} pale; ^shield

more

uniformly brown,^cut by ^the

lines. Dorsal linenarrow, pale, straight; subdorsal _pale, but nearly ^lost in the dots and _mottlings. Substigmatal band broad, sharpedged,just touching^thespiracles,but wellbelowthoseon_joints2and _{12,yellowish,} broadly centered withred-brown_mottlings,edged above by^anarrowdark

brown

linethatpartly encloses thespiracles. Feet pale; spiracles black ringed^; tuberclesand setaeminute.

Food

_plantsoak andwild cherry. Dept. Agriculture,No. _3357.

32. Glaea inulta Grote.

Head

_3.8

mm.,

palebrown, ^{the usual}markings nearly^obsolete, but the tubercles, mouth, and^suturesof clypeusdark brown,these suturestrisect ing a^faintorange-yellow band^thatextends acrossbetweensetae viii of the two lobes. (Seta ^{viii is} justabove_ix, both being above ^{the base of}an tenna.)

Body

translucent, sordid whitish, immaculate, ^the tubercles, shield, and anal _{plate cornified,} brownish. _Spiracles black; _legs with dark_claspers; tuberclesandsetaesmall.

Food

_plant

Viburnum

nudum. Dept. Agriculture,No._3368.

The

head ofthislarvais

marked

_curiouslylike that of

Charadra

deridens.

Judg

ingfromthis unusual

marking

^{and the thin}skin,one would_saythat this wasaconcealedfeeder, living in aspun-up ^leaf.

33. Jodiarufago^Hiibner.

Head

₃

mm.,

light brown, ^{the vertical} band and reticulations darker brown, ^distinct; clypeus pale.

Body

lightbrown,_finelymottledonapale

WASHINGTON. 325

ground; ^{cervical shield} contrasting, velvetyblack, divided only by ^the yellowish subdorsal line; anal _{plate pale.} Dorsal and subdorsal lines narrow,pale, breaking

down

_; tuberclesin

brown

_{rings. Stigmatal}band paleyellow, narrow, nearly enclosing thespiracles excepton_joints 2

and

12whereitpasses below them, not wider than the height of^a spiracle.

Feet_pale, except the tips of the thoracic ones; spiracles black

rimmed;

tubercles andsetaeminute.

Food

_plant,oak. Dept. Agriculture, No._3350. Before the last stage thecervical shield isnotblack.

34. Xylinacarbonaria Harvey.

Head

wider than high, scarcely bilobed, shining, pale

brown marked

with verydark

brown

; an evenvertical band fromthebackof theheadto the clypeus near apex; ^distinct reticulations all over the _surface, the paraclypeal pieces and cheeks below ocelli also dark; clypeus centrally paleand

somewhat

translucent; width2.8

mm. Body

_palebrown,_heavily marbled-reticulate with red-brown. Dorsal line straight, narrow,_pale, not cutting the analplate and onlyfaintlyso the cervical shield. Sub- stigmatal ^linerathernarrow, pale, but overlaid by^{the red} reticulations.

Spiracles narrowlyblack edged.

Leg

plates uncornified, shields

some

what _corneous,distinct, brown, not shining. Feet _equal, tubercles and

setaeminute, dark.

Food

_plant,willow(Saltx californica).

Los

_Angeles Co., California.

A._Koebele, No. _144.

35.

Xylomiges

^ochracea Riley. %

Head

rather small,wider than high, green,clypeus whitish; ^{a diffuse}

brown

vertical bandtobase of clypeusand twoshortsidelines,thereticu lations faintexcepttowardthebackof the head_; labrum _pale; width_2.5

mm. Body

reddish-brown, dotted, mottled, the pale ground obscured except narrowly^{atthe incisures.} Dorsal line distinct,widening ^{in the} center ofeach segment,yellowish white, suffused with pink, reaching the extremities. Subdorsal line broad, sharp, yellowish white, narrowly vinous red in the _incisures,edged above _diffuselywith _velvety

brown

;

lateralline present, narrow,yellowish white, the edges

somewhat

crenu- late and breaking

down,

irregularly edged with _velvety

brown

below.

Both this line and the subdorsal reach the extremities. Substigmatal linebroad, distinct,sharp edged, narrowedin the _incisures,touching^the lower edges of^allthe_spiracles,reachingfrom_joint2anteriorly^totheend of the anal _foot, yellowish-white, centered with ^diffusevinous_mottlings.

Spiracles narrowly^dark rimmed. Shields scarcelycornified, cut by ^all the _lines; tuberclesandsetaeminute.

Food

_plant,Artemisiacalifornica.

Los

_Angeles Co.,^Cal. A._Koebele,

No

115.

36.

Xylomiges

patalisGrote.

Head

_2.7

mm.,

palearound

mouth

andbase of antennae, heavilyshaded with dark

brown

_above, the vertical band distinct below.

Body

^dark

ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

brown,^mottled with black crinkled lines and _streaks, the ordinary^lines obsolete. Dorsally there ^{is a}

brown

_shadingthatfills in the triangular area

marked

out bythe oblique shades

when

_they are present; behind these areas the black linings prevail.

On

the sides the blacklines pro ducediffusepatcheslaterally,and at the_spiracles, on _{joint 12} forming ^a dorsal dash. Spiracles black; ^feet pale, leg plates dusky. Tubercles small, cornified, ^vi rather large; ^setae minute. Substigmatal band very faintlyoutlined, broad,pale.

Food

_{plant not}stated.

Alameda

Co., Cal. A. Koebele,No. _248.

37. Plusiodonta compressipalpis Guenee.

Head

_2.3

mm.,

not retracted below _joint2, pale

brown

with adarker

brown

_spotbehind_{the eyes}which is circled

by

^asimilarly coloredband that starts behind vertex, borders clypeus and covers _ocelli; clypeus brown.

Body

purplishbrown, the ordinary^lines reduced toobscure_pale mottlings^; a largewhite blotchon_joint5covering thebacktothe_spiracles, narrowed_dorsally; another blotch on joints 7 to9,oblique, starting in a point dorsallyon_joint7, covering

most

of8 except ventrallyanteriorly, and ending^atthefooton _joint9. Dorsal area of_joints9^to

u

_slightly

tessellatedwith white to a pinkish whitesubdorsal patch on

u

and _12, thatnarrowly reaches the

dorsum

on 12andcovers the_spiracle.

A

black lateral dash on _{joints5, 7} and ₉ to

n.

Spiracles white, black ringed.

Thoracic_{feet pale;} abdominal ones_{purplish, entirely}absent on_{joints 7} and8. Tuberclesand setaeminute.

Food

_plant

Menespermum

^canadense. Dept. Agriculture, No. _2760.

Thislarvamimics theexcrementofbirds.

38. Thalpochares^carmelitaMorrison.

Head

_1.4

mm.,

^black.

Body somewhat

thickened centrally^; abdominal feetof_{joints 7}and 8 _entirelyabsent. Setas from _{very small tubercles,} i

short,ⁱⁱ andiiiverylong, pale, iv short,vmoderate, ^viand vii short but thehairsofviilonger

on

the_legless segments.

Body

uniformly

brown

without marks; ^shieldsnot differentiated. Skinshagreened,with _large, clear, notcontiguousgranules. Thoracicfeet black, the abdominal ones with black_plates. Spiraclesminute, entirelypale.

Food

_plant, Gnappalium. Dept. Agriculture, No. _4554. Bluffton, S.

C. _J. H. Mellichamp.

A

curious little larva, feeding concealed ⁱⁿ the flower heads.

39. Euclidiacuspidea Hubner.

Head

₃

mm.,

pale with

numerous

_parallel

brown

_stripesrunning toward the

mouth

from _occiput.

These

form a broad shade over the centers of the_lobes, leaving the suturesand clypeus yellowish, withnarrow central

brown

shades. Behind the eyes the _stripes are reddish and mottled.

Body

long andslender,^feetof_{joint 7}absent, those of 8 smalland short.

Light brown, finely linedwith

many

longitudinal dotted streaksbothdor sallyand_ventrally. Dorsal line ratherbroadlypale,containing^adouble

reddish _line; subdorsal region dark, mottled and _paler on _joints8~io;

sides pale^tobelow_spiracles; subventral region dark, reddish below, the center of theventer again pale. Feet_pale, mottled; aventral

brown

_spot before thefeetof_joint8. Spiracles brown, black ringed; tubercles and

setaesmallin blackish_spots. Thereareaboutthirteen lineson eachside of the body, each obscurely double.

Food

_plants, cloverand_grass. Dept. Agriculture,No. _2823.

40. CatocalaillectaWalker.

Head

_3.5

mm.,

_purplish brown, mottled,^a pale stripe behindbase of eyes; three verticalblacklines

on

eachlobe, not attaining the

summit

and a line inthe clypeus.

Body

finelytransverselybanded withpurplish white and_black,cut by^a broad, white, substigmatal band and _quadrate deep pinkspots ^at thetubercles. There are about sixteen transverse black lines on each segment, irregularlyⁱⁿ pairs, forming ^a dorsal rectangle above_{she spot}at tubercle i, less distinctlyso above ii andon the sides between these tuberclesand iii.

The

_{pinkspots of}ⁱⁱⁱ and ivare adjacent tothe_spiracle andrest on the white substigmatal band. Subventrally theblacklines reappear, but the venter ^is uniformlypale reddish, except fora

row

ofmid-ventral blackish blotches. Feet brown,platesblackish_; cervicalshieldandanal _platereddish; spiracles black, verynarrowlypale centered; tuberclesand setasminute. Feetalmostequally developed.

Labelled in Dr. _Riley's handwriting, but^Ifind norecord of the food plant orcollector; possibly^it

was

from_J. Boll. Thislarva

somewhat

re semblestheAgaristidse.

41. Catocala amestrisStrecker.

Head

_3.4

mm.,

^{whitish with six verticalblack lines on each lobeand} one inthe clypeus,brokenatvertexby^ayellowishspot,

somewhat

dotted onthesidesof head.

Body

^slender, purplish white, longitudinally^lined withblack. Medio-dorsalline narrow, purple; between itand the_spira cles six narrowblack lines on eachside, the lower ones

somewhat more

closelyspaced,^{all alittle} dotted,the lowest one broad andcrossing the spiracles.

A

white substigmatal band, succeeded by^abroken black line and another white bandover tuberclevi_; ablackband along^{thebases of} thefeet; venter heavily black blotched. Feetand _{spiraclesblack;} tuber cles distinct,sordidyellowwith pale ^setas. Feet aboutequally developed.

Food

_plant,

Amorpha

^{fruticosa. Texas.} J.Boll.

42. Catocala hermia Hy. Edwards.

Head

₄

mm.,

large, scarcely retracted, the lobes

somewhat

_bulging abovebefore; red-brown, mottled,^a black linefrom ocelli to vertex,the pairmeeting above behindthe bulgings of the lobes; clypeus

somewhat

sunken, ^a

brown

central line.

Body

slightly roughened, ^tubercles pro duced_especiallyii

; a transverse dorsal ridge between ⁱⁱ on _joints9and

12.

Along

^subventral margin ^a fringe of secondary, ^root-like white processes. Brown, ^{all the lines obsolete, reduced to a series of black}

SOCIETY

dots whichare spread sparsely over the surface. Feet _pale, the

abdomi

nalones almost _equally developed; ^{setae minute.} Spiracles pale, black rimmed.

A

series of_large,brown-black, medio-ventral blotches.

" Bred onwillow." Placer Co., ^Cal. A._Koebele,No._165. Thislarva resemblesthebarkofa tree.

43. Siavana repanda Walker.

Head

_3.8

mm.,

full,thick,the clypeus small; green,slightlyshagreened^; ocelli pale.

Body

smooth, robust, green, finelyuniformly peppered ^with red-brown. Tubercles and setae minute_{; spiracles} and feet pale. Feet about_equal.

The

_specimen is not as admirablyprepared ^as Koebele's laterwork,butIthink there werenoothermarkingspresent.

Food

plant, live oak. Florida. A. Koebele.

44. EubolinaintegerrimaWalker.

Head

₄

mm.,

full,thick,notretracted_; brownish-whitewith

many

^black

dots, segregatedaroundthesuturesand lower twothirdsof_sides,leaving the apices of the lobes pale with^aseparated spot ^{in front.}

Body

slender, but_large, tuberclesii of_{joints 12}and ₁₃ smoothly,conicallyproduced;

thefeetof_{joints 7} and 8 rudimentary. Gray,^{a whitish}ground,^dotted andblotched with black.

The numerous

small rounddots are sparser dorsally ⁱⁿthe incisuresofjoints 5-6,6-7and_7-8,contrastedwith _{a large} black patchon each side, theremainsofasubdorsal line thatistraceable posteriorly, waved. Sides without distinct lines, dotted,

some

of the dotsdull red. Venter_paler, with medio-ventraldarkblotches. Tubercles minute; ^setaerathercoarse,white; spiraclesblack; feet pale.

Food

_plant, liveoak. Florida. A. Koebele. Thislarvaresembles the barkofatree.

45.

Hyamia

perditalisWalker.

Head

_1.5

mm.,

palebrown, darkeronthefacesof the_{lobes, a}little

mot

tled.

Body

green^withabroad,diffusedarkred dorsal_stripe

more

orless distinct. Spiracles small,

brown

; tubercles minute,^setaepale; feetgreen?

equally developed.

Food

_plant, Cephalantkus. Dept. Agriculture, No._2849.

46.

Megachyta

^{lituralis Hvibner.}

Head

_1.5

mm.,

pale brown, _faintly reticulate with darker; ^a double

brown

band in clypeus,meeting above and ^{a short}band above each an tenna, not contrasted.

Body

light yellow-brown, reticulated with dark redwhich formsdistinctly a ratherbroad dorsal line and

more

_narrowly obliqueside stripesup from^the spiracle reach forwardtoabove the level of tubercle ^iii. Tubercles _large, brown,ⁱⁿ the palepartsof the surface;

setaeshort, pale. Feet_pale, equal; spiracles black.

Food

_plant,dead leaves. Dept. Agriculture.

47. Pityolita pedipillalisGuenee.

Head

_1.5

mm.,

greenishbrown, finely reticulated with

brown;

^sutures of clypeus brown.

Body

greenish, neatly reticulated with red-brown,

which forms a diffuse dark dorsal shade not strongly contrasted, and oblique^{linesas in}thepreceding species. Tubercles brown, ⁱⁿ the pale partsofthesurface; ^setaeshort, pale. Feet _pale, equal; spiracles black.

Food

_plant, dead leaves. Dept. Agriculture,No._2585.

48. Zanclognatha obscuripennis ^Grote.

Head

2

mm.,

paleyellowish with

brown

reticulations, nodistinctbands.

Body

yellowish with ^finedarkred reticulationscrinkledand_broken,form ingnobands. Tubercles _large,brown, in the pale partsof the surface;

setae short, pale. Feet _equal; spiracles dark

brown

with very narrow paler^centers.

Food

_plant, deadleaves. Dept. Agriculture,No. _2807.

49.

Bomolocha

caducalisWalker.

Head

_2.3

mm.,

green, tubercle ⁱ blackwith a littledark blotchbelow thesetaeisbrokenoff in the specimen, ^{so I} cannottellwhether it

was

ipathulatej.

Body

slender,green, ^{a faint} white subdorsal _stripebelow tubercle ii. Tubercles _{large, a}littleelevated,reddish; ^setaedusky. Feet pale, about_{equal; spiracles}

brown

rimmed.

Food

_plant, walnut. Dept. Agriculture,No. _2841.

50.

Hypena modesta

^Smith.

Head

1.6

mm.,

green, faintly

brown

_dotted, rather prominent; ^tuber cles distinct,brown.

Body

long and slender, the feetof joint7entirely wanting. Green, without perceptible ^lines. Tubercles _large, conic, white, centrallydark with _{long, slightly} dusky ^seta:!. Feet pale; spira cles small,

brown

rimmed.

Food

plant, nettle.

Nevada

Co.,^Cal. A. _Koebele, No. _194.

Frcm

the species

recorded

in Bulletins

35 and 44

^{of the}

U.

^S.

National Museum,

^it

appears

^that

only

^{a fraction}

over

_{10 per} cent, of thedescribed species of

North American Noctuidae

_(ex clusive of the

Acronyctae) have had

their larvae

made known.

The

_present article brings ^this

proportion up

^to 13

per

^{cent., but} this isstill too small to

make

the recognition of species

from

the larva alone feasible, so that a synoptic ^table of

Noctuid

larvae

would be

of little use at this time. I have, therefore,

simply thrown

the species here described ^into synoptic

form,

^toindicate the general ^lines

on which our Noctuidae may be

separated

when

they are ^better

known. This

_synopsis is also in part

supple mentary

^to the descriptions, ^as several of the

more

_general

char

acters here

given

are not repeated separately

under

each.

1. Tubercle iv(joints 7 to 10)behind the center or upper edge ^of

spiracle ²

Tubercleiv(joints 7 to 10)belowthe center of_spiracle or lower. 32

2. Mottled with brown,^thegroundusuallya lightershadeofbrown,

rarelygreenish ^{.... 3}

Green, ^lined with_white, without

brown

shades 29

3.

No

_{pale lines}between subdorsaland substigmatal ^lines 5

A

distinctpale^{lateral line} 4

4. Subdorsal and substigmatal^linesuniform _23.

Dargida

procincta Linesnarrow andblotched in incisures _35. Xylomiges ^ochracea

5.

With

blackish subdorsal obliqueshades 6

With

whitish obliqueshades _3. Rhynchagrotis^cremilata Dorsal_spacebroadlypale with blackish shades diamond-shaped

orroundedorfillingin allthe space ¹⁰

Dorsal _{space not}dark shaded ₂₄

6. Joint 12enlargedwithablack patch behind,

I. Rhynchagrotis. rufipectus

Joint¹²not unusually enlarged 7

7. Cervicalshield concolorous,obscure 8

Cervical shield

more

distinct,dark, pale ^lined 9

8. Tuberclesⁱ _pale, contrasted;

body

^{dark 2.} Rhynchagrotis^alternata Tubercles ⁱ_dark; body light

brown

_4. Eueretagrotissigmoides Tuberclei inpalearea, not contrasted; body uniformly^obscured,

15.

Mamestra

_quadrata

9. Substigmatal^linebroad, paleyellow 29. Orthosia

purpurea

Substigmatal line obsolete,coveredby

brown

_mottlings,

30. Orthosia bicolorago

10. Dorsal_spaceat least inpart pale

n

Dorsal_spaceallblackish 22

n. Markings

ⁱⁿdorsal spacediamond-shaped ¹²

Markings

rounded, ^{linearor obscure} 15

12. Cervical shielddistinct 13

Cervical shield obscure,concolorous 16

13.

A

double

row

of subventraldark_{spots 27.} Tceniocampa rufula

Subventral region^allpale 14

14. Cervicalshield with lateral

margin

straight, incised,

6. Feltia va?icouverensis Cervicalshieldwith lateral margins oblique ..n.

Mamestra

meditata

15. Cervical shieldobscure, concolorous 17

Cervicalshield distinct,shining 19

16.

Head

_palebrown, ^allshining ^26. Orthedesvecors

Head

_darklyreticulated, onlythe clypeus shining,

36.Xylomiges^patalis

17. Dorsal shadeselliptical,a dark superstigmatal band,

5. Nocttia bicarnea Dorsal shadesdiffuse; nocontrasting superstigmatal band 18 18.

Opaque;

^{headwith linesand} reticulations._...24.

Caradrina miranda

More

translucent; head_nearlyuniformlyred-brown,

25. Caradrina extimia 19. Opaque, darkshaded, dorsal shadeslinear... 15.

Hadena

apamiformis

More

translucent, dorsal shades obscured 20

20.

Head

shagreened,^{dull 8.} Carneades brunneigera

Head

_{smooth,shining} ^ 21

21. Markings ^{ratherdistinct,}head andcervical shielddarkred-brown, 9. Carneadesperexcellens Translucent,

marks

_obscured; head and cervical shield black

lined 10. Carneadesdivergens

22.

Body

roughened, uniformly^blackish 14.

Mamestra

quadrilineata

Body

smooth, normal 23

23. Subdorsallineobscured, dorsal ^line pale 13.

Mamestra

_rubefacta Subdorsallineas distinct asdorsal one, spaces shaded,

17.

Hadena

cuculliformis 24.

Thorax

and_{joint 12enlarged;} ablack subdorsal spoton_joint6,

21. Oligiagrata

Thorax

and_{joint 12} not unusuallyenlarged 25

25. Substigmatal ^{lineabsent 26}

Substigmatal^linedistinct 27

26.

Red-brown

and_yellowish; subdorsalline distinct,

12.

Mamestra

detracta

Green

with

brown

_mottlings; nolines 18.

Hadena

relecina

Translucent, sordid, no

marks

28

27. Substigmatal^linebroad, ^filledin withred mottlings 30 Substigmatal ^line narrow, yellow ...33. Jodia rufago

28.

Head

red-brown,

dorsum

red shaded 22.

Macronoctua

onusta

Head

_palebrown,

body

^{uniform 32. Glcea inulta}

29. Substigmatal^linebroad, white _7. Carneadesivilsonii Substigmatal^linenarrow, white^oryellow 31 Substigmatal ^line sharply narrowed in incisures, white, partly

green ^tinted 19.

Hadena

_genetrix

30. Substigmatal ^linebroad,^itsedge sharp 31. Glcea olivata Substigmatal^linemoderate,diffused,not sharp.34. Xylina carbonaria

31. Substigmatal^line below_spiracles, rededgedabove,

20.

Hadena

adnixa Substigmatal^lineabovespiracles centrally,not rededged,

28. Tceniocampa pacifca

32. Feetabsenton_{joints 7}

and

8 33

Feet absenton_{joint7 34}

Feetallpresent,though^anterioronesoftensmall 35 33. Green withwhite lines (see speciesof Plusia}.

Purple

brown

withwhite blotches _37. Plusiodonta compressipalpis Uniformly

brown

without

marks

_38. Thalpochares^carmelita 34. Pale

brown

with dark _lines; feetof_joint8 small,

39.Euclidia _cuspidea Green; ^feetofjoint 8 like9and 10 _50.

Hypena

^modesta

35. Feeton_{joints 7}and8 small;

marked

like barkoftree,

44. Eubolina integerrtma

Feetall aboutalike 36

36.

Green

with white orred lines 37

Olivaceous,

brown

mottled, Substigmatal ^{line red}centered ₂₇

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Green,^thewhitelines widened

diamond

_{shape 29} Green with

brown

_{dottings 43.} Siavana repanda

Not

green 38

37.

A

whitesubdorsal line; skin

smooth

_49.

Bomolocha

caducalis

A

^dorsal redband only 45.

Hyamia

perditalis

38.

White

substigmatal line distinct 39

No

white substigmatal^line 40

39. Blacklinestransverse _40. Catocalaillecta

Black lines longitudinal 41. Catocala amestris 40.

With

subventral_fringe; resembling bark 42. Catocala hermia

Withoutsubventral processes, small 41

41. Dorsal linepresent 42

Dorsal lineabsent,reticulationsbroken.

48. Zanclognatkaobscuripennis 42.

Yellow

and

brown

; dorsalline strong 46.

Megachyta

^h'turalis Greenishand

brown;

^dorsal line diffuse 47. Pityolita pedipillalis

A

discussion

followed

of the structural features of the larva?

used

in their classification,participated ⁱⁿ

by Messrs. Ashmead,

Marlatt,

and Dyar.

JUNE

^2, 1898.

Vice-President

Gill in the _chair,

and Messrs.

_Patten,

Ash- mead,

Pollard, Marlatt,

Benton, Sherman,

Currie,

Sanderson,

Motter, Pratt,

Johnson, Howard, and Heidemann

also present.

Under

the

head

of

" Short Notes and Exhibition

of

Speci mens," Mr.

Pratt exhibited

specimens

^of

Borus

_unicolor,

taken under bark

of

Pinus inops

at

Rosslyn, Va. The

_species

had been found

near

Washington many

years ago.

but Mr. Schwarz had

considereditto

be

practically^extinct.

He

also

showed

_speci

mens

of

Orchestes ephippiatus, taken on willow

near

Tennally- town, D. C. Apropos

^{to extinct} species,

Dr.

Gill

spoke

^{of the}

supposed

^{extinction of}

Lophelatelus

chameleontic.eps,

formerly very abundant, and which

for years

was never

_seen,

even

in a single

specimen. Within

the last three years,

however,

^{it has}

become abundant once more

in the old region.

Mr. Ashmead

instanced

Cynips notha O.

_{S., a species}

which

^for _{35 years}

had

not

been

taken.

The

present spring ^it

was

re-discovered

by Dr.

Dyar and shown

to

belong

^tothe

genus

Netiroterus.