. The butterflies of the eastern United States and Canada [microform] : with special reference to New England. Butterflies; Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons. : PAPILIO IVLYXENES. 1357 spots upon the upper surface of botli win^s had almost eutirely disappeared, with tlie excpptioH of tlie uppermost and lowermost spots of tlie Idnd wiujjs. Similar dif- ferences oeeured beiieath nnil even the blue marliiiigsof tiie under surface were greatly restricted. In the same collection I saw a male bred In the ('at>kllls In which the clasps were entirely aborted, althouj;li all the other pa
. The butterflies of the eastern United States and Canada [microform] : with special reference to New England. Butterflies; Butterflies; Papillons; Papillons. : PAPILIO IVLYXENES. 1357 spots upon the upper surface of botli win^s had almost eutirely disappeared, with tlie excpptioH of tlie uppermost and lowermost spots of tlie Idnd wiujjs. Similar dif- ferences oeeured beiieath nnil even the blue marliiiigsof tiie under surface were greatly restricted. In the same collection I saw a male bred In the ('at>kllls In which the clasps were entirely aborted, althouj;li all the other parts were perfect. Secondary sexual distinctions, liesides the dilTereuces in the distribution of the raarkinffs of the wings, detailed in the description above, see the generic descriptiou for dltlerences in the neuration (61: 15, Id). Egg. (66 ; i!). Surface slightly glistening, covered with the most excessively line grannlntions, which about the micropyle are rudely and very obscurely arranged In irregular iiolygiuial cells about .(;i mm. in diameter; the micropyle canals are two tubes .023 mm. long, on either side of the pole of the egg. inclined toward each other, and .0,"> mm. apart. When tlrst laid, the interior of the egg appears to be lilled with dark globular cells about .01'.',") mm. in diameter and separated liy pale interspaces. The color of the egg is at tlrst a pale honey yc!low, afterwards changing in parts to reddish brown. Height, 1 mm.; breadth, ;) mm.; sometimes a little larger. Cateripllar. First stage (72; II). Head (7t; â¢,5(1; shltdng black. Body blackish brown, excepting a transverse yellow spot on the lli'st thoracic segment between the lateral tubercles; also the greater part of the 'lorsum of the fourth and a portion of that of the third abdominal segments ari' whitish and there are sometimes oc- casional white spots on the segments anterior to them. The tubercles of the lateral and infrastigmatal series are dull orange,
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