. The American entomologist and botanist. udeoften assumed by their larva;; Chccrocampa is derivedfrom two Greek words which mean Hog-caterpillar;and Darapsa and Otus .are gibberish. Of the threediilerent specific names, Myron refers to an ancientGreek who bore this appellation, cnotus is pure unadul-terated gibberish, and pampinatrix is from the Latin andsignifies a female vine-pruuer. Both Hiirris and Fitchdescribe this insect under the name of Cho^rocampapampina-trix; and this, as the appellation best known to our grape-growers, and the most characteristic of the habits of thespecies, we sh
. The American entomologist and botanist. udeoften assumed by their larva;; Chccrocampa is derivedfrom two Greek words which mean Hog-caterpillar;and Darapsa and Otus .are gibberish. Of the threediilerent specific names, Myron refers to an ancientGreek who bore this appellation, cnotus is pure unadul-terated gibberish, and pampinatrix is from the Latin andsignifies a female vine-pruuer. Both Hiirris and Fitchdescribe this insect under the name of Cho^rocampapampina-trix; and this, as the appellation best known to our grape-growers, and the most characteristic of the habits of thespecies, we should prefer to retain, although no doubt, ac-cording to the strict Law of Priority, the specific name ofMyron ought to be employed Mr. Walker, Dr. Clemensand Dr. Morris call this species * Darapsa Myron, * and calls it Otus Myron. By ringing the changes withsufficient ingenuity upon the four generic .and the three speci-fic names, we may obtain no less than twelve different namesfor this one insect! THE AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 23. ColoiS—Iea-grecMi, lilac, and yellow. grape-feediiigf species by having tlie third andfourth rings immensely swollen, while the firstand second rings are quite small and is from this peculiar appearance of the fore])artof the body, which strikingly suggests the ftitchecks and shoulders and small head ot a bloodedhog, that it may best be known as the Hog cat-erpillar of the vine. The color ot this wormwhen fnll grown is pea-green, and it is wrink-led transversely and covered with numerouspale-yellow dots, placed in irregular transverserows. An oblique cream-colored lateral band,bordered below with a darker green and mostdistinct on the middle segments, connects witha cream-colored subdorsal line, which is bor-dered above with darker green, and which ex-tends from the head to thehornatthe tail. Thereare five and olten six somewhat pale yellow tri-angular patches along the back, each contain-ing a lozenge-shaped lilac-colored spot
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