. The Canadian entomologist. Insects; Entomology. THK CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 85. Fig. 3.âCervical shield of larva ot Chryso- â phaniis zei'a'. d(ir?al biie (iatku- or (luc-c: Iwircii. most coiisjiicuous on middle jregmenls, and wiih a lighter line on each side; lateral line whitish; cervical shield (Fig. 3) sunken, in the sha])e of a double diamond, the one cephalad large>t, bluish-gray, with a lighter line down the centre. Dorsal and lateral haTs and. a few small ones dorsc- laterad, brownish ; remaining sma 1 hairs whitish. Dorsal side of body covered with scattered, white, hairless tuber
. The Canadian entomologist. Insects; Entomology. THK CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 85. Fig. 3.âCervical shield of larva ot Chryso- â phaniis zei'a'. d(ir?al biie (iatku- or (luc-c: Iwircii. most coiisjiicuous on middle jregmenls, and wiih a lighter line on each side; lateral line whitish; cervical shield (Fig. 3) sunken, in the sha])e of a double diamond, the one cephalad large>t, bluish-gray, with a lighter line down the centre. Dorsal and lateral haTs and. a few small ones dorsc- laterad, brownish ; remaining sma 1 hairs whitish. Dorsal side of body covered with scattered, white, hairless tubercles, scircely vi-i )!c to the naked eye. A small pit on each " side of 12th segment, grayi>h at the bottom. Flead dark brown, fore legs light brown, cliws daiker, prolegs light grten ; the mirute hooks on these reddish brown. Lengih befjre pupation 17 mm.; width, 5 mm. Pupa.âLength, mm.; width. mm. Rather stout, but longer for its breadth than usual with lycjenid ; venter aj^proximattly straight ; dorsum with two humps, one on the thorax and the othtr at the third and fourth abdominal segments ; widest near the posteiior end of the wing-cases, opposite the third abdominal segment ; ht-ad abruptly narrower than the thorax. Colour at first very pale yeilowish-greer, with a pinkish dorsal stripe; later, ground colour pale straw-yeliow, with a slight greenish tinge about the thorax. An irregular reticulation of brown lines on dorsal and lateral sides, visible with a low- power lens ; a number of brown blotches on the ventral side of the head, also some lighter ones on the cases of the antenna, palpi and wings. A distinct, narrow, brown or pinkish, dorsal line on the thorax, and a wider, more suffused one on the abdomen. An irregular double row of brown spots on the thorax and abdomen, dorsad of the spiracles, which protrude slightly. Hairs, resembhng trumpets, and cnlled by Dr. Chapman scattered thickly on dorsum of head, a
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