Monday 21 November 2011

Illustrations of Larvae from Dominica

Illustrations of the Larvae of five Dominican Springidae

By A. Hyatt Verrill,

Journal New York Entomological Society. Vol. xv March 1907, researched by Alan Schenker, digitized by Doug Frizzle, Nov 2011.

Roseau, Dominica, B. W. I.

The accompanying plate has been prepared from sketches of Dominican caterpillars which I made from nature. The adults were determined by Dr. Dyar of the U. S. National Museum. The following species are represented:

Fig. 1. Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus.

2. Protoparce harterti Rothschild.

3. Madoryx oiclus Cramer.

4. Epistor lugubris Linnaeus.

5. Pholus labruscoe Linnaeus.

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