100 Journal New York Entomological Society. [Voi. iv. line running onto the horn of joint 13. Red marks on joints 9 and 10 usually broken into paired dots, sometimes supplemented by smaller dots on joint 12. Dorsal depressed dots (i) and (2) small, paired, distinct. Spines as before, the skin coarsely creased as in the previous stages. Length 12. 6 to 18. 5 mm. Food-plants. — Chestnut, oak, beech, elm, maple, hop hornbeam, hickory and linden have been observed. EXPLANATION OF PLATE IX. Fig. I. Larva in stage I, side view, enlarged. " 2. One of the tubercles of stage I, further enlarged. " 3. Mature larva, side view enlarged. " 4. The same, front view. " 5. The same, dorsal view. " 6. Portion of the lateral area of one segment, showing the skin sculpture, the three depressed spaces (the upper one (4) only in part) and the lateral horn with its spines — enlarged ; anterior side to the right. " 7. Dorsal view of the mature larva showing all the depressed areas except (4), which are nearly completely hidden beneath the subdorsal horns. " 8. Feeding traces of the larva on a black oak leaf, in stages II and III. " 9. Sisyrosea textula, female. " 10. The same, male. ADDITIONS TO THE LIST OF LONG ISLAND SPIDERS. By Nathan Banks. Since the publication of my list of Long Island spiders (Journ. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Vol. Ill, pp. 76-93), I have discovered several species not previously known from the locality, and a few species that appear to be new. These bring the total number of spiders up to 276. Almost as interesting as the discovery of a new form is that of a rare one. Of that little Oonipid, Orchestina, I now have several specimens of both sexes. Gayenna fraterna is now known to me by another $ . Both sexes of Agrtvca iiiinnta have been taken not uncommonly in May and June. Another male has been taken of Corniciilaria niiniita. Hyctia pikei is not very rare on salt-grass at Bayville. The species new to the list are as follows : DRASSID^. Prothesima, sp? An immature $ from among dead leaves in Oc-
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