Food Plants of Lepid apterous Larvae 65 



LIST OF FOODPLANTS OF SOME SOUTH 

 AFRICAN LEPIDOPTEROUS LARV/E. 



B}) E. E. Platt, F.E.S. 



The following list has been compiled in the hope that it may 

 be of assistance to entomologists interested in the early stages 

 of lepidoptera, either in supplying the name of a known food- 

 plant for a given species, or in suggesting a substitute. 



Unfortunately little is known of the larvae of our South 

 African species, so the list is necessarily incomplete, but now 

 that a start has been made I am hopeful that entomologists will 

 kindly assist me with their information, which can be published 

 in supplementary lists, from time to time, if sufficient interest is 

 manifested. On page 98 the information is repeated in a form 

 which will enable the foodplant of a particular species of butter- 

 fly or moth to be readily found. 



The Roman numerals denote the months in which full-fed 

 larvae have been noted, whilst the initials indicate the observers 

 and localities as follows: — 



C.F.M.S. — Mr. C. F. M. Swynnerton, Melsetter, Rhodesia. 



J.O'N.— Rev. Father J. O'Neil, S.J., Salisbury. Rhodesia. 



C.B.H.— Mr. C. B. Hardenberg, Greytown, Natal. 



G.F.L.— Mr. G. F. Leigh. Durban. Natal. 



H.A.G.— Mr. H. A. Green, Durban. 



H.M.M.— Mr. H. M. Millar, Durban. 



H.W.B.-M.— Mr. H. W. Bell-Marley. Durban. 



E.L.C.-Mr. E. L. Clark, Durban. 



W.J.H.— Mr. W. J. Haygarth, Krantzkloof, Natal. 

 Where my ovm initials occur the observations were made in 

 the Durban district, except where otherwise stated. 



Many of these occurrences have been the discoveries of the 

 late Mr. A. D, Millar (whose family have been the local 



