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Lahva (second moult). — Yellowish-green above, paler on the sides, 

 pale-green beneath; back of segments 3, 4, and 5 occupied by a 

 lozenge-shaped space of rich dark-green. A median dorsal narrow 

 stripe, whitish on thoracic segments, but beyond that dull pinkish- 

 yellow, edged on both .sides with dark-green. Second segment reddish- 

 brown superiorly, with a short but acute tubercular process on each 

 side; third and fourth segments each bearing dorso-laterally a pair of 

 short acute yellow tubercular processes, edged inwardly and basally by 

 an ovate black spot, and connected by a transverse reddisli-brown 

 band ; a blackish line runs longitudinally from each ovate black spot 

 on third segment to the reddish-brown second segment. On each side, 

 ivom sixth to last segment, a series of seven oblicpie slender dark-green 

 lines ; also a longitudinal (spiracular) dull-whitish stripe, commencing 

 superiorly on third segment, curving downward on fifth, and thence run- 

 ning straight to extremity. Anal segment bearing superiorly a pair of 

 rather long acute divergent processes. Eetractile forked scent organ 

 of second segment deep indigo-blue. 



(Aduk). — Paler and brighter green above, and of a bluer tint be- 

 neath. Dorsal markings, except reddish-brown of second segment and 

 black spots of third and fourth segments, apparently veiy much fainter 

 and partly obsolete; and tlie dorsal and lateral stripes thinner dark- 

 green. Segmental incisions marked, shining. 



Food-plant Popoiria Caffra, a climbing shrub of the family Ano- 

 nacece (H. C. Harford, in epist.). 



Pupa. — Semi-transparent. Bright yellowish-green. On each side 

 of back, from apex of dorso-thoracic projection to anal extremity, a 

 narrow ochrey-yellow marginal ridged or elevated narrow stripe ; on 

 summit of back a pair of similar ridged stripes, commencing abruptly 

 and considerably apart near base of dorso-thoracic projection, and con- 

 verging till they meet at anal extremity ; a slender dark-green dorsal 

 median line. On each side, a series of oblique thin streaks, rather 

 darker than ground-colour, extending from near dorsal median line to 

 marginal yellow ridge (and beyond it on cephalic area). 



Very thick and robust, especially towards head, which is remark- 

 ably blunt and sub-rotund. Dorsally much concaved and widened 

 about middle ; dorso-thoracic peak prolonged upward and forward a 

 good deal beyond front of head, and slightly curved ; anal extremity 

 elongate and attenuated. Attached to mid-rib or to foot-stalk and 

 mid-rib of under side of leaves ; usually head downward. 



The above description of the larva is made from drawings and 

 notes of Xatalian examples furnished by Captain H. C. Harford in 

 1869 and 1872 ; that of the pupa is from living Natalian specimens 

 received from Colonel P>owker in 1878.^ With the latter arrived two 



^ In 1S79 I obtained Mr. W. D. Gooch's excellent figures and notes of Natalian 

 lepidopterous larvse, among which are pencil outlines (with remarks) of the early stages of 

 this Papilio quite confirmatory of Captain Harford's. 



