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As a whole the two species show a different fascies, the sum of 
the distinguishing characters having a greater effect than their 
consideration separately would suggest. No adequate descrip- 
tion of the larva of fulvidorsalis has been found, and therefore a 
detailed description is necessary to allow a comparison with that 
of mirificalis. 
When full fed the general ground colour of the larva is apple-green, 
with the exception of the head (the Ist segment), which is yellowish- 
brown, and the 2nd segment, which is green tinged with brown. 
The markings are as follows: The 2nd segment with six black tuber- 
cular spots, a pair being situate on each side of the middle line and a 
single spot over each leg (fig. 3); the 3rd and 4th segments similar 
to the second, but with an additional spot below the dorsal pair ; 
the 5th-12th segments with three black spots on each side of the 
middle line, one pair being situate towards the anterior margin of 
the segment and the third behind, forming a triangle, the interior 

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Fie. 1.—Head and second segment of the larva of Filodes mirificalis. 
Fic. 2.—Seventh segment of the same. 
Fic. 3.—Head and second segment of the larva of Filodes fulvidorsalis. 
Fic. 4.—Seventh segment of the same. 
of which is occupied by a shining white plate, while there is a small 
white spot behind the apex of the triangle (fig. 4); in addition, on 
these segments a subspiracular black spot and a spot over base of 
prolegs on segments 7, 8, 9, 10; segment 12 with a pair of black 
spots united in the middle line, the white plates obsolescent ; seg- 
ment 13 much reduced, with a single dorsal spot and a pair 
on each side; terminal segment with a black spot above anus and 
a spot on the hinder part of each clasper. From each of the 
tubercular spots arises a hair, those from the lateral spots being 
longest. The general shape of the larva is short and stout. 
Length 2°5 cm. 
The larva of F. mirificalis resembles that just described in the 
general system of markings, but may be easily distinguished by the 
following points: It is more slender; the ground colour is a blue- 
green (sage-green) instead of apple-green. The 2nd segment has a 
larger number of spots, there being three on each side of the middle 
line, and in addition an irregular composite lateral spot (fig. 1). 
