216 Some undescribed caterpillars. 
space in the form of a regular ovate star. When the caterpillar is 
moving these appendages are lifted up and down in an angle of about 
40° to their original position at rest. ÜUlose above these appendages are 
minute black spots. From head to tail goes a white or yellowish-white 
dorsal line; on 4th., 5th., 6th., Tth., Sth., 9th. and 10th. segment a small 
black longitudinal streak near to median line; head green; underside 
and claspers whitish-green 
The caterpillar (so far as Mr. Harold Millar’s observations go) 
feeds but at nighttime, in daytime it remains motionless on the upper- 
side of the leaf. 
Photos which were taken in this position hardly show the cater- 
pillar, so perfectly larva and leaf blend together. When going to pupate 
the caterpillar spins a web of fine silk to the underside of the leaf and 
attaches itself by the tail to the midrib, head downwards. 
Pupa: The pupa is bright-green with a dorsal, white line; rounded 
and blunted similarly to the pupa of a Danais but slightly smaller. 
The butterfly emerged after about 3 weeks and proved to be, 
Hamanumida daedalus. 1 hope to be able, to describe the earlier stages 
at a date not to far distant. 
Pieris Gidica God. 
Caterpillar last stage: the caterpillar is elongated, shortly pubes- 
cent, slightly attenuated at both extremities; head small, green; colour 
of body dirty-green dorsally and laterally; underside and claspers whitish- 
green; somite near head with two white dots covered with small hairs; 
body covered equally with few short white hairs; two oblique rows of 
minute yellow spots on each segment, spots of frontrow slightly larger 
than those of hindrow. Length 40 nım. 
Pupa: pupa is rather slender, much attenuated posteriorly with a 
more or less elevated ridge along middle-line of back and another on 
each side of first three segments of abdomen; an acute projection in 
front of head and a prominent black-edged tubercle at middle of dorso- 
thoracie ridge and on each lateral abdominal ridge on 2nd. segment. 
Colour same green as caterpillar, but transparent with 4 dorsal rows of 
minute yellow spots and a number of much smaller spots between. these 
rows. Spiracles white. Between head and first segment six yellow spots 
in a tranversal line, three on each side. Length from 20 to 25 mm. 
The caterpillar was caught on a thorny climber and pupated on 
the 10th. of September. The pupa was attached by the anal extremity and 
a thoracie girdle to a web to one of the sides of the breedingbox; 
head upwards. 
Having not seen any description of this caterpillar I thought it 
usefull to communicate this one. 
Deudoryx diocles Hewitz. 
This caterpillar was found in the pods of a camelfooted acacia 
feeding on the seeds, at Malvern by my friend H. Millar. It must 
have been nearly fullfed because it left the shell a few days afterwards 
and pupated in a corner of the breeding box. 
Caterpillar: caterpillar elongated, depressed; reddish-brown with 
yellow dorsal markings; head black; on first segment a design of 6 black 
spots, two close together in middle of front, two similar on hind-part of 
segment, two further spots between these four but more to the sides of 
