Notes in 1887 upon lepidopterous larve, dc. 527 
The lot of 10 pale larve. The lot of 7 dark larve. 
Sept. 23rd. | 9.30a.m. 4 larve had entered | 10.30 a.m. 2 larve had en- 
resting-period before chang-| tered resting-period before 
ing second skin (including | changing second skin; the 
the brown-spotted one); the | rest practically mature in 
rest practically mature in| stage. 
stage. 
1.20 p.m. 1 more had en-| 5.40 p.m. 2 more had en- 
tered resting-period. tered resting-period. 
Sept. 24th.| 9.5 a.m. 83 morehad entered | 10.0 a.m. 3 more had en- 
resting-period; 2 feeding | tered resting-period. 
still. 
6.15p.m. 1 larvahadchanged 
skin. 
9.10 p.m. 1 more larva had 
changed skin (this was the 
brown-spotted one). 
Sept. 25th.) 9.0 a.m.. 1 more larva had | 9.0a.m. Allin resting-period. 
changed skin. 
1.10 p.m. 1 more larva had | 3.30 p.m. 1 larvahad changed 
changed skin. second skin. 
5.0 p.m. 1 more larva had | 5.0 p.m. 1larva had changed 
changed skin. second skin. 
Sept. 26th.| 9.0a.m. 2 more larve had | 9.0 a.m. 3 larve had changed 
changed skin. second skin. 
10.45 p.m. 2 more ijarve had | 11.40a.m.1larvahad changed 
changed skin. second skin. 
Sept. 27th. | 2.30 p.m. 1 more larva had | 3.15 p.m. 1larvahad changed 
changed skin. second skin. 
Stage III.—All the individuals were healthy at the 
beginning of this stage except the darkest of those de- 
scribed in the last stage, as the division of 10 pale larvae. 
This larva died Sept. 27th. On the 29th all the larve 
were carefully compared and described. The larve re- 
mained shagreened as in Smerinthus and Sphinzx ligustri, 
although the character is not represented in the figures. 
THE TEN PALE LARVH OF STAGE 11.—Three of these 
larve were bluish green, like the well-known tint of 
S. ocellatus, although not so bluish as the extreme 
varieties of the latter. One was bluish green inclining 
towards intermediate. In describing these larve the 
ones with the smallest amount of the dark markings are, 
with one exception (the 10th larva), taken first. 
(1). The least-marked larva possessed a somewhat 
lighter horn than that shown in Plate XV., fig. 10, x 3: in 
other respects it was similar, with the yellowish transpa- 
rent zone near the tip, and the light pinkish area at the 
side of the base. Red spots, like those of Smerinthus larvee 
