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XVIII. Life-history of sixty species of Lepidoptera ob- 

 served in Mhow, Central India. By R. W. 

 FoRSAYETH, Surgeon-Major, A. M. D. 



[Bead August 6tli, 1884.] 



Platks XIV, XV. 



During my residence at Mhow I have been enabled to 

 make the following observations upon various Lepi- 

 doptera. The s])eeies have been named and arranged 

 throughout by Mr. A. G. Butler, of the Natural History 

 Department, British Museum, to whom I wish to return 

 my best thanks. The following is a synopsis of the 

 characters of the larvae and pupae observed : — 



BHOPALOCEBA. 



Papilio Erithonius, L. — Larva thick, abrupt, sluggish. Small hood. 



Concealed double erectile horn on hood. Pupa suspended by 



thoracic band and caudal ligature on leaf. 

 Delias eucharis, Drury. — Larva vermiform, sparingly hirsute. Popa 



suspended by thoracic band and caudal ligature on leaf. 

 Terias Msiope, M6n. — Larva vermiform, naked. Pupa pointed head, 



flattened thorax, suspended as above noted on leaf. 

 Tirumala Livmiace, Cram. Larva juliform, naked ; two thoracic and two 



caudal horns. Pupa suspended by tail. Gold spots. 

 Linmas Chrysqjims, L. — Larva juliform, naked ; six long fleshy horns on 



body. Pupa suspended by tail. Gold band and puncta. 

 Junonia Orithyia, L. — Larva armed with numerous hairy spines. Head 



bifid. Pupa suspended by tail, rough, yellow and purple. 

 J. (Enone, L. — Larva armed with numerous hairy spines. Head bifid. 



Pupa suspended by tail, rough, yellow and purple. 

 Precis Lemonias, L.— Larva armed with numerous hairy spines. Head 



bifid. Pupa suspended by tail, rough, yellow and purple. 

 HypoUmnas avia, Fabr. — Larva armed with numerous hairy spines. 



Head entire, with two horns on vertex. Pupa suspended by tail. 



Projections along abdomen and dorsum of thorax. 

 Melanitis lamene, Cram.— Larva oblong ; head with two spined horns. 



Spindle-shaped body. Pupa smooth, suspended by tail. 

 Syvqjhccdra thyelia, Fabr.— Larva, body surrounded by numerous long 



fleshy horizontal arms furnished with hairs. Pupa suspended by 



tail. Angular. Gold spots and lines. 

 Pyrgus Galha, Fabr.— Larva vermiform. Head hairy, on a neck. Pupa 



fastened by spine at tail, in a leafy case. Greenish white efflores- 

 cence on body. 



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