380 Mr. Forsayeth on the life-history of 



Prodenia retina, Gu6n. — Larva naked, sphingiform. Cocoon : Earthen 



cell ; subterraneous. No efflorescence on pupa. 

 Plusia chrijsitina, Martyn. — Larva naked, si^hingiform ; two anterior 



pairs of prolegs obsolete ; looping ; no concealed dorsal bar. Pupa 



in net of silk, in roll of leaf. No efflorescence. 

 Celeena canoriifa, Walk. — Larva naked, siDhingiform, almost semi-looping. 



Pupa in earthen cell ; subterraneous. No efflorescence. 

 Remigiafnt galls, Fabr. — Larva naked, semi-looper. Pupa in earthen 



cell ; subterraneous. No efflorescence. 



GEOMETEiE. 



Hypochromxt dispcnsata. Walk. — Larva naked, looping. Pupa on surface 

 of ground under a thin net. 



PYEALES. 



Scopiila strenualls, Walk. — Larva maggot-like, naked, soft, translucent. 



Pupa in rolled leaf, under a fine net. 

 Botys molusalls. Walk. — Larva maggot-like, naked, soft, translucent. 



Pupa in rolled leaf ; no cocoon or net ; fastened by caudal 



ligature. 



NYMPHALID^. 

 EUPLCEIN^. 

 Limnas Chrysii^pus, Linn. 

 Mhow, August 30th, 1879. 



Larva found feeding on the leaves of a shrub with 

 fleshy leaves, exuding quantities of a milky juice on 

 being torn, and with a compound purple flower, called 

 by the natives "Ankra." The larva is furnished with 

 six long, fleshy, smooth arms. Legs 6, 8, 2. Colour 

 and markings shown in figure.* 



During September I procured several specimens, but 

 failed to rear a single imago ; some specimens dying, 

 others being the prey of a large dipterous parasite like a 

 blue-bottle fly. 



Oct. 5th. Got two more larvae. One changed into 

 a chrysalis the same evening or during the night. 

 Suspended by anal extremity only. Of a fleshy ground 

 colour, with a medial brown and gold stripe, and gold 

 puncta about head and thorax. 



Oct. 22nd. One of the specimens last noted became 

 an imago this morning. 



A common butterfly about here. 



'<'- It not being possible to reproduce all Mr. Forsayeth's numerous 

 figures, a selection of the most important has been made by 

 Messrs. Butler and Moore. — E. A. F. 



