Lepidoptera observed in Mhow. 391 



a light grass-green ; a white line on each side, with 

 minute white round spots on each segment except the 

 last, and a single spot only on each side of second last 

 segment. A beautiful large ocellus on 3rd segment at 

 each side, with deep blue margin, shading into turquoise 

 towards a pale blue centre. The spine on last segment 

 yellow ochre-colour, of a soft structure, and curving 

 downwards and backwards. Legs 6, 8, 2. 



July 26th. A larva about to become pupa. Previous 

 to change they become of a dull sap-green colour, belly 

 ochre, losing all their characteristic markings. Cocoon 

 made on or partly beneath surface of earth out of 

 particles of clay and fine sand held together by strong 

 silk. 



Aug. 13th. Pupa of July 26th became an imago this 

 evening. I bred other imagines as late as January in 

 the succeeding year. 



Aug. 3rd, 1881. A larva formed cocoon this evening ; 

 the imago came out on August 24th. 



SPHINGINiE. 



Protoparce oiientalis, Butler. 

 Mhow, August 27th, 1879. 



This larva feeds on a species of convolvulus which 

 commonly ornaments the trellis-work of verandahs in 

 Indian houses and at railway stations ; hence vulgarly 

 known to Europeans as " railway creeper." The larva 

 is abundant wherever this plant is growing ; ground 

 colour a grassy green; a strong and large "horn" on 

 last segment of a yellow colour. The spiracles are 

 generally surrounded by coloured margins, varying in 

 different specimens. In some I noted the outer circle 

 was dark brown, surrounding an inner one of yellow, 

 inside which was a red field. In others only the first 

 spot presented three colours ; the remainder were merely 

 brown at centre and yellow outside. The semi-hori- 

 zontal lines above the spiracles are sometimes dark 

 brown with white underneath, or simply greenish white 

 lines only. 



One of these larvae was infested by two thread-worms 

 resembling some species of Filaria, about as thick as 

 fine sewing-cotton, and attaining a length of four inches. 

 One I found 07i the larva when captured, the second a 

 day or two afterwards in the cage in which the same 



