394 Mr. Forsayeth on the life-history of 



in October ; on March Srd following I opened the cells 

 of earth carefully and found them still unchanged. I 

 next examined them in England on August 28th, 1882, 

 and found two larvae dead, unchanged, one dead pupa, 

 and the third changed to an imago, — dead, of course, — 

 and wings rather undeveloped owing to want of room 

 to expand while packed up in cotton wadding. 



The pupa is of the ordinary form of the order, with- 

 out detached maxilla-case (PI. XV., fig. 2). The larva, 

 young specimen (PI. XV., fig. 1 a), front of head (fig. 16). 

 The mature larva (PL XV., fig. 1). 



Amongst the numerous larvae which I have bred not 

 one gave me a tithe of the difficulty which I encountered 

 with this species. They seemed to die on every possible 

 opportunity, such as changing skin, &c., and I frequently 

 despaired of ever obtaining a pupa. Possibly the best 

 chance of obtaining perfect specimens would be by dig- 

 ging, in the winter months, under the " Palas " bushes ; 

 but the wild boar and bears generally anticipate one in 

 endeavours of this kind after " grubs." 



Clanis Deucalion ?, Walk. 

 Mhow, July 9th, 1879. 



Found a large larva of some Sphinx wandering 

 amongst grass. General ground colour light yellowish 

 green. White lines running at a slight angle from 

 dorsum to edge of abdomen. A short blunt horn on dor- 

 sum at caudal end. Buried itself the same day at noon. 



Took it out of earth on July 21st. The pupa was 

 made in a large oval earthen cell below surface of 

 ground. Imago came out the night of August 7th or 

 morning of the 8th. By the great size of the abdomen 

 it would seem to be a female. 



This specimen possessed the most extraordinary 

 vitality. It recovered four times from poisoning by 

 chloroform after apparent death on each occasion ; it 

 also recovered after being twelve hours in a cyanide 

 bottle. The same thing occurred after chloroform and 

 twelve hours in a box with camphor. Finally I had to 

 inject chloroform into abdomen, pinch the thorax, and 

 leave it over cyanide all night. This eventually killed it. 



Figure (outline) of larva, the only specimen I have 

 met with. Figure of pupa and imago on page 1, sketch- 



