Lepidoptera observed in Mhoiv. 395 



book No. 6. The specimen itself was destroyed by 

 mites or lost, I forget which. 



Polyptychus dentatus, Cramer. 



Mhow, September 3rd, 1879. 



These large larvae are found on leaves of the "Lasora" 

 or " Gondi," a tree of consideral)le size, something like 

 the English oak. General gromid colour a fine rich 

 green with puncta, as shown in the figure, which was 

 taken from a larva about to change, and presenting a 

 pinky brown ground colour instead of the green normal 

 tint noted above. They are easily reared and pretty 

 abundant, but I have never caught any wild imagines. 



The above specimen, with two others, burrowed under 

 ground same day. On Sept. Gth I dug it up, and found 

 the larva shrivelled in size inside a cell of earth of an 

 oval shape ; the colour now of a dull greenish })rown. 

 It remained unchanged until Sept. 8th, when I note 

 " that it changed to pupa during the night or early 

 this morning," "larva-skin quite moist and fresh." 

 The pupa was of a fine chestnut-brown, and shape as 

 figured. 



Sept. 22nd. First imago out to-day. General ground 

 colour of body and wings a bistre-brown. Thorax pep- 

 pered with white ; wave-like markings on wings of a 

 deep velvety brown tint ; body mouse-coloured ; legs 

 naked, creamy white ; under wings plain brown colour ; 

 body very large. They simulate death when touched, 

 falling down and contracting their limbs, and will 

 remain in any posture in which they may be placed for 

 an indefinite length of time. 



AECTIIDiE. 

 Alope ricini, Linn. 

 Mhow, August 17th, 1881. 



I have always found this larva on a climbing con- 

 volvulus with purplish fiowers, commonly grown on 

 verandahs here. 



Head of a deep black colour ; body very dark brown ; 

 a brown line down centre of back with a yellow margin 

 on each side ; a similar but fainter line along each side 

 of body, interrupted at junctions of segments. Body 

 thickly covered with tufts of brown hairs in whorls, 

 tipped with dirty white. 



