iy8 OPHIODES OR PSEUDOPHIA LUNARIS. 



On June izth the first moult took place, and the appearance is 

 as follows : Colour, sooty grey with whitish lines. The medio- 

 dorsal line broad, tapering towards the head and bifurcating at 

 the forehead. The lateral dorsal lines narrow and bifurcating 

 on the cheeks. The lateral lines continue on to the cheeks 

 without bifurcating. The ventral area has two pairs of whitish 

 lines. The surface has lost its varnished appearance, and is 

 smooth, but dull. There is a very distinct black spot in the 

 lateral dorsal region behind the last pair of prolegs on the sixth 

 segment, and a pair of similar spots on the eleventh and twelfth 

 segments. 



The second moult took place on June i8th. The larva then 

 became of a pinkish grey colour. Along the sides are three 

 whitish wavy lines edged with black. There are two similar 

 medio-dorsal lines, and between them a narrow white line 

 swelling out between the segments and contracted at the 

 segments. 



The lateral lines are continued along the cheeks ; the dorsal 

 line stops at the head. The head appears black with nine very 

 distinct creamy longitudinal lines. On the sixth segment on 

 each side is a very distinct black spot, with a crescentic cream- 

 coloured spot above it and touching it, and edged with black. 

 The larva when at rest lies at full length along a twig. 



On each ventral clasper is a large cream-coloured spot edged 

 with black, and there is a pair of distinct raised black spots on 

 the eleventh and twelfth segments. 



Third moult, June 24th. The larva is now rather over an 

 inch long. Head black in the middle, reddish brown at the 

 sides. Two distinct creamy stripes down middle of face and one 

 on eack cheek, each stripe bifurcating. Body dark grey, 

 numerous whitish wavy lines edged with black along the back 

 and sides. Prolegs sienna brown. Claspers large and spreading, 

 and each has a distinct white spot. The crescent-shaped spots 

 on the sixth segment are now golden yellow edged with black. 



The eleventh and twelfth segments have small black humps 

 pointing backwards. A reddish line extends along the whole 



