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Fig. 9. Part i -coloured specimen, the only one out of 

 the whole brood. Natural length, 5.5 ccntim. 



Fig. 10. Grey-brown form (rare). 



Fig. n. One of the forms intermediate between the 

 dark- brown and green varieties, dorsal aspect. 



Fig. 12. Light-green form with very feeble dorsal 

 line (shown too strongly in the figure), dorsal aspect. 



Figs. 13 15. Dcilcphila Vesper tilio. 



Fig. 13. Stage III. (?) ; the subdorsal bearing yellow 

 spots. Natural length, 1.5 ccntim. 



Fig. 14. Stage IV. ; the subdorsal interrupted 

 throughout by complete ring-spots, the white " mirrors " 

 of which are bordered with black, and contain in their 

 centres a reddish nucleus. Natural length, 3 centim. 



Fig. 15. Stage V.; shortly after the fourth moult. 

 Subdorsal line completely vanished ; ring-spots some- 

 what irregular, with broad black borders ; natural length, 

 3.5 centim. 



Fig. 1 6. Sphinx Convolvuli, Stage V., brown form. 

 Subdorsal line retained on segments I 3, on the other 

 segments present only in small remnants ; at the points 

 where the (imaginary) subdorsal crosses the oblique 

 stripes there arc large bright spots ; natural length, 

 7.8 centim. 



PLATE IV. 



Figs. 17 22. Development of the markings in Chuzro- 

 campa Elpcnor. 



Fig. 17. Stage I. ; larva one day after hatching. 

 Natural length, 7.5 millim. 



Fig. 1 8. Stage II. ; larva after first moult. Length, 

 9 rnillim. 



Fig. 19. Stage II. ; immediately before the second 

 moult (Fig. 30 belongs here). Length, 13 millim. 



Fig. 20. Stage III.; after second moult. Length, 

 20 millim. 



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