1880.] LEPIDOPTERA FROM CANDAHAR. 411 



22. Ganoris mannii (no. 1). 



Pontia mannii, Mayer, Stett. ent. Zeit. 1851, p. 151. 



"Found throughout the year, very common in June. I have not 

 met with this in any part of India." The pair sent to me were taken 

 in coitu. 



Hesperiid^. 



23. Erynnis marrubii (no. 17). 



Hesperia malvarum, var. marrubii, Herrich-Schaffer, Schmett. 

 Eur. i. Hesp. figs. 14, 15 (1845). 



"Occurs in May, and common in June." The specimen sent 

 home was taken at the beginning of July. 



"Larva 116. About 10'" long; tliickest in the middle, rather 

 attenuated at each end ; sluggisli and wrapped up in a leaf. 



"Skin soft, but with ribbed and irregular surface find covered with 

 very short and minute whitish hairs. General colour dull (dusty) 

 green; dorsal line green, very fine and only visible on a i&Mv of the 

 front segments. Head large, globular, slightly indented at the top, 

 deep black (like charcoal), much larger than several segments which 

 follow; second segment smaller than head or third segment and 

 forming a black neck or collar with three large yellow spots on it. Sub- 

 dorsal stripe of a paler green than the ground-colour, but rather dull ; 

 spiracular, slightly raised or projecting flesh from the sides. Rokeran, 

 Candahar, end of June ; wrapped up in the leaves of the mallow, on 

 wliich it feeds. 



"Pupa, wrapped up in a leaf, tightly webbed in and fastened by 

 the tail only. Colour, brown washed with white." 



Sphingide. 



24. Ch^rocampa cretica. (Plate XXXIX. fig. 8.) 



Dedephila cretica $ , Boisduval, Ann. Soc. Linn. Paris, 1827, 

 p. 118. pi. 6. 



"The larva of this species was exceedingly common on the vine 

 (which is largely cultivated here) end of May and June. It is closely 

 allied to one found at Jutogh and in Kashmir on the wild balsam, 

 but is distinct ; the moth of this species is, I think, of a much paler 

 colour on the front wings. Out of over 100 larvae which I examined 

 I could not find one black variety (of course they turn brown just 

 before changing), while in the other species the larva is as often 

 black as green, so far as my experience goes. Every specimen of 

 this changed in about two to three weeks after becoming a chrysalis, 

 while with the Kashmir (balsam) one they all remained through 

 the winter in the pupa state." 



"Larva 113. About 3" long, at rest; anterior segments attenuated 

 and retractile. Robust, skin soft and smooth. 



" Horn very short, slightly curved, pale mauve or purple, pink at 

 tip. General colour green (agreeing with the underside of the vine- 

 leaves), speckled with pale yellow. A thread-like green dorsal line ; 

 a pale yellow subdorsal stripe, meeting the one on the opposite side 



