1880.] LEPIDOPTERA FROM CANDAHAR. 413 



distinct from a common one obtained in Kashmir, which was found 

 on^a different species oi Euphorbia and was abundant at Goolmurg. 

 " About half the cocoons produced moths in about three weeks 

 after changing ; the remainder are still alive in the pupa state (31st 

 December, 1879). Curiously enough the first larva that changed is 

 among the latter." 



"Larva HO. About 3" long, at rest. Anterior segments attenuated, 

 not retractile ; skin smooth and soft. 



"General colour black, with white dots and spots; a subdorsal row 

 of large white roundish spots, one on each segment, either yellow, 

 orange, or red : a dorsal stripe varying in colour, but generally the same 

 as the spiracular blotches ; it is, however, sometimes only partially 

 represented, and sometimes absent ; when present it is broadest at the 

 interstices, where it sometimes differs in colour from the portions 

 between ; feet, head, back of head, and base of horn either yellow 

 orange, or red, generally the same as the spiracular blotches and 

 dorsal stripe ; horn slightly rough, curved, rather longer than the 

 segments, black, with the rear-base either orange, red, or yellow 

 (being the continuation of the dorsal stripe broken by the horn and 

 IS consequently absent in those which have no dorsal stripe); spiracles 

 white and rather narrow ovals ; head globular ; belly pale yellowish 

 green, extending up the interstices to above the spiracles. Candahar 

 beginning of May ; abundant, all sizes. ' 



"At the end of May most of the larvae found presented a different 

 appearance : the black disappears more or less, and with it many of 

 the small white spots. In some cases the black only remains as a 

 ring round the larger white spots ; the ground-co"lour therefore 

 becomes yellowish green or yellow, varying very considerably; the 

 horn becomes black at the apical half, with the basal half the same 

 colour as the dorsal stripe. 



"The larvae are therefore exceedingly variable in colouring (the 

 large white spots always remaining the same, however)- some 

 specimens are consequently so unlike one another as, at first to 

 appear different species ; every intermediate form, however, beino- 

 found, does away with the idea. ° 



"The food-plant grows in the nullahs and on the slopes of the 

 rocky hills, is very common but scattered ; and almost every plant 

 that now (end of May) has any leaves left on it, has several larv« 

 feeding on it. This larva, hke others of the same genus, emits a 

 la?ge amount of a green fluid from its mouth on being irritated in 

 the least for the first time, not often doing it a second time. 



"Pupa. This species does not change colour when seekino- for a 

 suitable place for its cocoon, which is at or near the surface^of the 

 ground amongst rubbish, &c." 



26. EUSMERINTHUS KINDERMANNI. (Plate XXXIX. figS. 1 1, 12.) 



Smerinthiis Mndertnanni, Lederer, Verb, zool.-bot. Ver^Wien i'i 



f- ^\?}?l^}^^^^' ^'''^'^' ^'^- T>^^k. p. 26. no. 81, tab! 1 

 ng. 19 (18/4). 



" The larva I found on willow, not common, in June ; it struck 



