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Pupa black, with polished surface, formed inside a cocoon constructed out of the 
hairs of the larva. The imago emerged in about 17 days (March 8-26). 
Common in Maritzburg. 
Subfamily ARCTIIN &. 
25, PuissaMa FLAVA (Walker). (Plate XLIX. fig. 8, larva.) 
Larva, Ground-colour pale fuscous, each somite with a red-brown area superiorly, 
on which is situated a dorsal line of white spots surrounded by black, one on each 
somite; also a series of black tubercles bearing tufts of black and reddish hairs. 
Head, thoracic legs, and claspers ferruginous. 
Feeds on Ornithogalum eckloni, a species of lily, and other plants. 
When ready for its transformation the larva weaves a cocoon with its hairs and 
remains a pupa for about 17 days (Ist to 17th December in the case of the specimen 
figured). 
The imago is common in Maritzburg district. 
24. PHISSAMA SCREABILE (Walker). (Plate XLIX. fig. 9, larva.) 
Larva. Ground-colour greyish white, the somites broadly black transversely and 
beset with long black and white hairs; the white spaces between the somites traversed 
by fine black transverse lines ; under surface black. Head, thoracic legs, and claspers 
bright red. 
Feeds on Ornithogalum eckloni, also on mealie: a larva reared on the latter plant 
differed from the individual figured in its lighter parts being buff instead of white ; 
this larva produced a female imago. 
The pupa is formed inside a cocoon constructed with the hairs of the larva. 
Duration of the pupal stage about three weeks (9th to 29th December, specimen figured). 
Imago is common in Maritzburg district. 
Subfamily NycTEOLIN«, 
25. EARIAS INSULANA (Boisduval). (Plate XLIX. fig. 25, larva; fig. 26, cocoon.) 
Larva. Ground-colour pale bluish-black, with deep black markings; Ist to 3rd 
somites pale brown; 4th somite with a white transverse streak; an interrupted white 
dorsal line from 4th to 8th somite; 9th to 12th somite pale brown dorsally. A sub- 
dorsal line of paired short brownish spines with scarlet bases; a lateral line of similar 
paler spines. Head and legs pale brown. 
Feeds on Hibiscus. 
‘The pupa is formed in a stout thickly-woven cocoon attached to stem of food-plant. 
The larva is figured x $, to get in detail. 
Common in gardens in Maritzburg. 
