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eighth segment, but is present on the venter o£ the seventh, and a small 

 patch is situated immediately below the coronet on the eighth segment. 



The pupa when first formed is yellowish. Later, as the imago develops, 

 the eyes appear dark with a greenish tinge, and the thorax becomes 

 generally darker. 



The thanks of the writer are due to Capt. W. B. Fry, R.A.M.C., and to 

 Mr. A. Marshall, Laboratory Assistant, for tending these larvse while he 

 was away from Khartoum. 



The drawings are by the well-known entomological artist Mr. A. J. Engel 

 Terzi. 



