18 THE LEPIDOPTEEA OF CEYLON. 



Larva. Early stage. 1 incli long ; dark purple-brown, with a subdorsal row of 

 yellow dots on second, third, and fotirth segments, and-a round ocellus on fifth to 

 eleventh segments, the fifth and sixth being dark blue, the others purple-red ; fore 

 legs yellow ; horn slender, with two yellow dots at its base. Second stage : same as 

 preceding, the purple tint being more distinct. Third stage. Also the same, with the 

 addition of a lateral row of yellow dots below the ocelli and a dorsal row across the 

 segments, the anterior subdorsal row being yellow and white alternately. Adult : 

 paler and browner in colour, minutely speckled with purple-brown ; the purjole ocelli 

 paler and duller coloured ; a pale purplish line replacing the lateral and transverse 

 dots. Pupa pale purplish ochreous-brown, blackish speckled ; spiracles black. 



" Feeds on Arium." (Thwaites.) 



XYLOPHANES PRUNOSA (Plate 84, Fig. 2). 

 Chcerocampa prunosa, Butler, P. Z. S. 1875, p. 622. 



Greyish purple-brown : forewing with seven dark brown narrow oblique lines, 

 the first, fourth, and sixth most distinct and broadest ; the interspaces between second 

 and fourth, and also the lower subbasal area paler coloured ; some longitudinal brown 

 streaks from base of wing below the cell : hindwing dusky brown, greyish externally, 

 with a slender submarginal red lunular fascia. Body dusky olive-brown ; sides of 

 thorax, head, palpi, and tibiae above lilacine-grey, middle of thorax and dorsal streak 

 dusky grey; femora and tarsi brown; sides of abdomen above and beneath longitu- 

 dinally streaked with golden-yellow scales. 



Expanse 2| inches. 



XYLOPHANES PINASTRINA (Plate 87, Fig. 2). 



Sphinx Pinastrina, Martyn, Psyche, pi. 30, fig. 85 (1797). 



Chcerocampa Silhetensis, Walker, Catal. Lep. Hat. B. M. viii. p. 143; Boisd. Spec. Geo. Lep. Het. p. 240. 



GlicBi-ocampa Msecta (part), Moore, Catal. Lep. Mus. E. I. C. i. p. 278. 



Pale brownish-ochreous : forewing with a very oblique dark olive-brown broad 

 slightly curved band extending from apex to base of postei-ior margin, the band 

 traversed outwardly by a brown line and bordered by a slender ochreous-white line ; 

 three or four indistinct brown-speckled submarginal lines ; a black spot at end of the 

 cell: hindwing dusky ochreous-brown, with a broad submarginal pale ochreous 

 fascia. Front of thorax, head and palpi, and tegalge dark olive-brown ; sides of 

 thorax, head, palpi, aud legs above lilacine- white ; middle of thorax grey ; a single 

 silvery- white longitudinal dorsal line; tegulge and sides of abdomen streaked with 

 golden-yellow scales. 



Expanse, d 2|, ¥ 2J inches. 



