2 AGEOTIS PUTA. 



being laid on the surface, and here they prospered 

 satisfactorily. 



On October 21st, some had grown about five-eighths 

 of an inch long, and at that date figures were taken, 

 and again on November 1 4th, when the most advanced 

 had attained its maximum growth of one inch and one- 

 eighth in length. On the 24th December I had more 

 examples of similar dimensions. 



The larva has a small head and anal segment, the 

 body being plump and cylindrical, with a rather semi- 

 circular inflation on the region of each spiracle ; the 

 segmental divisions deeply cut ; the legs and pro-legs 

 small in proportion. 



The colour of the back is at first dark ochreous 

 brown, but changes gradually with its growth to 

 brownish ochreous or dull ochreous ; this tint is 

 bounded on either side by the dark brown edge of the 

 sub-dorsal line ; there is a delicate mottling of rather 

 darker brown, of a pear shape, on each segment, its 

 broad end in front, through which runs the dorsal 

 line, which is of the brown colour (paler when the 

 larva is quite full-grown), and is very thin at the 

 beginning but expands almost into an elongated 

 diamond form at the end of each segment, and is dis- 

 tinctly edged with darker brown, particularly at its 

 widest part. 



The sub-dorsal line is dark brown, having close 

 beneath it a mere thread of very pale greenish-grey ; 

 and from this to the spiracles, the sides are greyish 

 brown; another pale thread, much interrupted, running 

 a little above the spiracles. 



Below the spiracles is a very faint trace of a double 

 dirty whitish line, all the rest of the lower and under 

 surface being a pale greenish-grey tint and semi- 

 translucent. 



The head brown, the lobes and mouth marked with 

 darker brown, and very shining. A dark brown plate 

 on the second segment having three pale longitudinal 

 lines. 



