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second segment, the segments and transverse folds 

 well defined, all the legs tolerably developed ; when 

 the larva is stretched out in walking the thoracic 

 segments appear rapidly tapering to the head, and 

 the last three segments taper off, but not nearly so 

 much ; the ventral surface is slightly flattened. 



The ground colour is a deep rusty reddish-ochreous, 

 and there is a pattern of diamond figures on the back 

 and sides as follows : — down the back runs a row, 

 one diamond on each segment, the widest part behind 

 the middle of the segment, and the blunt ends meeting 

 at the segmental divisions ; this row is filled up with 

 dusky or faint blackish freckles, and is traversed by 

 the dorsal line, which is darker blackish ; next to this 

 comes a row of diamonds in outline, with the widest 

 part of each coming at the segmental fold, the ends 

 meeting just behind the middle of each segment, 

 where the dark dorsal diamond is at its widest ; and 

 outside this is another row, in which each diamond 

 outline is contained within a segment, the ends meet- 

 ing at the folds, and the widest part extending from 

 the dark dorsal diamond to the spiracle; these two 

 lateral rows by comparison are only outlines, though 

 the ground within them is in truth covered with 

 freckles, but so faintly as to be scarcely noticeable ; 

 the usual dots are blackish, set in rings of the ground 

 colour ; the spiracles are black, the segmental divisions 

 pale ochreous ; the head is rather dusky ; the skin is 

 soft and velvety. 



The debris of the food was spun together loosely 

 for a sort of cocoon. 



The pupa is barely half an inch long, of moderate 

 bulk, the tip of the abdomen rather rounded and 

 furnished with several curled-topped spines ; the pupa- 

 case is finely punctated, and with scarcely any gloss 

 excepting at the abdominal incisions, which are rather 

 shining; the colour is blackish-brown, with the rings 

 rusty red. (William Buckler, September, 1873 ; 

 E.M.M., October, 1873, X, 100.) 



