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intensely dark on the upper surface, the smooth belly 

 and legs being of a greenish-drab colour. 



After hibernation, just at first, the larva appears 

 almost black, but after feeding a little its dark green 

 colour becomes fresher, and the outer margins of the 

 dorsal tubercles more conspicuously yellowish-green. 



Immediately after the next moult it seems to be 

 thickly enveloped with radiating bristles of a tender 

 bluish-green mixed with whitish, whilst it sits to 

 recover strength, and as soon as it recommences 

 feeding its growth quickly brings the length to 10 mm. 

 and a more lively colouring ; the bluish-green dorsal 

 tubercles are strikingly defined by a creamy- white 

 subdorsal stripe on which their outer margins encroach 

 a little, a widish stripe of a dark green follows, con- 

 trasting with the lighter green tubercles and skin 

 below. 



After the last moult, full growth being attained, the 

 larva measures when stretched out from 13 to 14 mm. 

 in length, the greatest width across the middle of the 

 body 5 mm. ; it tapers a little at either end and is 

 rounded off behind, and also in front when at rest 

 with the first two segments retracted. The head is 

 extremely small and flattened, the segments are plump 

 and very deeply divided, the second is smooth and 

 glossy, the tubercles are slightly raised, large, occupy- 

 ing nearly the length of a segment, except the lowest 

 just above the feet, which are rather smaller ; in shape 

 they are roundish ovate, the dorsal pair side by side 

 on each segment are set close and obliquely together 

 in front, leaving between them a small central arrow- 

 head-like space behind at the division. The legs are 

 rather short and well under the body, the belly flat- 

 tened and smooth. 



In colour the head is black, the antennal papillse 

 greenish-white tipped with black, the second segment 

 greenish with broad black marking or plate tapering 

 towards the front, the tubercles on the back are of 

 rather light bluish-green, the dorsal row of markings 



