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Some undescribed caterpillars. 



Space in the form of a regulär ovate star. Wheu the Caterpillar is 

 moving these appendages are lifted up and down in an angle of about 

 40" to their original position at rest. Close above these appendages are 

 minute black spots. From head to tail goes a white or vellowish-while 

 dorsal line; on 4th., 5th., 6th., 7th., 8th., 9th. and lOth. segment a small 

 black longitudinal streak near to median line; head green; underside 

 and claspers whitish-green 



The Caterpillar (so far as Mr. Harold Miliar 's observations go) 

 feeds but at nighttime, in davtime it remains motionless on the upper- 

 side of the leaf. 



Photos which were taken in this position hardly show the catei- 

 pillar, so perfectly larva and leaf blend together. When going to pupale 

 the Caterpillar spins a web of fine silk to the underside of the leaf and 

 attaches itself by the tail to the midrib, head downwards. 



Pu-pa: The pupa is bright-green with a dorsal, white line; rounded 

 and blunted similarlj to the pupa of a Danais bat slightly smaller. 



The butterfly emerged after about 3 weeks and proved to be, 

 Hamanumida dciedalus. I hope to be able. to describe the earlier stages 

 at a date not to far distant. 



Pieris Gidica God. 



Caterpillar last stage: the caterpillar is elongated, shortlv pubes- 

 cent, slightly attenuated at both extremities; head small, green; colour 

 of body dirty-green dorsally and laterally; underside and claspers whitish- 

 green ; somite near head with two white dots covered with small hairs; 

 body covered equally with few short white hairs: two oblique rows of 

 minute yellow spots on each segment. spots of frontrow slightly larger 

 than those of hindrow. Length 40 mm. 



Pupa: pupa is rather siender. much attenuated posteriorly with a 

 more or less elevated ridge along middle-line of back and another on 

 each side of first three segments of abdomen; an ucute projection in 

 front of head and a prominent black-edged tubercle at middle of dorso- 

 thoracic ridge and on each lateral abdominal ridge on 2nd. segment. 

 Colour same green as caterpillar, but transparent with 4 dorsal rows of 

 minute yellow spots and a number of much smaller spots between these 

 rows. Spiracles white. Between head and first segment six yellow spots 

 in a tranversal line, three on each side. Length from 20 to 25 mm. 



The caterpillar was caught on a thorny climber and pupated on 

 the lOth. of September. The pupa was attached by the anal extremity and 

 a thoracic girdle to a web to one of the sides of the breedingbox ; 

 head upwards. 



Having not seen any description of this caterpillar I thought it 

 iisefull to communicate this one. 



Deudoryx diocles Hewitz. 



This caterpillar was found in the pods of a camelfooted acacia 

 feeding on the seeds, at Malvern by my friend H. Miliar. It must 

 have been nearly fuUfed because it left the shell a few days afterwards 

 and pupated in a corner of the breeding box. 



Caterpillar: caterpillar elongated, depressed; reddish-brown with 

 yellow dorsal markings; head black; on first segment a design of 6 black 

 spots, two close together in middle of front, two similar on hind-part of 

 segment, two further spots between these four but more to the sides of 



