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July 30, 1910. The Queensland Naturalist. 
Eight days old : Pale green, with narrow white centro- 
dorsal and subdorsal lines. Segments edged transversely 
with lighter colour, giving a somewhat barred appearance 
to the body. Head, very light yellow, with pale red eyes. 
Length, 5 m.m. 
Twelve days old : Greenish-brown, marked with ir- 
regular spots and dashes of darker colour. Centro-dorsal 
line replaced by a band consisting of three somewhat 
suffused lines, the middle one reddish-brown, and the 
others dark-greenish brown. Subdorsal lines replaced by 
yellowish-green bands containing a narrow, suffused, red- 
dish brown line, noticeable chiefly on anterior and posterior 
terminal segments. Spiracular area traversed by two 
broad bands ; the upper running upon spiracles, edged 
with dark brown, and enclosing sj^ots and irregular mark- 
ings of the same colour ; and the lower containing reddish- 
brown marks enclosed by two whitish lines. Ventral area 
yellowish-green, covered with dots of a lighter colour. 
First thoracic segment deep reddish-green, with dorsal and 
subdorsal lines yellow. Head, greenish-brown : face, dull 
yellow. Body tapering slightly towards head and anal 
segment, and bearing a few scattered short brown hairs. 
Length, 14 m.m. 
Description of Fidly Grown Larva. 
Eighteen days old : Greenish-brown, covered — ex- 
cept on dorsal area of first thoracic segment — by innu- 
merable short streaks and wavy lines. Centro- dorsal band 
light and hardly noticeable. Subdcrsal and spiracular 
bands yellowish, the former being the lighter and more 
pronounced, and having a dark line on its lower edge ; 
and the latter being placed immediately below spiracles. 
Anterior dorsal portion of each segment (except first thoracic) 
inclosing two strongly marked, somewhat triangular-shaped, 
velvety-black patches, situated just below the centre- 
dorsal band, with their longest sides forming part cf the 
upper edges of subdorsal bands. {Note. — These black 
patches are subject to variation, and in some specinaens 
appear as short, thick stieaks, or exhibit less intensity of 
colour). Dorsal area of first thoracic segment dull bluish- 
brown, with a few suifused, irregularly placed, faint red- 
dish spots ; and yellow centro-dorsal and subdorsal lines, 
the latter being the broader. Spiracles, dark browi . 
Ventral surface, greenish-yellow. Head, greenish-brown, 
with face yellow between eyes, mandibles dark red, and 
labrum light yellow. Body cylindrical, tapering slightly 
at each end, and bearing a ^e^v short, scattered black hairs. 
Length, *28 m.m. 
PUPA. 
Almost black, with some cf the abdominal basal 
segments dark red on ventral portion. Anal segment 
ending in two sharp spines. Length, 18 m.m. 
