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the surface traversed bj three black narrow lines, 
running obliquely from the anterior to the abdominal 
margin : near the base, and between the second and 
third lines are the rudiments of two others, and the 
costa is likewise black, as well as the posterior mar- 
gin behind the middle : the under wings are black 
along the hinder edge, and likewise the tails, and on 
the anal angle are a few whitish crescents placed 
over two black points surrounded by a white circle. 
The colour of the under side is rusty-brown, glossed 
with violet and pale green, and across the middle of 
both wings there is a dark oblique line, having a se- 
ries of black ocellatcd spots behind it. 
The following description of the caterpillar and 
chrysalis is given by Stoll : — “ The head of this 
beautifully coloured caterpillar is dull yellow, with 
two short rays and small spots of black. The head 
is furnished with two long black spines garnished 
with short stiff hairs. The first five segments of 
the body are reddish-brown, spotted with black. 
The belly is white, and the anterior legs black. 
The rest of the body is reddish-brown ; hut from the 
sixth to the eleventh segment, the back is of a 
beautiful yellow, and bordered on the sides with 
short black and white rays. The back is armed 
with four long spines, the last of which, placed on 
the eleventh segment, is curved backwards, and 
very similar to the horns with which most of the 
caterpillars of the Sphinges are provided. The in- 
termediate and posterior legs are yellow. It feeds 
on the leaves of the Cashew tree ( Anacardium oc- 
