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chrysalis. No. 3 was taken on the same tree as the others, but some 

 weeks later, and belonged probably to another brood. She assumed 

 the pupa form on 27th August, and a female imago of the diphilus* 

 type resulted therefrom on 7th September. 



These dates again would seem to show that this species breeds 

 in Bombay all through the months of July, August and September 

 at least. 



For a day before assuming the pupa form, the larva remains 



motionless, closely hugging the stalk of the leaf on which it is 



resting. But the pupa is attached only by the tail end, with its 



head upwards, inclined at an angle of about 30° from the stem, and 



steadied by two guy ropes of almost invisible gossamer. We did 



not succeed iD witnessing the exact moment and manner of this 



change of position, as in both instances it took place during the 

 night. 



Papilio panose. — The very handsome caterpillar of this species, 

 rare in Bombay, was found on the upper side of a leaf of a Cinnamon 

 treef (Cinnamomum zeylonicum) in our garden on 14th August. 

 It was then upwards of 2 in. long, and on the point of assuming the 

 chrysalis form, which it did on the 16th. The imago emerged on 

 31st August with the tip of its right forewing damaged, owing pro- 

 bably to careless handling of the larva by the servant wbo brought 

 it in. The larva, which was somewhat deeply jointed, was of an 

 olive-green colour, with small black dots, and larger crimson spots 

 on the joints, and broad irregular markings of cream colour on the 

 sides and back. On the back and head were short black tentacles. 

 The chrysalis, attached by short black silky hairs at the tail end to 

 one of the uprights of the cage, head upwards, in the nearly vertical 

 position characteristic of the Papilionidoe, and of a light brownish 

 gray, marked with deeper brown and black, very closely resembled 

 the rough bark or a piece of dead wood. The imago seems to imitate 

 Evplcea core, which is also imitated by the female of Hypolimnas 

 bolina. 



.Ettploea core. — These curious caterpillars were found on Anoden- 

 dron paniculatiim,'l in the Ladies' Gymkhana, on 31st July. They 

 were smooth, slender, and of a general reddish brown colour, but 



* Here again we preserve the name given to this species in the Society's Collection 

 and in the paper above mentioned, but Mr. de Niceville prefers the name Ariitolochice. 

 t Native name, Dalchini. 

 % Native name, lamtani. 



