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Perotis, Aft. 



P.latifolia, Ait., Kunth. Enum. I., 470. Dalz. and Gibs. So. Ft. 

 296; P. patula and P. longiflora, Nees, Steud. Syn. Gram. 186; P. 

 horddfofmis, Nees, and P. glabrata, Steud. Syn. Gram, (short-flowered 

 variety), Anthoxanthum Indicum, Linn. 



Seen by me at Damaun. Kanara specimens were received from 

 Domus and Surat. Widely diffused over tropical and sub-tropical Asia 

 and Africa, China, Japan, the Cape of Good Hope and Teneriffe. 



ZOYSIA. 



Zi pungens, "Wildd., Kunth. Enum. t. 471 ; Z. tenuifolia, Wildd. 



Z. Japonica, Steud. Syn. Gram. 414 ; Z. Griffithiana, C. Mull in 

 Bot. Zeit. 



A common seaside plant growing in tropical and sub-tropical Asia, 

 Australia and Japan. My specimen came from Damaun. 



It is a small plant with stiff pungent leaves and needle-like spike of 

 flowers. It creeps to a great length, and serves to bind the sands 

 along the coast. 



NOTES ON THE LARV.E AND PITP./E OF SOME OF THE 



BUTTERFLIES OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY. 



By J. Davidson, Bo. C. S., and E. H. Aitken. 



( Continued from page 278.) 



{With Plates D, E, and F.) 

 The publication of our notes has been delayed by various causes, 

 and this second part has had the benefit of another season's experience. 

 This has been a very great advantage. Last year's observations have 

 been verified, or corrected, and many deficiencies have been made up, 

 while ten new species have been added to the list. Great efforts were 

 made to find more larva? of Kattima horsfieZdii, but only two were 

 obtained. Comparison of these with the larvae of Hipolymtias bolina, 

 for which we mistook our first specimen, showed some differences by 

 which it is not difficult to distinguish them irrespective of colour. 

 The spines on the head of Kallima are decidedly longer, while those 

 on the body are smaller and finer than those of Hipotymnm. The 



