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abdomen the same, the former two speckled sparsely white.* Exp. 100-104mm. 



Larva. — The caterpillar is very similar to that of E. core except that the 

 front pair of tentacles are generally held curled which is never the case in the 

 other species (where, however, the posterior pairs may be slightly curled at the 

 tips), Spiracles oval, shiny black, placed in spiracular band : this band here 

 pure white touched with yellow-orange, while in core it is yellow ; tentacles 

 flesh-coloured, often light pink, more or less deeply tipped black; belly a waterj' 

 olive-brown-green of varying shades in different specimens : with some white 

 spots: band on base of pseudolegs 7-10 and on base of true legs pure white 

 (yellowish in core) ; there is a dark pulsating dorsal line. Changes to light green 

 before pupation. L. 44mra.: B, 6 mm.; L, of tentacles of segments : 10 mm. if 

 not curled and 6mm. if curled. 



Fupa. — Is the same exactly as that of E. core except that the constriction is 

 less behind thorax because the abdomen is not so swollen at segment 7. It is 

 generally larger than that of core. Spiracles same colour as pupa, longly oval. 

 Colour is bright green suffused with gold through which the green is plainly 

 visible; a small lateral black spot on thorax, segments 4, 6 and 11 ; a black 

 streak on hinder margin of thorax, subdorsal ; cremaster black and shiny ' 

 no other marks. L. 20mm; B, 97*5 mm. at segment 7=H. at same place ; 

 H. at apex of thorax, 8'25 rnm. ; B. at shoulders 7'25mm. 



Habits. — The egg, larva and pupa are exactly the same as for E. 

 core. The imago is particularly fond of damp places ; affecting 

 much the banks of nallas in the monsoon months. It is indeed nearly 

 altogether a monsoon species as there are very few about in the dry 

 months. It keeps to one place more than any of the species of the 

 sub-family mentioned in these papers and does not seem to wander 

 even in the districts where it occurs. It has the same distribution 

 as E. coreta on the West coast of India but has been also recorded 

 from Orissa and Bengal in the East. The insect is not rare at certain 

 times of the year where it occurs. It may always be known on the 

 wing from the other two by its larger size and the greyness of the 

 costal reoion of the hindwing. The larva has been found on Ficus 

 hispida, L., in Kanara and doubtless feeds on other kinds of Fig. 



* The male has a short, broad (3mm. in width and length) sUky band on forewing in 

 usual place and a patch of scales near subcostal vein of hindvving where the wing is 

 prominently grey. 



(To hi lonthmed). 



