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hindwing in the form of a large circular patch of specialised scales 

 emitting a strong scent during life. 



D. lepida was bred from the egg in North Kanara originally and, 

 generally, during the monsoon months. All eggs came from one 

 locality. Once, however, some young larvse were found 40 miles 

 away, further into the hills ; these were kept and two pupated in the 

 end. Of these one came to grief and the other produced a butterfly : 

 a male. This male Mr. De Niceville pronounced to be D. indtca, a 

 recognised variety of D. tullia. Now this insect was bred in the dry 

 months of the year, about February, and is the only Discophora ever 

 bred at that season. The larvse and pupse of this and lepida are very 

 similar: but there was a slight difference of colouration. The occur- 

 rence has left a suspicion that D. tullia and lepida are really one and 

 the same species, one the wet-season form (lepida), the other the dry- 

 season form (tullia). 



The Morphinoi form a small group of some 2o species in British 

 India and have been divided into 11 genera, which shows what a hete- 

 rogenous lot they must be. The genus Morplw is South American and 

 contains in itself alone 50 species out of the 100 or so composing the 

 whole sub-family ; the other 50 being confined to the Indo-Malay 

 region distributed amono the above 11 genera. The sub-family is not 

 represented in Africa, North America or Euro})e. Clerome, an Assam 

 and Burmese genus, according to Col. Bingham, " all of which have 

 vein 12 in the fore wing inflated at the base, bear a close resemblance 

 in appearance, mode of flight and habits to forms of the Mycalesu 

 group " of the Satyrinoi. The pupse of Orsotrioena, one of the 

 Mycalesis group, and Discophora are surprisingly similar in shape 

 though quite unlike any other satyrine chrysalis and are peculiai' in the 

 unique habit of suspending themselves against a ])erpendicular surface 

 with their backs to it ; the larvae of Discophora have more affinity 

 with /SatyriiUG than with Nymphalincu. in shape, and Ixjth eat nionoco- 

 tyledonous bamboos. The imagines resemble those of the Satyrines 

 also in their aversion to strong light and open spaces ; they are, indeed, 

 crepuscular, hiding in dark places during the daytime to come out only 

 at sunset, never earlier. They are very strong, active fliers and keej) 

 on the wing for hours together, generally, however sticking to one beat 

 in which they fly backwards and forwards. At least these are the 

 habits of the male. The females are much more rarely seen and are 



