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h. Head with two horns. The tail-points longer. 



sharp and closer together. Pupa longer, la- 



tei-ally compressed, dorsally keeled and with 



head-points Gen. Apaluruimii Euripun. 



a^. Colour of larva yellow ... Apatura camiha. 



fti. Colour of larva green Euripus comimilis. 



B. Larvae with fleshy processes on segments 6 and 12, 



one dorsal one to each, somewhat horny ; sur- 

 face otherwise naked ; the head provided with 

 two horns. Pupa angular with a flattened 

 dorsal process on segments 5-8 and a good 

 deal compressed ; head produced into a curved 

 snout (Jyrestis thyodamas. 



C. La vvds with subdorsal fleshy process or turbercles fe>r 



points on one or more of segments 3, 4, 6, 7, 8. 



12 .. Gen. Neptis, Hohinda 



a. A low ridge across segment 4 only, ending in a 



blunt, small point ; anal segment short, thick, 



conical ; head vertex quite smooth Neptis viraja. 



b. Segments 3, 4, 6. 12 with short subdorsal points ; 



head quite smooth Rahinda hordonia. 



c. Segments 3, 4, (3, 12 with longer sharp points and 



the head pointed on vertex of each lobe Rahinda hordonia ? 



d. Subdorsal fleshy processes on segments 3, 4, 6, 



12, that on segment 4 prominent ; vertex of 

 each head-lobe ending in a short point. 

 a^. Segments 7 and 8 with a small subdorsal 



tubercle in addition Neptis hampsoni. 



b'-. Segments 7 and 8 without the tubercle. 

 a- . Sides of segments 9-13 with apple-green 



markings Neplla jumbah. 



b- . Sides of segments 9-13 without apple- 

 green marks, simply ochreous Neptis euri/nome. 



D. Larvae cylindrical in shape, the form more or less 

 hidden by the series of long, conical, fleshy, 

 feathered supraspiracular processes directed 

 horizontally outwards from segments 3-12 all 

 round. The head fairly large, smooth : colour 

 gxeen. Pupa) triangularly pyramidal ; colour 

 green marked with gold, silver or brown Gen. Euthalia, Dophla 



a. Colour green with a straight dorsal yellow 



band only. Pupa green and gold w Euthalia garuda. 



b. Colour green with a dorsal row of about 9 ver- 



million spots. Pupa green, gold and black... Euthalia nais. 



