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forewing. In the females the markings are all heavier and more distinct, the 

 space between the various transverse fascise tinged with ochraceous. Exp. 

 55-6ti ram 



Egg — The egg is barrel-shaped, with thirteen longitudinal ridges from top 

 to base (larallel to each other anil not continued on to the flat top ; these ridges 

 under the lens are finely beaded and are thin, being one-fifth as broad as an 

 interspace at the middle of the egg ; the flattish top has a small white ring in 

 the centre — the miciopyle ; the surface is otherwise shiny and smooth ; the 

 colour is dark green with all the ridges white. 



Larva. — The larva resembles in shape that of J, iphita or any other member 

 of the genus, the position of the spinous pedicels is also the same. These 

 spinous pedicels are : on segment '2, below the spiracle, on base of leg, two of 

 them, one above the other ; two at the same height, beside each other, on seg- 

 ments .'. and 4 in the same position ; a triangle of three on segments 5 and G, 

 where the base of the leg would be : two in a horizontal line and one below ; 

 two in a line on base of pro-legs of segments 7-l0 ; two one below the other on 

 segn.ent 1 1 ; and a single one subspiracular and slightly laiger, on segments 8-12; 

 all, except these last, dirty watery-white in colour and set with fine white hairs 

 as loag as the pedicels in the subspiracular line ; beside these pedicels 

 there are : a dorsal, dorsolateral, supiaspiracular pedicel on segments 5-1 1 ; a 

 dorsolateral and supraspiracular one on segments 3 and 4; a dorsolateral pedicel 

 on segments \'.\ and 14 ; two dorsal ones on segment 12, one near fiont margin, 

 one near hinder margin, as well as a dorsolateral and supraspiracular one : all 

 these pedicels above the subspiiacular ones ^re of the same length, just under 

 2mm.. are shiny blackish in colour and have two whorls of dark yellow-brown 

 spineletp on them, these spinelets being nearly as long as the pedicels them- 

 selves ; segment 2 has ten simple, slightly-foiwaids curved spinous haiis along 

 the front margin, black and lather long. Surface of body is soft looking and 

 covered besides with Iram. long fine, pure white hairs, each hair springing from 

 a minute, pure white, circular tubercle (in these hairs lies the diiference from 

 all other Junonia larvae mentioned). A narrow dorsal line and the whole 

 dorsum of segment ii have no white hairs, bpiiacles are oval, black, with 

 shiny bordei.s. The anal flap is nearly semi-circular in outline and somewhat 

 thickened at extremity where it is yellow-ochreous in coloui. Head rather 

 small, squarish, the vertex indented triangularly, making it somewhat bilobed ; 

 the vertex of each lobe bears a conical, shining, ochreous tubercle surrounded 

 by three or four small ones, each bearing a hau' ; the hair of the large one always 

 long and white ; another small tubercle in the centre of each lobe-face ; some 

 stiff black hairs on upper part of face, some soft white ones about the base ; 

 colour of the head dark bronzy blackish brown with rather a large, triangular 

 black clypeus ; labrum colourless ; basal antcnnal joint ochreous, second joint 

 blackish. Neck dull greenish black. The colour of the body is velvety black 

 looking, under the lens, somewhat shiny greenish-black ; abdomen lighter 

 blackish ; a subspiracular band sending a short spur up and forwards in front 



