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c. Colour green with a large dorsal white pen- 



tagonal mark on segments 5-12, often with a 

 blue centre and soiled indian red. Pupa is 

 green and gold with the eye brown Euihalia lepidea. 



d. Colour green with a large plum-coloured dorsal 



patch on segments 5-12, obsolescent on some 

 segments at times irregularly. Pupa green 

 and silver Dophla laudabilis. 



e. Colour gi-een with a large brown -lilac dorsal mark 



on segments 3,4, 6, 7, 9-12 with central white 

 spot on front margin. Pupa is green and 



brown Euthalia lubentina. 



E. Larvae with bodies clothed with spines, simple or 

 branched ; heads smooth, tubercled or spiny, 

 horned or not. Chrysalides slender in form 

 compared to Charaxes and Euthalia, wings 

 generally slightly dilated laterally, the head- 

 points generally present ; shoulders generally 

 angulated and generally abdominal and thoracic 

 tubercles developed more or less ; there is 

 generally a dorsal constriction. The colour of 

 the larvae and pupae varies. 

 a. The head without long or distinct horns. 



a'. Head smooth without spines or tubercles the 

 colour of body oily blackish or violaceous- 

 brown, 

 a^. Spines of body line, ringed black and white. 

 Pupa smooth, shiny with curved spiny 

 processes on segments 2, 7, 9, 11, lateral: 

 head with blunt points ; colour bright 



green, crimson aud gold ,. Cupha placida. 



b^. Spines of body all black or some white. 



a^. All the spines black. Pupa smooth for the 



section, with lateral angles on thorax, 



head quadrate ; colour white, barred 



longitudinally black marked with 



orange Telchinia violce. 



b^. Subspiracular row of spines only white or 

 whitish. Pupa like that of Cupha 



but without curved processes Gen. Atella. 



a*. Head dark yellow- brown, a black spot 



at base of each cheek Aiella phalantha. 



b*. Head yellow with two parallel bands 



across face Stella alcippe. 



