COMMON BUTTERFLIES OF THE PL A INS OF INDIA. 653- 



yellowisli, turniiig green before pupa- 

 tion. Pupa boat-shaped, smooth ...... Purthenos virens. 



6'. Head wich two well developed horns. 



a '. These horns long and curved, stout ; 

 colour of larva white, marbled thinly 

 black. Pupa with huge lateral foliaceous 

 expansions, dark with bright spots : like a 



bat Cynllns saloma. 



b^. These horns long and straight, fine. 

 a^. Larva banded black, red, yellow broadly. 

 Pupa .blotched black, grey, yellow, 

 with foliaceous short expansions dor- 

 sally on abdomen , Cethosia mahratta. 



b^. Larva not banded in colours. Pupa3 of 

 shades of green ; wings slightly late- 

 rally expanded, curved : thorax and 

 abdominal segment (l dorsally point- 

 ed ; headpoints present Gen. Byblia, Ergolis. 



a*. Larva green with dorsal whitish unin- 

 terrupted band Byh.ilh'hyia. 



b^. Larva green with white dorsal band in- 

 terrupted on segments 7 and 11 ... Erg. teprobana. 

 c*. Larva black with broad dorsal white 

 band on segments G-11 composed 

 of parallel, short, white lines trans- 

 verse to the length Erg. uriadne. 



c^. These horns not short, branched and stout. 



a''. These horns metallic-blue as well as the 



body-spines. Pupa quite smooth, 



rounded, with conical head-points ; 



very generally pinkish bone-coloured... Dolesdudlia bisaUide^ 

 b^. These horns not blue ; they are black ; 

 the spines of body yellowish or red. 

 The pupa is like that of Junonia, only 

 much larger with the tubercles more 

 developed ; colour dark earthy-brown 



or pinkish-brown Gen. Ili/jyoUmnits and 



Kcdii.iia. 

 a\ The spines of body claret-red. Pupa 



with pinkish shades Kallhna liorsefieldii. 



Z/'. The spines of body yellowish or dirty 



ochraceous. Pupa browns and greys. Gen. UypoUmnaa. 

 a''. Head brown-yellow with a black 



spot at base of each cheek Hyp. bol/'na. 



