87 



10. Sagata Fruhs. (PI. XXV, 132). 



Fruhstorfer, Deufsche Ent. Zeitschr. Iris, 1913, IV, 5. 178 Rapala Sagata. 

 „ Uebcrsicht d. Lye. Bet/. Ent. Zeitschr., LVI, 191 1, 

 ^. 258 Varuna „ 



I possess one specimen, captured at Batavia (3 — 14) W. J., not sufficient 

 material therefore to judge the correctness of Fruhstorfer's assumption of 

 this as a separate species, which I accept for the present, on his authority. 



11. Jarbas F. (PI. XXV, iiza,b). 



Fabricius, Matit. Ins., II, /. 68, No. 648 (1787) . . Papilio Jarbas. 

 Donovan, Ins. of India, pi. 40, jig. 3 (1800). ... „ „ 



HoRSFiELD, Cat.Lep. E. I. C.,p. <^z,pl. A^fig- 2^— r (1828) Thecla 

 Distant, R/iop. Mai., p. 2j8, Tab. 24, Jig. 15 cT, Tab. 20, 



fig. 26 9 (1882 — 86) Deudorix „ 



DE NiCEViLLE, Butt. of India, III, />. 468 (1890). . . Rapala 

 SwiNHOE, Lep. Ind., IX, /. 39, //. 713, Jig. i — \c (191 1) „ „ 



Fruhstorfer, Deutsch. Ent. Zeitschr., Iris, 1 9 1 3, IV, S. ij-j „ Dekaiarchus. 



There is some confusion with regard to this species. As Swinhoe correctly 

 remarks, the Melampus of Cramer and Fabricius' Jarbas are two species and 

 in that case the Java species is Jarbas, more especially of the form which 

 Fruhstorfer distinguishes as Dekaiarchus Yahala. 



W. J. Ratavia (3 — 14); Bidara tjina (28); Buitenzorg (265); vicinity of 

 the Pelabouan Ratou or Wijnkoopsbay (150). 



C. J.? 



E. J. Jember (98); mnt. Semarou (700); Tengger mts. (750). 



The species is not uncommon in Java. The larva feeds upon the very 

 young juicy leaves of the ramboutan (Nepheliu.m Lappaceum L.) and on the 

 flowers of senggani (Melastoma Polyanthum BL). In shape it strongly resembles 

 that of D. Orseis Hew. ; but is usually dark red in colour, although I think 

 that yellowish green specimens occur, but I am not certain that I have not 

 confused these with the larvae of D. Orseis Hew. It is very cannibalistic, and 

 eagerly devours individuals of its own species, if it can attack them during 

 the process of pupation, when the larva skin is shed off, but the pupa not yet 

 hardened. The pupa also resembles that of D. Orseis Hew. A larva pupated 

 on Nov. 29''" produced the imago on Dec. 8"". 



