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Alphabetical List of the Palaearctic Danaidae. 



midamus. E. midamus L. (^= linnaei Moore) (28 e). The cfcf of this species, which is distributed over a large 



portion of India, are velvety black with a magnificent cyaneous gloss, which is especially intense in the 

 live insect on the sparsely wliite-dotted distal half of the forewing. In the ??, which have only occasionally 

 some slight blue gloss, both Avings are strongly marked with streaks and dots, the dull black ground-colour 

 being much reduced thereby, which gives the insect a superficial similarity to a green-marked Danais. Central 

 and West China , near I-chang and at the Upper Yang-tse-kiang , whense I received specimens from 

 Jankowski. In Kashmir, in the Kulu district, the species approaches the Palaearctic Jioundary, and stray 

 specimens possibly may also occur in our Region, but certainly onlj' as occasional visitors. 



The larvae plump and fat, dull yellowish white, each segment with l)lack lines and 3'ellow bands. 

 3 of the 4 pairs of soft filamental appendages are placed on the anterior part of the larva, the 4. pair 

 on the 12. segment; they are ochreous with Ijlack tip, which is sometimes curved backwards. On creepers, 

 according to Hoesfield also on a species of Ficus. Pupa short and stout, dorsally incurved, brownish 

 yellow, with metalHc golden gloss in many places and with blackish markings. The butterflies occur in 

 spring and again in October, then being more common. Though the species is very abundant in India, it 

 is relatively rare in the Palaearctic Region. They are ardent visitors of tlowers, at which they are hanging 

 with the wings always firmly closed. They may simply be swept off the flowers with the net, as thej' 

 hardly attempt to escape, and they fly so badly that every specimen maj' be considered a sure catch, if it 

 is in reach. 



For this species and its allies, in which the costal area of the hindwing above is whitish and has 

 a silky gloss, the genus Trepsiclimif! Ilhii. has been erected. 



Alphabetical List 



of the Palaearctic forms of Danaidae with references to the original desci-iptions. 

 * signifies that tlie form is also figured in tlie place quoted. 



albinus FJan. Lang, Iris IX, p. 130. 

 alcippoides Dan. Moore, Proc. Zool. See. Lend 

 alcippus Dan. Fabr. Envnn. Spec, p. .50. 



1883, p. 2.38. 



chrysippus Dan. L. Syst. Nat. (Ed. X), p. 471. 

 cratippus Dan. Fldr. Sitzber. Altad. Wien 1860, p. 449. 



dorippus Dan. King, Symb. Pliys. Dec. : V. 



genutia Dan. Cram. Pap. Exot. Ill, p. 28. * 



klugii Dan. Btlr. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 188.''., p. 7.58. 



limniace Dan. Cram., Pap. Exot. I, p. 92. * 



melaneus Dan. Cram., Pap. Exot. I, p. 48. * 

 midamus Euiil. L. Mus. Ulr., p. 251. 



plexippus Dan. L. Syst. Nat. (Ed. X), p. 471. 



septentrionis Dan. Btlr. Entom. Monthl. Mag. 1874, p. 163. 



tytia Dan. Gray, Lep. Ins. Nepal., p. 9. * 



