170 CHARAXES. By H. Stichel. 



at the outside of which is a row of bluish white spots. Underside silvery white, with narrow yellow bands. Differs 

 from the Indian form mainly in the spots of the forewing being larger, the submarginal spots of the hindwing 

 smaller and the marginal line broader; the bands on the underside are of a dark colour. 9 similar to the (J, 

 the dark parts less deep in tint, the light central area of the forewing broader; on the hindwing the base less 

 extended black-brown, the anterior submarginal spots paler, less bluish. — Central and West China, in July, 

 August. 



do/on. E. dolon Wi:stw. (61a) is a sinular species, with the grouiul-cnloui' yellowish white, slightly greenish; on 



the forewing the costal margin nai'rowly, the apex broadly and the distal margin again narrowly black, with 

 a row of whitish spots close to the proximal edge of the dark distal area and a black discocellular bar; hind- 

 wing with blackish brown submarginal band, enclosing a row of bluisli white spots. Underside glossy white 

 with a slight greenish tint; in the forewing a bar on the discocellulars and an oblique stripe in the distal area 

 from the costa to the hinder angle brown, partly edged with black; hindwing with a transverse band which 

 is feebly edged with black externally, there following further distad an undidate band and at the margin a 

 third band, all three brown; in the middle band and again between it and the marginal one a row of black 

 spots. North-West Himalaya, Kashmir, up to about 2400 m, in April and May. — In the Central Hima- 

 layas (Nepal, Sikkim, etc.) there flies a slightly different form, which has been separated as E. dolon centralis 

 Rnthsch. 



posidoniiis. E. posidonius Leech (= clitiphon Oherth.) (52d). Likewise yellowish white, with blackish brown costal 



and distal marginal areas on the forewing, within the distal area a row of light submarginal spots, there being 

 anteriorly a larger subapical spot and a smaller costal one; hindwing with a dark submarginal band which is 

 outwardly dentate, in the anal angle yellow dusting and on the tails blue scaling. Underside greenish, with 

 brown band characteristically arranged, and a greyish violet margin edged with brown and ochreous. As a 

 morphological jieculiarity it may be mentioned that the cell of the forewing is long as compared with the allied 

 species (Rothschild-Jord.^n). — West China: Nitu, in May; Wa-ssu-kou, in June; Tse-ku. 



narcaca. E. narcaea Hew. (52d). Upperside greenish, with a characteristic blackish brown costal and distal border, 



which includes a large light subcostal patch and in the distal marginal area a broad band of the ground-colour, 

 there being on the median nervure an obtuse projection directed basad. In the hindwing a narrow marginal 

 and a discal band also black, at the anal angle a yellow spot centred with bluish and black, resembling an ocellus. 

 Underside pale green, the paler brown bands edged with silvery white, at the margin of the hindwing a golden 

 yellow stripe, with which a row of black dots is contiguous; a second transverse band, situated in the basal area 

 of the forewing and abdominal area of the hindwing is on the forewing connected with the brown costal margin 

 menedemiis. by means of a transverse bar, and terminates anteriorly in an obtuse ])rocess curved outwards, ab. menedemus 

 mandarinus. Oberth. is a small and more brightly coloured aberration with shorter and obtuse tails. — mandarinus Fldr. (52(1) 

 is considered to be the wet-season form of narcaea. It differs rather conspicuously in the black-brown markings 

 thibetana. in the basal and distal areas of both wings beingextended. The ab. thibetana Oberth. (.52d) is a but slightly differing 

 transitional form, in which the enlargement of the dark bands in the nuu'giiial area of both wings is not so much 

 advanced as in the preceding, there remaining still an almost continuous light submarginal band, while on the 

 underside the brown bands are less bright and narrower. East, Central and West China, from Ning-po to Mupin. 

 April till August, in 2 broods. The species has also been recorded from Japan (Lewes), but the occui'rence in 

 that country has not been confirmed. 



10. Genus: Charaxe^ 0. 



In luihiti's similar to the pi'eceding genus. Eyes large, naked; palpi densely scaled and hairy, reaching 

 above the head; antennae strong, below half the length of the forewing, slightly clubbed. Body robust, ab- 

 domen short. Forewing almost a right-angled triangle, apex rather acute, costal margin arched; subcostal 

 5-branched, 2 branches before the cell-end, branches 3 and 4 terminating at a short distance from each other 

 soon beyond the upper angle of the cell, branches 4 and 5 forming a very long curved fork; anterior discocel- 

 lular vestigial, the middle one also short, the posterior one longer, but weak; cell short, narrow, closed. Hind- 

 wing almost quadrangular, the costal margin curved, the distal margin usually undulate, with 2 more or less 

 long, often curved tails at the anterior and posterior median vein; praecostal simple, curved outwards, sometimes 

 slightly forked, cell closed (distinction from Eriboea). 



Egg globular, somewhat broader than high, above ribbed transversely and longitudinally. Larva lima- 

 ciform, with granulated skin, the head with 4 horns, apex of body with 2 processes, colour usually green; it re- 

 poses on a silky pad on the upperside of a leaf of the food-plant. Pupa suspended, clumsy, the back strongly 

 curved, head-piece bifid. The butterflies have a rapid flight, rest on the leaves of projecting twigs of trees and 

 return obstinately to this resting-place when disturbed. They show a preference for ripe fruit, decaying animal 



