NYMPHALIDiE. 



ACR^IN/E. TELCHINIA. 321 



" LARVA pale purple-brown ; the segments armed with six rows of lengthened branched 

 spines. Feeds on Cucurbitacece. Pupa reddish- white, streaked with black ; the abdommal 

 streaks spotted with red." (^^^^''^^ 1-c. in Lep. Cey.) r u ui 1 



This species is less variable than P. zesta, but in some sp<^cimens many of the black 

 <=pots are obsolete. Mr. de Niceville has taken it commonly in Calcutta throughout the year. 

 It is not uncommon in Sikkim, and Mr. E. T. Atkinson records it from the submontane 

 districts of Kumaon ; which is probably its westerly limit in the north. It is found m the 

 moister parts of the Peninsula on both coasts ; we have specimens from Malwan on the west 

 coast, and from Rajamundry on the East ; and there are specimens in the Indian Museum. 

 Calcutta, from Badrachallum, Madras City. Bangalore and Trevandrum. "Found generally 

 in Ceylon in the plains and up to about 4,000 feet throughout the year." (Mackivood). 

 " Common at Kandy." (Wade). 



The figure shows the upper and undersides of a male specimen from Calcutta, in the 

 Indian Museum, Calcutta. 



