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of the genus Junonia is J. lavinia (Cramer). It requires no effort to 

 detect the fact that the species included by Aurivilhus in his "Fifth 

 Group" of the genus Precis, except P. octavia and ahies, viz., clelia 

 (Cramer) , orithya (Linnseus) , westermanni Westwood, and their alhes are in 

 structure, form, and markings more nearly- related to J. lavinia than to P. 

 octavia, the type of the genus, and that they are widely different from 

 the Kallima-like insects which, especially in their w^et-season forms, show 

 on the under side of their wings close resemblance to dried leaves. 



In the present paper I have restored the species of the clelia-ornone 

 Group to the genus Junonia. I also separate from the genus Precis the 

 long-tailed KaJIima-\\ke insects, which on the under side of the wings 

 show mimetic resemblance to dried leaves, and in which the outer 

 border of the hind wing is evenly curved opposite the end of the cell, 

 not angulated or toothed, and greatlj^ elongated, or tailed at the anal 

 angle. For this group of insects I propose the generic name Kallimula. 



As restricted in the present paper, the genus Prem maybe divided 

 into groups as follows. 



A. Hind wings greatly expanded opposite end of cell, not greatly produced at 



anal angle. 



1. Outer margin of hind wing crenulated: P. octavia (type of genus) 



and allies; P. archesia and allies. 



2. Outer margin of hind wings entire, ^venly rounded, not crenulated: 



P. artaxia and allies. 



B. Hind wings angulated and toothed opposite the end of the cell. 



1. Anal angle not greatly produced: P. c/ionme^e and allies; P.terea 



and allies; P. cerywe and allies; P. r/iarfama and varieties. 



2. Anal angle greatly produced: P. a«dremiaja and allies. 



(121) 1. Precis octavia (Cramer) 



Papilio octavia Cramer, 1777, Pap. Exot., II, p. 60, PI. cxxxv, figs. B, C. 



Precis octavia Aurivillius, 1913, Seitz, Gross-Schmett., XIII, p. 224, PI. Lib. 



Thirty-six males and thirty-five females. One male was caught at 

 Kwamouth, July 14, 1909; three females were taken at Medj e in August; 

 and all the rest were obtained at Niangara in November 1910, except a 

 solitary individual, which is labelled as caught at Faradje in the same 

 month and year. 



This is the rainy-season form of the species in the northwestern part 

 of the range, and the capture of these specimens shows that the region 

 about the headwaters of the Uelle River in the Niam-niam countr}^ is 

 faunistically allied to the country of the upper waters of the Niger. 



