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by P. Leonidas, male and female, and by P. Merope (var. Cenea), 
female, and Pseudacrea Tarquinia and Diadema Mima. D. Ochlea 
has been supposed to support a likeness to P. Pylades and 
Diadema Anthedon. Of all these instances, the first named and 
mentioned by Mr. Spiller is specially noticeable, as not only the 
normal types but the varieties—(a) with suffused apex of fore 
wing and white hind-wings, and (b) with a central white spot in 
the hind wings—are all mimicked by the female D. Misippus. 
They are both open-ground and grass-haunting insects. D. 
. Hcheria and D. Chrysippus are both very abundant, and the larve 
are frequent, of which those of the latter do not vary; but those 
of the former are differently coloured, the female being brighter 
and more strongly marked than the male larva. 
The tentacles or fleshy filaments on the family of the Danaide 
are very unmistakable as a mark of the order in the larval, 
as are the gilt marks in the pupal, state. D. Ochlea I do not know 
in its larval state. It is essentially a wood-haunting butterfly, 
and when it occurs is generally numerous; but it has a habit of 
lying dormant two or three seasons, and then appearing in large 
numbers. 
ACRHEIDE. 
The Acreide, as Mr. Spiller has sketched them very truthfully, 
need no remark, except to notice their transformations; of these 
nearly a dozen, I believe, have been worked out. For myself, I 
have bred A. Lycia, A. serena, A. Petrea, A. violarum, A. Natalica 
(var. Hypatia), A. Zetes, A. Hponina (Cynthea), and A. Hsebria 
(Protea); and I believe A. punctatissima and A. Horta are known 
by Mr. Trimen, having been bred by Mrs. Barber in the ‘“ Old 
~ Colony.” The larve approach the spiny Nymphalids in type, 
but the head is not spined; each segment, however, carries an 
apportioned number; the body is cylindrical and naked; the 
colouring generally. pale. The spines of A. violarwm are very 
long, colourless and transparent, and give a very pleasing 
appearance. The pupa also of this species has six flaccid 
tentacles, long and recurved, approaching those of the A. Phalanta 
of Natal, but longer and not so brightly coloured. 
The Acreide, like the Danade, have “followers.” Atella Zetes 
is mimicked by the nymphalideous Pseudacrea Boisduvalii, and 
A. Aganice by P. Tarquinia. As Mr. Spiller does not mention 
these Pseudacree@ in his list of captures, I am inclined to believe 
