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dasarada, Moore, ' had the strong scent of caged porcupines 

 with a touch of musk' (Journ. Asiat. Soc, Bengal, 1886, Vol. 

 LV, Part II, No. 4, p. 374). 



" Three specimens of Neptis agatha, Cram., captured by me 

 in Natal, emitted a strong and very disagreeable scent, much 

 like that of L. chrysippms, but more intense. Two specimens 

 from the Zambesi, however, are reported by Dr. LongstafE 

 as having a ' slight sweet scent,' and ' 1: slight scent ' respect- 

 ively. The Natal and Zambesi forms of this species certainly 

 differ in aspect, and it may be that a corresponding difference 

 exists in their scent-producing capacity. All five specimens 

 seem to be males. 



" I found no smell in Neptis marpessa, Hopff. $ . 



"A male specimen of Hypoliininas miHvppus, Linn., had a 

 smell like coffee ; not very strong. 



" The male of Ilamanumida dmlalus, Fabr., was found by 

 me to smell like burnt sugar, or caramel toffee. A similar 

 scent of burnt treacle, accompanied by a ' fairly strong animal 

 scent,' was noted in another male specimen by Dr. Longstaff. 

 In two others, when dead, he detected a ' mousy ' odour. 



"I could find no scent in Eurytela hiarhas, Drury, c^ . Dr. 

 Longstaff records of two specimens (sex undetermined) 

 ' 1 snuffy scent.' 



" Precis clelia, Cram. S , is said by Dr. Longsta-ff to have 

 a treacly scent. 



"The smell of fusty packing-straw, so common among the 

 Acrgeas, is also found in Pajnlio deviodocus, Esp. It is some- 

 times combined with a smell that suggests cabbage- water, or a 

 kitchen sink, and was found by Dr. Longstaff to be stronger 

 in the female than in the male. 



" Fdpilio cenea, Stoll, c?, has a similar odour; less 'musty,' 

 according to Dr. Longstaff, than that of P. demodocus. 



" Papilio lyxus, Doubl. $ , is occasionally scentless. A 

 few specimens were found by Dr. Longstaff to have an 

 oJour, more or less pronounced, which he describes as ' sweet, 

 luscious, flowery.' 



" A specimen of Papilio leonidas, Fabr. c? , had a scent 

 which to my mind seemed like that of L. chrysippus. Other 

 specimens, however, all males, were described by Dr. Longstaff 



