species of Western Pacific lilKypedoceni. 367 



small V-shaped mark above the mouth, a line down the 

 centre, and three waved lines on each side of face ; 

 ocelli deep brown. The whole larva is covered with very 

 minute raised dots, which give it rather a roughened 

 appearance, and there are also a few fine hairs, which, 

 however, are scarcely visible to the naked eye ; segmental 

 divisions clearly defined. 



One of the small larvae, when I first took it, was 

 pale green, with pinkish dorsal and lateral lines, but 

 became drab or putty- colour when it was about half- 

 grown. 



When ready to pupate the larva attaches itself by its 

 anal hooks to a pud of silk spun on the under side of a 

 grass-stem, and generally well down towards the roots 

 of the plant. 



The chrysalis is 9 mm. long, short and stumpy, with 

 the margins of the wing-sheaths strongly ridged ; a ridge 

 across the back from just beyond the anal angle of wing- 

 sheath, and two conspicuous curved ridges on back of 

 abdomen, and one smaller one ; several small dorsal 

 tubercles. Whole surface a warm putty-colour, reticu- 

 lated and dotted with reddish brown ; keel of ridges 

 rather darker. One chrysalis out of six was of a 

 beautiful pale golden green, with the margins of the 

 wing-sheaths pink, and a few scattered pink dots and 

 lines. 



This butterfly was very abundant near Suva, on the 

 island of Viti Levu, and at Levuka on Ovalau ; but I 

 did not meet with it at Mago or Vanua Balavu, two 

 other islands of the Fijian group. It occurs throughout 

 the year. 



