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Legs.—The first two pair somewhat longer than the posterior legs. 
The cova, or hip of the first pair, about three-twentieths of an inch long, 
somewhat compressed, and moving close to the palpi, or feelers. The 
cove of the posterior legs are consolidated with the trunk and immoveable, 
The femur, or thigh, three-tenths of an inch long, compressed. Tibia, or 
shank, three-tenths of an inch long and round. Tarsus, or foot, five- 
twentieths of an inch long, consisting of five joints ; the extreme joints longer 
than those intermediate. The foot very flexible, even after death, while the 
rest of the members are very rigid. 
The ¢arsus is terminated by two incurved sharp claws, which enable the 
animal to retain a tenacious hold, supporting itself even on the perpendicular 
sides of a glass tumbler; it may, however, owe the latter faculty to a viscid 
exudation from the foot, All the legs are densely covered with straight 
reddish-brown hair. 
Wings.—Ale horizontal, expanded with faint whitish stripes in the 
direction of the nervures. Superior, or first pair, of cream, or orange- 
brown, darker on the exterior margins than on the abdominal edges ; 
anterior margins slightly convex, and, from the point of insertion to the 
tip, bounded with a bluish-grey belt, which extends across the thorax ; 
posterior edges slightly concave, ornamented with a broad border, the 
outer edge of which is greyish, faint green, or yellowish fuscous colour, the 
centre whitish, and the inner edge of a deep carmine; inner or abdominal 
edge of the wing straight. In the centre of each wing there is a remark- 
able eye, the pupil of which resembles transparent mica, surrounded by an 
iris of the colour of the posterior border of the wings, with an additional 
narrow circle of black ; but the outward segment of the iris has the various 
colours mingled into a brownish-yellow, excepting the black of the outer 
ring, which is more prominent than on the inner side. The posterior, or 
second pair of wings, resemble the first, in colour and ornament, in every 
respect; the posterior margins, however, are convex. The wings and body 
are densely covered with straight fine hair, the colour of which varies from 
cream and dun in the female, to almost rufous or light maron in the male. 
The advantage in cultivating the Kolisurra is in its feeding indiscriminately 
on the sagwan (teak-tree),* the bor,t the dsana,t and the mulberry, /t.§ 
® Tectona grandis. + Zizyphus jujube. ¢ Terminalia alata glabra, § Morus Indica. 
