156 — Mr. G. F'. Mathew’s life-histories of 
at Sydney during May, 1882. It is a quick-flying insect. 
There were scarcely any flowers attractive to butterflies 
in bloom in the gardens at this time of the year, only a 
few passing Zinnias, and upon these P. teutonia occa- 
sionally settled. It was fond of resting upon shining 
evergreen leaves, where it would remain motionless for 
a considerable time, with extended wings, enjoying the 
full glare of the sun. It is of uncertain appearance, 
being abundant at some seasons and entirely absent or 
very rare at others. In the summer of 1882—83 it 
occurred in the greatest profusion, especially the second 
brood, which were in countless numbers; the topmost 
boughs of the caper-trees in the Botanical Gardens were 
stripped of their leaves, and the chrysalids were attached 
thickly to every twig, but I saw it nowhere else. 
In 1884 I only noticed two butterflies (on April 18th), 
and three larve (on May 12th), and in 1885 there were 
none seen in the gardens, but I met with a single 
butterfly at Blackheath, on the Blue Mountains, on 
February 14th. It is strange that in 1884—85 the same 
caper-trees that were infested with P. teutonia in 1882—83 
were frequented by numbers of Hlodina angulipennis, 
Lue., a species I had not previously observed, and I 
noticed the females busily engaged depositing their eggs 
upon the caper-leaves. I may here remark that the two 
broods of P. teutonia are very different in appearance, 
the females of the summer brood being very deeply 
mareined with black, particularly the hind wings, which 
in some cases are almost entirely black, and the orange- 
yellow markings beneath are much brighter. 
This species is widely distributed. I have taken it at 
Fiji, New Hebrides, Friendly Islands, and New Guinea. 
It varies slightly in each locality, but not sufficiently to 
constitute a distinct species, or even a well-marked 
variety. Near Ne-afo, Vavua Island (Friendly group) it 
must have been in immense numbers in the summer of 
1884, for one day, when I was out duck-shooting upon a 
lagoon, I noticed hundreds of caper-trees by the water’s 
edge almost stripped of their leaves; and there were 
still a good many butterflies to be seen, although they 
were mostly passing. The native who was with me in 
the canoe could speak a little ‘‘ pigeon” English, and 
he said that a month before they were in “ plenty, 
plenty,” greatly emphasising the expression. I have 
