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Rhopalocera from the Australian region. Wel 
the others being different kinds of Pieris, Huplea, Liby- 
thea, Lycena, &e. 
These butterflies were usually to be found in the 
forest, flying among the undergrowth. They were not 
difficult to catch, though perfect specimens were rarely 
obtained. I discovered the larve by watching a female 
which was slowly flitting from bush to bush, as if she was 
looking for the right one on which to deposit her eggs, 
aud presently saw her settle upon a twig and thrust her 
abdomen beneath a leaf, and when she flew away I 
walked up and found the egg. The shrub was some 
species of Citrus. After this I had no difficulty in finding 
larvee of all sizes. 
The egg is deposited upon the upper or under surface 
of the leaf, the parent butterfly not being particular in 
this respect. It is perfectly globular, pale yellow when 
freshly laid, but changes to pinkish brown before the 
larva emerges. Young larva pale olive-green ; anterior 
and posterior seoments, and spines over the head, and 
over anal flap, white ; a broad V-shaped mark on centre 
of back ; a row of small, subdorsal, white spines; head 
shining black ; anal flap dark olive-brown. 
Full-grown larva 33 to 85 mm. long; rather slender ; 
third, fourth, and fifth segments much thickened, with a 
blunt, fleshy spine on each side of the dorsal line, those 
on thirteenth segment much the largest and pointing 
backwards over anal flap; general colour beautiful 
mottled olive-green and reddish brown; an oblique, 
creamy white blotch commencing from, and enclosing, 
spiracle on fifth segment, and extending upwards to, 
seventh segment, terminates just below dorsal line; an 
irregular-shaped blotch of the same colour on side of 
second, twelfth, and thirteenth segments; head pale 
ereenish brown, with paler V-shaped mark over mouth ; 
nuchal plate, and short blunt spines behind head, 
orange ; nuchal tentacles deep carmine; spiracles very 
small, orange, in a black ring; lateral skinfold, and seg- 
mental divisions, well defined; a creamy white stripe 
below spiracles; ventral surface and claspers dull 
ereenish, or greenish white; a raised bluish white dot 
on each side of the dorsal lhne upon fourth, fifth, and 
tenth segments ; legs greenish. 
These larve are extremely difficult to describe, scarcely 
any two of them being alike. Mottled olive-greens and 
