314 Mr. G. F. Mathew's descriptions and 



they crawled along, or when they were feeding with 

 their heads deeply buried in the flower-buds. While so 

 engaged they shot them out frequently and rapidly. 

 The fascicle of bristles was not expanded until the 

 tentacle was extended to its entire length, and was closed 

 again before it was withdrawn. This organ is possibly 

 a protective weapon against ichneumons, but I do not 

 remember having previously observed it in any other 

 Lyccena larva. 



The chrysalis is 8 mm. long, rather stumpy and 

 obese, covered with a fine short pubescence, of a light 

 pinkish buff colour tinged with green, and mottled all 

 over with dots and small blotches of dark brown. It is 

 attached to a leaf or among the flower-heads of its food- 

 plant. At first it very much resembles the larva, 

 so much so that one can hardly believe that any change 

 has taken place. A short time before the butterfly 

 emerges it becomes of a deejj lead-colour. I bred about 

 fifty butterflies. 



Obs. This species is rather sluggish in its habits, so 

 " lulu," which is the native word for an owl, seems rather 

 an appropriate name for it. 



Papilio megasthenes, n. s. 



Female : Upper side deep olive-brown ; primaries, base dusted 

 with fine yellowish atoms ; a marginal band of seven round pale 

 yellow spots, their edges rather clouded ; a large Innular-shaped 

 spot at upper end of cell, and a square-shaped spot on costa 

 towards apex, both bordered above by yellow ; a somewhat oval- 

 shaped spot outside lower upper end of cell, followed by a broad 

 transverse band to inner margin, and across secondaries nearly to 

 anal angle ; all spots and band a beautiful bluish green ; secondaries, 

 band white on the costa ; a marginal row of indistinct spots com- 

 posed of yellowish atoms ; inner margin and base thickly clothed 

 with fine brownish hairs. Under side: Primaries, spots paler, 

 the one towards apex gi'eenish yellow ; the three marginal spots 

 at the apex almost obsolete, and in a patch of silvery pinkish 

 atoms, the remaining four much larger than upon upper side, and 

 in the form of lunules. Secondaries, the blue-green band bordered 

 outwardly by an interrupted dark reddish-brown fascia, which 

 terminates at the anal angle ; beyond this some silvery grey to 

 apex and upper third of hind margin ; lower portion of hind 

 margin dark reddish brown ; inner margin clothed with fine light 



