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distance; caudal extremity also tipped with orange. 

 Body covered with perpendicular spines armed with 

 strong radial hairs, which, however, have no irritating 

 effect^ on the human skin. Head bifurcated; reddish 

 spot in centre of face ; a small spinous process on each 

 upper angle of eye. Legs 6, 8, 2. 



Pupa suspended by tail; naked; wmg-covers ot a 

 muddy yellow; rest of body of a purplish co our 

 variegated by lines of a dull creamy white, blight 

 projections of an angular nature along abdomen. 



A pupa formed on August 30fch became an imago on 

 September 7th. 



Junonia (Enone, Linn. 



Mhow, October 1st, 1881. 



About this date and the end of September I found 

 several larvae precisely similar to those described above 

 as of Junonia Orithyia, but without the orange tip on 

 tail. They formed a pupa also identical m shape and 

 markings. The larvse were found on a different herb to 

 those of J. Orithyia. The imagines proved to be quite 

 distinct in colour and markings, though if brown was 

 substituted for the azure-blue ground of Onthijia, their 

 general appearance would be very similar. At the time 

 I made no examination as to sex, and was under the 

 impression that the present species was closely con- 

 nected with, or a different brood of, that described above 

 as J. Grithyia. 



Precis Lemonias, Linn. 



Early in October, 1881, 1 found a larva on same plant 

 as that on which I found the specimens of August 27th 

 (Junonia Orithyia). It has the orange neck and also a 

 slight orange patch of same colour above anal legs, and 

 seems identical with larv^ of J. Orithyia Pupa also 

 identical in appearance. On October 21st the imago 

 came out, and I noted at the time, on cursory examina- 

 tion, that it was the same as J. Orithyia, except that 

 under surface of secondaries had a reddish tmge, and 

 were without ocelli underneath. ., i • 



With regard to the three species last described, viz., 

 J. Orithyia, J. (Enone, and Precis Lemonias 1 iim 

 not aware if the larva of each has been separately bred 

 and described. If such has been done, the error which 



