136 Mr. J. P. jNIansel ^Veale's Notes on PapilloMerope. 



busli. Nothing can be more remarkable than the diffe- 

 rence of flight in the two sexes, and I have ah-eady else- 

 Avhere noticed that the female of Nymphalis Xiphares, 

 which is much more easily captured than the male, ap- 

 pears to me to be assuming an Echerioid protection. 



In my collection I have a remarkable series of the 

 females with various intermediate examples, some of which 

 are very curious, and I entertain a suspicion, perhaps un- 

 founded, that the Hippocoon and Troplionius forms are 

 here being slightly modified to an imitation of a very 

 common and variable Acrcea — viz. Acrcea Esehria, 

 Hewitson. 



Explmiatioi of Plate I. 



Figs. 1 — 1. The Larva in different stages of growth, with leaflets of 

 Yepris lanceolata. (1*. Ventral aspect). 



Fig. la. The Larva immediately before assuming the pupal condition. 



Figs. 2—2. The Pupa viewed dorsally. 



Fig. 2a. The Pupa viewed thoracically and ventrally. 



,, 2h. The Pupa viewed laterally. 



„ 3. The $ Lnago (example "No. 6" of those reared by Mr. 



Weale) at rest, to show the protective resemblance of 

 the colouring of the under-surface to that of faded 

 leaves. 



