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what I took to be the same larvse, both Charaxes zoolina 

 and C. neanthes, although so different, I determined if 

 possible to obtain ova and try to rear them. On 18th May, 

 1908, I followed up a $ C neanthes, and obtained 18 ova, 

 and should have obtained more, but the insect was then 

 captured by a bird. All hatched on the 23rd and 24th May, 

 and I put the larvae on their food-plant, an Acacia, Entada 

 natalensis, but was very unfortunate with them, no less 

 than 9 dying during the 1st and 2nd stages. The leaves 

 fold up at night, but open again in the wild state, but when 

 picked and put in water they do not open : this I believe 

 was the cause of the mortality ; for I was obliged to keep 

 taking the larvfe off the old food and putting them on to 

 new. The 9 remaining larvae throve and 8 became pupjB. 

 One larva I preserved, and have sent with the insects, as 

 also the empty pupa-cases. The C. zoolina, a female, was 

 the 3rd to emerge, and I give full particulars of the emergence 

 from pupae. In January next I will breed again from C. 

 zoolina $ , as this form is then more plentiful than in 

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August, and I also hope to obtain a larger number of ova. 

 All the 8 specimens now sent are midgets, owing to the 

 larvae being starved in July, because, in consequence of 

 ill-health, I was unable to get them fresh food often enough. 

 The times of pupation and of emergence were as follows : — 



\. C.oieanthesS Pupated 4/8/08 Emerged 17/8/08. 



I may mention that Mr. E. L. Clark, F.E.S., of Congella, 

 bred 2 zoolina and 4 neanthes in January this year from what 

 he took to be the same larvse. 



G. F. Leigh, F.E.S., 



Durban, Natal. 



