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being in the form of a collar are placed triangularly. Three 

 placed each side of dorsal streak, two anteriorly, and one pos- 

 teriorly ; anal segment blackish, with collar of similar spots, but 

 rather larger than joreceding, a moderate greenish lateral stripe 

 above spiracles. Spiracles golden yellow, rather prominent. 

 Belly and sides rather thickly studded with long white hairs. 

 Colour of abdomen greenish yellow. 



Chrysalis. — Sordid ochreous-white, the colours of imago show- 

 ing through the transparent skin, especially so in the male. 

 Head case pointed and rugose. Thoracic region strongly elevated 

 into a roughened ridge, bearing at the junction of abdomen two 

 spines acutely produced. Abdomen sprinkled with blackish, and 

 each segment has a pointed protuberance, and on each side of this 

 two small, whitish shining tubercles. Sides broadly white. 

 Spiracles dull yellowish. The chrysalis is held in position by a 

 fine white ligament fastened to the stem of plant. Average 

 length of chrysalis, 15 mm. ; width, about 4 mm. The imago 

 emerges eight days after transformation. The colour agreeing 

 very well with the white flowers of food-plant. 



Delias, Hub. 

 4. D. Agaxippe, Don. 



Pap. A., Inst. N.H., t. 29, 1805 ; Tepp. (Pier. Ag.), Tr. Roy. 

 Soc, S.A., for 1881. 



Parkside, Blackwood, Petersburg, Fullarton, Teatree Gully, 

 and Highbury, from September to January ; feeds on Loranthus 

 linophyllus ; most common during January at Highbury. Mr. R. 

 Lower took a specimen at Unley in June. 



The female of this species is figured in Tepper's paper as Delias 

 (Pier is) HarjKdyce, Don., although the median discal dot is not 

 shown. The fig., however, does not represent " Harpalyce." 



Callidryas, Bdi. 

 6. C. PYRANTHE, Linn. 



Pap. P., Syst. Nat. 1, p. 469, n. %%, 1758. 



%/i.— Pap. Chryseis, Dru., 111. Ex. Ent. 1, t. 12, f. 3, 4, 1773 ; 

 Pap. Gnome, Fah., Syst. Ent. App., p. 808, 1775; P. Gnoma, 

 Fah., Syst. Ent. App., p. 828, n. 152, 153, 1776 ; P. Alcyone, 

 Cram., Pap. Ex. I., t. 58, A.-C, 1779 ; P. flavocinerascens, Goeze, 

 Ent. Beyt.. III. I, p. 183, n. 86, 1779 ; P. Phillipina, Cram., Pap. 

 Ex. IV., t. 361, CD., 1782 ; P. nephte, Fah., Syst. Ent. III., 1, 

 p. 190, n. 588, 1793; P. Ilea, i<>66., I.e., Supp., p. 426, 1798; 

 P. Minna, llei'hst., Nat. Schm., Y., t. 89, fig. 1, 2, 1792; C. This- 

 erilla, Bdv. (nee Wall), sp. gen. I., p. 609, n. 3, 1836 ; C. Evan- 

 gelina, BiUl, Tr. Ent. Soc, p. 11, n. 6, 1870. 



