HABITS OF THE CHAKAXES. 



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they can be easily approached and captured. It proved to be 

 the rare and curious Charaxes Kadenii, remarkable for having 

 on each wing two curved tails like a pair of callipers. It was 

 the only specimen I ever saw, and it is still the only repre- 

 sentative of its kind in English collections." 



The colour of this species is creamy white above, adorned 

 With sundry streaks and spots, arranged as seen in the illustra- 

 tion. The under surface is similarly marked, but the ground- 

 colour is silvery white instead of cream white. 



Fin. 357. — Charaxes Kailenii 

 (Yellow, white, and brown.) 



The late General Sir J. Hearsey, who was a good practical 

 entomologist, states that he usually took the Indian species, 

 Charaxes Fabius, on wounded apple-trees, the insect feeding 

 eagerly on the sap as it exuded from the tree. They are all 

 strong-winged, and swift of flight. 



The genus Paphia belongs to South America, and the present 

 species was taken by Mr. Bates in the Amazons district. There 

 is only a single specimen in the British Museum. 



Above, the colour of this insect is simply Prussian green, 

 glossy, but not vivid. Beneath, it is very prettily marked, bein" 



