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Family 6, - APATURID^E 



Genus 1. CHARAXES 



O. Jasiizs. 



TIMES OF APPEARANCE. May and June, and August 

 and September. 



HABITAT. Nice, at Saint-Barth6lemy and valley of 

 the Mantega ; also Cannes, Antibes, &c. 



LARVA. On Arbutus unedo (Strawberry Tree), from 

 May to August. The autumn larvae hybernate. Herr 

 Seyfarth, an horticulturist of Nice, informs me that 

 when very young this larva will feed on rose ; but 

 that it ceases to thrive on this pabulum after a 

 certain age. 



This is not improbable ; since many small cater- 

 pillars will feed on certain succulent plants which, in 

 a later stage of their development, they would reject. 



OBSERVATION. A specimen of Jasius, very worn, 

 was taken in the back-yard of a private house at 

 Saint-Barthelemy, (Nice), October 3l sl 1888, it was 

 caught by a cock ! Jasius has repeatedly been seen in 

 the neighbourhood, at different times. 



It has a habit of settling on the figs as they lie 

 drying, exposed to the sun ; but it can also be attracted 

 by decaying animal matter, &c., thus resembling in its 

 tastes, A. Iris. 



Some years ago, it was abundant at the ' ' Chateau ", 

 (Nice), settling everywhere on the paths and drives ; 

 but it is never very common, and is somewhat 

 difficult to capture. Of course the best specimens are 



