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8. Catophaga eurosundana. 

 Appias eurosundana, Grose-Smith, Novit. Zool. ii. p. 75 (1895). 



Timor, Sambawa, and Wetter. 



Said to be nearly related to G. paula, which it nearly 

 resembles in both sexes. 



9. Catophaga paula. 



Catophaga paula, Rober, Tijd. Ent. xxxiv. p. 282, xxxv. pi. iv. figs. 1, 2 

 (1892). 



Wetter. 



This species seems nearly related to the preceding, but I 

 have not seen examples. 



10, Catophaga paulina. 



. Papilio paulina, Cramer, Pap. Exot. ii. pi. ex. E, F (1779). 

 Catophaga leis, Hiibner, Zutr. exot. Schmett. figs. 771, 772 (1832). 

 c?. Pieris darada, Feld. Reise der Nov., Lep. ii.' p. 166 (1865). 

 c? $. Catophaga lankapura, Moore, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 142. 



N.W. and N.E. Provinces of India, Burma, Tonkin, 

 Ceylon, Penang, Java, Borneo. B. M. 



1 regard C. lankapura as the wet-season phase, G. paulina 

 intermediate, and C. leis = darada as the dry-season phase. 



11. Catophaga albina. 



S . Pieris albina, Boisduval, Sp. Ge"n. L<p. i. p. 480 (1836). 

 c?. Pieris Rouxii, Boisduval, t. c. p. 481 (1836). 

 $ . Pieris neombo, Boisduval, t. c. p. 539 (1836). 

 c? . Pieris galene, Felder, Reise der Nov., Lep. ii. p. 165 (1865). 

 c? . Tachyris albata, Hopfier, Stett. ent. Zeit. 1874, p. 22. 

 2 . Catophaga venusta, Moore, Lep. Ceylon, i. p. 132, pi. Ii. fig. 3 

 (1880-81). 



Ceylon, Southern and Eastern India, Pegu, Burma, Tonkin, 

 Philippines, Batchian, Ceram, Bourou, Celebes, Borneo, 

 Penang, Sumatra, Java, Timor-Laut, and Northern Australia. 

 (81 examples.) B. M. 



I take the representative of the extreme wet-season phase 

 to be that in which the male has the secondaries and apex of 

 primaries below butter-yellow and the female a bright daffodil- 

 yellow above, with the secondaries and apex of primaries 

 below bright ochreous. Flying with this form C. neombo is 

 obtained (an intermediate phase), in which the female is 

 milky white, the male below with the secondaries and apex 

 of primaries sericeous cream-coloured, varying to pale 

 ochreous, and the female with the same parts pearl-white ; 



