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loliite in its lower part. Fore-iving : two transverse series of spots much 

 as in Xiphares, but more apart as far as submedian nervure, where 

 their junction forms a considerably wider marking ; hind-marginal 

 spots smaller, indistinct, obscure -whitish, the two lowest slightly bluish- 

 tinged. Hind-wing : central band generally broader, but superiorly, as 

 a rule, much reduced, and presenting above second subcostal nervule 

 only one small separate portion ; between second median nervule and 

 submedian nervure the band becomes white ; submarginal blue spots con- 

 siderably larger and not so lunulate ; hind-marginal lunules yellowish- 

 white or pale-yellow ; both the tails considerably longer and narrower. 

 Under side. — Pah glossy olivaceous-ochreous, ivith very thin hlue-hlach 

 white-edged strim {faintly marked in hind-wing) ; the olivaccous-ivhitish 

 hand obsolete, or barely indicated hy a slightly paler tint of the ground- 

 eoloiir ; submarginal markings all as in Xiphares, but much fainter, 

 especially the violaceous lunules in hind-wing. 



^ Blach, glossed ivith violaceous ; median band of fore-wing imre- 

 white, rather broad ; that of hind-iving bluish-white shot with violaceous. 

 Fore-ioing : inner row of spots enlarged so as to form a very con- 

 spicuous broad median band, commencing widely on costal edge, and 

 extending to inner-marginal edge (near which it is widened and suffused 

 with violaceous-bluish) ; outer row of spots obsolete except the upper 

 two (rarely three) which are white ; hind-marginal spots wanting. 

 Hind-wing : median band considerably narrower inferiorly than in $, 

 but more developed superiorly, being prolonged to costal nervure ; sub- 

 marginal spots and hind-marginal lunules as in ^. Under side. — 

 Quite as in ^, except that white band of upper side of fore-wing is 

 conspicuously reproduced, though not extending quite to costal edge or 

 below submedian nervure. Tails of hind-wing longer than in ^, and 

 narrower and slightly longer than in Xiphares ^. 



Larva. — Deeper or lighter green, closely granulated with yellow, 

 on back ; light bluish-green or light bluish-grey on under surface ; 

 a chrome-yellow lateral-inferior stripe from second segment to anal 

 extremity, which is bifid into two acute processes of the same yellow as 

 the stripes. On sixth and eighth segments the yellow stripes are con- 

 nected by a backward-curved, almost semicircular, transverse, yellow 

 stripe ; on back, just preceding the hinder portion of each transverse 

 stripe, a dark-purple spot, composed of two small spots connected by 

 indistinct purple lineolEe. On each side of eleventh segment, a small 

 yellow spot, just above longitudinal stinpe. Head rather large, green, 

 surmounted by four serrated green horns (of which the two middle 

 ones are longer than the others and divergent) ; face and outer edge 

 of horns bordered with yellow ; between the two middle horns a pair 

 of small, acute, black-pointed tubercles. Feeds on the Flat-crown 

 Acacia {Zygia fastigiata) in March and April. 



Pupa. — Light-green, slightly maculated with white. A silvery- 

 white line running alonsf curved edges of wingf-covers to summit of 



