350 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST, SOCIETY, Vol, XXVIII 
Of 98 specimens examined (23 @, 16 2, Spring form; 18° 
form; and4@.1 @ ? Third ay ies Riley ee ae a age 
«Specimens of the first generation (f. belemia,) and those of the: 2nd gene- 
ration (palestinensis) are very distinct although, as can be seen from’ thadatee 
above, they overlap by about a fortnight, both forms being taken in perfectl 
fresh condition in the last week of March at Kizil Robat. The five s ee 
referred to above as a possible 3rd generation are interesting in that re their 
smallness and the depth of the green of the hindwing underside they Sool 
somewhat the Ist generation. They are readily separated from thé normal 
second generation specimens; it seems reasonable to suppose they represent 
a partial third generation. 
Individual variation in the black markings of the forewing i i 
1 g (Kizil Robat, 30th March 1919) has ie black patch = ms prrene Ts 
expanded to form a large cloudy area which fuses with the apical patch 
throughout the whole of its outer edge. The depth of the colour of the 
apical patch is very variable in the summer forms, in some light french gre 
in others as black as in the Ist brood. 1 2 (Kizil Robat, 2nd April 1919} 
eee ne J he oat above, except that above, the atahaiGn of the 
atch is confined to the veins, but below j i 
ae el numer ta he : , the whole of the disc is covered 
There are two broods, very distinct one from the other. 
1. Wet season form (=bvelemia Esp.).—U pperside—Forewing : Gr 
white, base black ; a broad densely Heck ous discoidal ee 
but exclusive of the costa, which is pink near the base. Apex black containing 
from 2 to 4 white spots decreasing in size from costa. = 
Hindwing.—Base black, remainder white. 
Underside —Forewing ground colour white; costa pink speckled with 
green, A broad sinuous black discoidal spot with central white lunule 
its eT nah ied aan four green bands, the innermost being a mere 
spot, the outermost extending nearly to th i 
ue gia ome a g y e tornal angle, with wedge-shaped 
Hindwing.—Ground colour white with seven broad dark green bands crossing 
the wing vertically ; a minute loop connecting band 3 to 2, a thick one band 
4 to 3, so that band 4 appears to bifurcate ; sometimes a small loop connects 
band 5 with 4, or 5 may join 6, but often extends only to the middle of the wing 
These green bands have sharply defined margins and are broader than the 
glistening pearly white bands between them. 
2. Dry season form (=palestinensis, Rober).—Slightly larger on the average. 
U pperside :—Forewing : The base of the wing is white; discoidal spot nar- 
rower and less densely black, and black markings at apex less dense. 
Hindwing—W hite. 
U pperside.—Costa pink striated with black. The green bands much Tess 
pronounced, narrower than the white bands, and much broken, forming a mesh- 
work, their margins being very irregular. The white predominates over the 
green, the white being tinged with yellow on the forewing at the posterior end 
of the bands and in the hindwing across the middle of the wing from the base 
and near the green. 
In both forms—Antennez black above, pinkish white beneat j 
with pink. Head black above, white hee hairs behind ey ee 
Thorax and abdomen black above, white beneath. Proboscis and legs pink, 
Cilia black opposite veins, white between on forewing ; white on hindwing 
Expanse.—1°6 in. to 2-25 inches. ; 
A few examples were taken having very faint markings beneath. Three 
examples of aberration in which the dark markings on the forewing are in excess 
were taken. One of these, taken on March 30th, has the black of the. apex 
