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spots that compose it divided by black veins ; the inner marginal series of 

 rings are dull ochraceous-red and only the tornal and the ring in interspace 

 2 are more or less complete, the rest of the series reduced to a curved sub- 

 terminal line of lunules from interspace 3 to 7 ; in addition there is an 

 inner broad red lunular spot in interspace 2 in continuation of the inner 

 portion of the tornal ring ; both the lunule and inner portion of tornal ring 

 traversed by a line of bluish white scales ; the lunule sometimes continued 

 in interspaces 3, 4 by an ochraceous mark in each to the lower outer angle 

 of white patch. The uppermost spot of the white patch generally with 

 some blue scales on the interval between it and the terminal red ring . 

 The female generally has the rings on the upperside of hindwing and the 

 markings on the underside larger and bolder. Exp. 80-150 mm. 



Generally the average size of a male is 130mm., that of a female about 

 140mm., the latter generally running a little larger than the former. 



IJgff. — Nearly spherical, flattened where aflixed to leaf. Surface finely 

 dented, shiny. Colour orange blotched with red-brown pigment. D : 

 2mm. 



Lava, — The caterpillar is very like that of P. polymnestor in colour, shape, 

 and markings. The head is round and soiled watery white, hidden under 

 segment 2 in repose ; exactly as in pohjmnestor in every way including the 

 white dorsal line splitting down sides of clypeus. Segment 2 trapeze- 

 shaped with front margin straight, lateral margins diverging backwards, 

 the angle between the front margin and them rounded, somewhat thicken- 

 ed, without any tubercle ; segments 3 and 4 increasing in width with seg- 

 ment 5, Avhich is the broadest part of the body ; segments 4, 5 flattened on 

 toj) more or less, there being a crest or ridge running along the front 

 margin of the former, ending laterally in an eye or ocellus, and a less 

 prominent ridge on the hinder margin of the latter, both curved, 

 the one convex forwards, the latter convex backwards and with its extre- 

 mities curving to close to the eye of the more prominent ridge on each 

 side of the larva, this lower crest continued forward in the lateral region 

 below the eye as a thinner, yellowish line to the front margin of segment 

 2, bordering the green dorsal portion of larva from the greyish colouring of 

 ventral parts ; the surface included between the ridges or crests is nearly 

 elliptical in shape and shield-like as in polymnestor. The shape of body 

 from segment 6 to anal end is sub-cylindrical, the sides somewhat flat and 

 perpendicular to the flat ventral surface ; the anal end is perpendicular to 

 the longitudinal axis of larva behind a white line between the dorsolateral 

 tubercles of segment 13 which are nearer the hinder margin of that seg- 

 ment than the front margin, this white line being continued forward to 

 join the subspiracular line at front margin of segment 12, thus limiting the 

 dorsal green colour from the white of the anal clasper-faces, anal flap, 

 and parts below and behind it. The surface of the larva is velvety and 



