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rests on the uppersides of leaves, on flowers, &c. We have bred 

 many. 



Larva. — The larva is very similar to that of the last in shape and 

 habits ; the head, however, has not such long hairs at the mar- 

 gins ; it is of the same colour, and is covered with longish, erect 

 white hairs, there being three patches in a line across the face near 

 the vertex of the head, where the hairs are brown ; there is also a line 

 of brown hairs above each jaw ; the lower third of the face is clothed 

 with adpressed white hairs. Segment 2 has a broad, glabrous, shiny 

 collar. The surface of the body is covered with short, thick-topped 

 hairs, which are longer on the last segment than anywhere else. Col- 

 our is green-yellowish to dark red-brown. Feeds on Allophylus cobbe, 

 Bl. Rumph. Length 22 mm. 



Pupa, — Very similiar to that of the foregoing species ; the spira- 

 cular expansion of segment 2 is here smaller, hemispherical in shape 

 and yellow-brown in colour. The colour of the pupa is green, with a 

 yellow tinge on the abdomen. The markings are similar to those of 

 the last, but there are many more black spots. Length 17 mm. 



Habits. — The egg is laid on the top surface of the leaf as in the 

 last species ; the habits of the larva are identical with those of that 

 of C. ransonnetii, Felder. 



189. Coladenia tissa, Moore. 



The insect is common throughout the district at all seasons ; the 

 o-olden-yellow or brown form in the dry-season ; the dark form in the 

 monsoon months ; these two forms differ from each other just in the 

 same decree that C. taylorii, de Niceville, differs from C. ranson- 

 netii Felder. The insect is easily captured as it is resting on a leaf, 

 stone &c, near the ground ; it is fond of shade. Both forms have 

 been bred plentifully by us. 



Larva. — Head nearly round from front view, thick through, and 

 with a slight linear depression down the centre of the face ; surface 

 finely rugose, clothed with very short, white, star-shaped hairs mixed 

 with a few longer red hairs about the mouth. Posterior half of seg- 

 ment 2 is pure white ; anal end thickened, squarish at extremity; 

 surface of body clothed with short, white hairs, similar to those on 

 the head ; colour of body dark greenish-chocolate, becoming lighter 

 when the larva is about to pupate ; abdomen bluish. Feeds on Xylia 



