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163. Arrhopala amantes, Hewitson. 



Very rare in Mussoorie, but found in great numbers in the Dun 

 almost all the year round, most plentiful in April and May in the vici- 

 nity of water. 



164. Arrhopala atrax, Hewitson. 



Rare in Mussoorie in September ; common in the Dun from April 

 to June and in August. 



165. Arrhopala kama, Kollar. Plate V, Figs. 14a, 146, larva ; 



14c, 14c?, pupa. 



Common in Mussoorie and triple-brooded at least, the May brood 

 being generally the largest. The larva feeds on the young leaves of 

 the common oak, Quercus incana, Roxb., Natural Order Cupidiferce, 

 is of the usual lycasnid shape, pink, almost hairless, and attended by 

 ants. Pupa brown, with a pink tinge. Mr. Mackinnon, on 2Jst July, 

 1892, wrote as follows : — " The larvae are of the colour of milk-and- 

 water till about half grown, when they become a little greenish-blue ; 

 just before they turn into pupae, they become of a pink colour. The 

 only marking is the dorsal stripe, which begins on the third segment, 

 becoming wider to about the seventh segment, when it narrows gradu- 

 ally to the eleventh, on which it ends. The new leaves of the hill- 

 oak are covered with a white tomentum, and these larvae lie on the 

 underside of the leaves, and being exactly the same colour as the fluff 

 on the leaves, they are very difficult to see. The attending ant 

 is always single, and seemed to be occupied stroking the posterior 

 end of the larva/' Mrs. Robson in May, 1894, wrote as follows : — 

 " The larva in Mussoorie is palest whitey-green, of the exact shade 

 of the leaves of the oak on which the larva exists. It is always 

 attended by black ants. The larvae double down both edges of the 

 leaf, station themselves on the midrib, and eat from the tip backwards. 

 So far as I have observed, there is no difference between the larvae of 

 A. rama, A. dodoncea, Moore, and A. ganesa, Moore, except in size." 



166. Arrhopala dodoncea, Moore. 



As common in Mussoorie and in the interior as A. rama, Kollar, 



from April to June, and again in September. The larva feeds on the 



common hill-oak, Quercus incana, Roxb., Natural Order Cupidiferce, is 



attended by ants, is almost exactly like that of A. rama, but generally 



