492 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, Vol. XIV. 



75. Nepheronia hippia, Fabricius, 

 Occurs in the Lucknow district only during the early part of the cold 

 weather and is never very common. The female is comparatively rare. 

 76. IxiAS MARIANNE, Cramer. 

 Common in gardens and grass lands from September to November. 



77. IXIAS PTEENE, LiunffiUS. 



The male of this species is common from September onward till the end 

 of the cold weather. I have not yet taken a female in the district. 

 78. Teracolus etrida, Boisduval. 



Is decidedly rare in Lucknow itself, where I have come across only one 

 or two specimens. When shooting in the Hardoi district — some seventy 

 miles out of Lucknow — I, however, saw swarms of this delicate little insect 

 flying about the wasteland and low jungle round jheels. It occurs in the 

 autumn and early part of the cold weather. 



Sub- Family— Papilionin^. 



The number of species of this sub^family obtainable in the plains of the 

 United Provinces is small, but individuals are, as a rule, very numerous, 

 79, Papilio aeistolochi/e, Fabriciua. 



Common throughout the rains but not often seen at other seasons. The 

 caterpillar, which is more or less cylindrical, ^bout 1^" to If" long, of a 

 purplish brown colour with red processes, ia found on the Aristolochia 

 indica and probably other Aristolochice. 



80, Papilio erithonius, Cramer. fvQ\, P, demohus, Linnaeus). 



Exceedingly abundant and may be taken at any time of the year. It 

 especially frequents lime gardena, flying in and out of the lime trees, on 

 which its well-known larva feeds, 



81, Papilio polytes, Linnaeus, 



Common all over the district, especially around lime trees on which the 

 caterpillar (which is very like that of P. erithonius) feeds. The species is on 

 the wing throughout the rains and cold weather, the males as a, rule, appearing 

 somewhat later than the females. Of the three forms of the latter, Type I, 

 which is like the male, does not apparently occur in the district ; at any rate I 

 have never seen it. Type II, which mimics P. aristolochice is common and the 

 oaly one generally taken ; while Type III, mimicing P« hector, is very 

 rare, but as I have seen it on two occasions, apparently does occur. Its 

 appearance at all is rather surprising as ita modsl ia never, as far as I know, 

 found in Upper India. 



82. Papilio dissimths, Linnseus. 



I have only seen two of this species in the plains of the United Provinces, 

 both in Lucknow in August. It is probably rare. The dimorphic form 

 P.jpanope, Linn, does not occur. 



83. Papilio nomius, Esper. 



This butterfly is, as far as the United Provinces are concerned, practically 

 confined to the low foot hills and sal forests of the submontane districts 



