THE BUTTERFLIES OF TEE NORTH CANADA DISTRICT. 375 



81. Talkacki nyseus, Guerin. (No. 715.) 



This species is very common among gardens, both above the ghats 

 and on the coast, and seems never to make any lengthy flights from 

 the neighbourhood of its food-plant, Bryophjllum calycinum. It is 

 fomid at all seasons, but is specially abundant in the hot weather. The 

 larva is onisciform, but much rounded, and with the segments at the 

 divisions very clearly defined, head small, almost concealed ; last seo- 

 ment flattened. It is in colour fleshy-white, with a row of nine small 

 black dots along the back on each side, and a ring of four similar dots 

 on the segment nearest the head ; it is profusely covered with small 

 white hairs. It feeds in the interior of the fleshy leaves of Bryoiilnjl- 

 lum calycinum, only emerging in order to turn into a pupa. This 

 latter much resembles the larva, being short and blunt, and covered 

 with short white hair. It is of the same fleshy colour as the larva 

 and has two lines of small black dots along the surface of the abdomen 

 continued along the thorax. It also has a third row of four similar 

 dots on the middle of the abdomen between them ; the two dots on the 

 thorax nearest the head are also connected by two other dots. The 

 larva and pupa are figured on Plate IV, figures 1 and la. 



82. Everes argiades, Pallas. (No. 716). 



We have obtained one specimen of this in the Supa petta. It was 

 bred among some larvae of CatocJirysops^ and was not discriminated 

 at the time. 



83. Nacaduba macrophtJialma, Felder. (No. 719.) 



The Nacaduhas are difficult to discriminate, and are no doubt often 

 mistaken for one another, and as they are very c3mmon it is impossible 

 to slaughter every one seen in the hope of its turning out one of the 

 rarer species. 



This species we have only taken near the Falls at Gairsoppa, and in 

 the neighbourhood of Siddapur, twelve miles off. All were taken in 

 December and January. 



84. Nacadidm hermus, ¥eldev=viola, Moore. (No. 722.) 



This butterfly, the male of which can easily be known by its sharply 

 pointed forewing, we have only taken near Karwar. All the males 

 were obtained during the rains, while basking on " karwi " on the tops of 

 the hills. We also procured two females near the coast at Karwar. 

 0n the underside the ground-colour is a very rich chestnut. 



