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The larva is of the usual ArJiopala type, but more flattened, and is 

 of a pale, washed-out yellow, with a pink suffusion at the sides, and 

 two pale yellow lines down the back; head small, with a brown crooked 

 mark upon it ; sides covered with numerous small hairs. It generally 

 feeds on Hopea, but no doubt occasionally resorts to kindal— 

 ( Terminalia paniculata). 



The pupa, which is formed in a cluster of leaves spun together, is of 

 the usual ArJiopala type, and is of a uniform dark brown. 

 110. Arhopala lazalus^ Hewitson. (Ko. 804.) 

 This butterfly is found very much in the same localities as A. cana- 

 omca, Moore, but is rather more common though rare there. We have 

 taken several in Karwar itself. 



The larva is shaped similar to that of A. canaraica, but even more 

 flattened. It is of a very transparent greenish-yellow, with a darker 

 green dorsal band. The pupa is shaped like A. canaraica, and is un- 

 marked, the abdominal portion being white, and the thoracic a 

 transparent green. It feeds on Hopea, and rarely on hiyidal. 

 111. Curetis thetis, Drury. (No. 850.) 

 This is a common butterfly, especially on the coast throughout the 

 rains. The beautiful green and white caterpillar has been so fully 

 described in Mr. de Niceville's book (vol. iii, page 287) that it is un- 

 necessary to take up space in redescribing them. We have found them 

 feeding upon the " karanj," {Pongamia glabra, Vert.), on Wa^atea 

 spicata, and also on the flowers of Ahrus precaiorius. 



112. Curetis bulis, Doubleday and Hewitson. (No. 858.) 

 A form which we identify as this is much i>arer than C. thetis, 

 Drury, and the only dated specimen we have was taken at Gairsoppa 

 in October. We also reared Curetis of this type above the ghats on 

 the flowers of Ougeinia dalhergioides, Benth. The larvae were of a 

 pinkish colour, but otherwise like C. thetis. 



113. Zesius chrysomallus, Hiibner. (No. 890.) 

 This is another very common coast butterfly in Canara« The larvae 

 feed on numerous plants (among them the gnava, Psidia guava)^ but 

 it is most commonly found on Xylia dolahriformis and Terminalia 

 tomentosa and T. paniculata. It was described in our former paper. 

 It is about the most carnivorous caterpillar we know, and woe to any 

 ^^^^K^hopala, or to one of its ow^n kind, which attempts to change its skin 



