388 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, Vol. X. 



123. Chliaria otJiona, Hewitson. (No. 947.) 

 A butterfly we originally considered very rare, n,s for several years 

 the only specimens we possessed were one male caught in Karwar in 

 the rains, and two caught in one sweep of the net at Siddapur in 

 December. Now, when we know its habits, we find it is not un- 

 common in many places above and below the ghats. It is often 

 difficult to distinguish from Lampides, or Nacaduha^ while resting, as 

 it will not allow a close examination ; and to obtain specimens one must 

 catch all suspicious blues. Its larvas may be got, however, with little 

 difficulty by carefully examining all clusters of orchid flowers in May 

 and June ; the empty eggs will generally be discovered in the first 

 place on the outside of the flowers, and then the larvas must be hunted 

 for inside the flowers. They are of the usual onisciform shape, but 

 with all the segments well defined, and with the anal segment 

 extended into two distinct short protuberances ; head concealed, whole 

 surface clothed" with minute bristles ; colour green, with a rosy-red 

 dorsal band and three wavy lines of the same colour on each side ; 

 the anal protuberances are also of the same colour. 



The pupa, which is fastened along the stem of the orchid, is smooth, 

 of the common lycsenid type, greenish- grey, slightly marked with 

 white, and with generally a distinct wavy mark on the wing-covers. 

 They are figured in Plate V, figures 5 and 5a. 



124. Zeltus etolus^'Yohricm^. (No. 951.) 

 A by-no-means common and very local butterfly. We have taken 

 it about Karwar in the rains, in particular places, and in one or two 

 small pieces of jungFe both above and below the ghats ; but fifty yards 

 on each side of its haunts not a specimen will be found. 

 125. Cheritra jaffra, Butler. (No. 958.) 

 A very abundant species both above and below the ghats, and very 

 easily noticed owing to its long white tails. 



The larva? feed on " Jamba " {Xylia dolahriformis), and are of 

 the woodlouse form with a raised ridge along the back, furnished 

 with sis sharp, oblique, pointed protuberances ; the anal segment is 

 flattened, and the sides slope down to it, forming nearly rectangular 

 corneis ; colour either green or pink, the protuberances being 

 generally tipped with brown, which occasionally extends and forms J\^^' 

 saddle, as shown in the illustration. *>^' - 



