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164. P. agamemnon^ Linnau^. 

 This is pretty common everywhere, frequenting gardens and forests. 

 In the former it feeds chiefly on the custard^apple, and in the latter 

 on several trees of the same order. Larvse appear in June, and again 

 more abundantly three months later, at which time the butterfly is 

 most common, but it may be met with every month in the year. The 

 transformations will be found described in Journal Bombay Natural 

 History Society, Vol. V, p. 363, n. 67, 1890. 



165. P. teredon, Felder. 



In the Canara District this species, which is a local rkce of P. ^arpedon^ 

 Linnseus, is commoner than the last, and tnay be seen all through the 

 dry-season as well as in the rains, but rarely in gardens. Nothing, 

 suits it better than a clearing in heavy forest, with a stream of 

 water to keep the ground cool and moist, for it is a thirsty creature. 

 As an example of the capricious tastes of nearly allied butterflies, 

 we may mention that we have never found a single larva of this 

 species on " Worn " (Saccopetalum tomentosum), which is the only 

 food, as far as we know, of P. 7iomius, Esper, and a favourite with 

 both P, agamemnon and P. doson^ while we have reared many on 

 Alseodaphne semicarp'ifolia, which none of those three eat. The trans- 

 formations are described in our former paper under the name of 

 P. sarpedon, Linnaeus (Journal Bombay Natural History Society^ 

 Vol. V, p. 364, n. 68, 1890). 



166. P. telephus, Felder. 



This species, which is a local race of P. eurt/pyliis, Linnseus, may be 

 found wherever the last is found in this district, though it does not 

 occur further north. It is quite as thirsty a creature, sind usually 

 contributes to the crowd that collect about moist ground in open 

 places in the forest, but it is scarcely so numerous as the last. The 

 larva and pupa are described and figured in our former paper under 

 the name of P. doson, Felder (Journal Bombay Natural History 

 Society, Vol. V, p. 364, n. 69, 1890). 



We have met with three specimens of this butterfly in which the 

 green of the upperside was replaced by a pale straw-yellow. They 

 were larger than average specimens. This may be an accidental 

 " sport," or a variety produced by diff'erence of food. It is well 

 known that the colour of certain European butterflies and moths is 



