1885.] of bombay and the deccan. h5 



137. Opheides erithonius. 



Pap. erithonius. Cram. Pap. Exot. iii. pi. 232. figs. A, B (1/82). 



Common everywhere througliout the year. Larvae feed on citron, 

 lime, and orange. At Pooua Mr. Taplin has reared them all the 

 year round ; both dark and pale yellow forms. Larval stage 14 

 days; pupal stage 14 days. 



138. ChiLASA DISSIMILIS. 



Pap. dissimilis, Linn. Mus. Ulr. p. 301 (1764). 

 Khandalla, December ; affects the hill-sides ; Bombay, taken in 

 1877. 



139. Chilasa clytia. 



Pap. clytia, Linn. Mus. Ulr. p. 296 (1764). 

 Bombay, taken in 1877. 



140. Laertias pammon. 



Pap. pammon, Liuu. Mus. Ulr. p. 189 (1764). 



Paj). polytes, Linn. 



Common everywhere throughout the year ; the females of both 

 P. hector and P. diphilus form. The larva and j)upa are very 

 similar in appearance to those of P. erithonius. The larvae feed on 

 citron, lime, and orange. Larval stage 14 days; pupal stage 14 

 days. The pupa is sometimes bright green and sometimes chocolate- 

 brown. Both kinds are equally common, and each produces both 

 sexes. 



141. Menelaides diphilus. 



Pap. diphilus, Esper, Ausl. Schmett. pi. 40 B. fig. 1 (1785-98). 



Common everywhere from October till June. It varies much in 

 size and markings ; some of the males taken in the cold weather at 

 Ahmednuggur are very small, measuring less than 3 inches in the 

 expanse of their wings. 



142. Mexelaides hector. 



Pap. hector, Linn. Mus. Ulr. p. 183 (1764). 

 Poena, March and June ; Belgaum, October ; Bombay, July, 

 September, and October. 



143. Charus helenxjs. 



Pap. helenus, Linn. Mus. Ulr. p. 185 (1764). 

 Poona. 



144. Zethes agamemxon. 



Pap. agamemnon, Linn. Mus. Ulr. p. 202 (1764). 



Poona, Belgaum, Ahmednuggur, October to June ; Bombay, all 

 the year round. Larvae teed on Gnaltherea lonr/ifolia, colour dark 

 green with yellowish shades ; more humpbacked than the larvae of 

 P. pammon, with sharp spines on the shoulders. Larval stage 

 18 to 21 days; pupal stage the same. 



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