19i LEPIDOPTERA IN DIG A. 



olivescent-browu strigre, and crossed with less-defined fasciae and markings, and 

 . ocelli, as in male. 



Expanse, c? 3 to 3i'*o, ? 3/o to 4 inches. 



Adult Caterpillar. — Length 2\ inches ; cylindrical ; with two short anal 

 processes ; thickly covered with fine pale ochreous hairs ; the third and fourth 

 segment with a transverse dorsal dense row of longer purple-brown hairs, a sub- 

 dorsal slight tuft of longer purple-brown hairs arising from anterior edge of the 

 segments ; body dark purple-brown, speckled with grey ; a broad dorsal paler 

 yellower-edged band from fiftli to anal segment, the anterior junction of the segments 

 marked by a subdorsal prominent short black and yellow streak ; head large, dark 

 purplish-brown, with grey marks. 



Chrvsalis. — Suspended by tlie tail ; boat-shaped ; smooth ; ventral line nearly 

 straight, dorsal line arched ; thorax also arched ; head-piece prolonged into an acute 

 apex ; colour pale yellowish-ochreous, with a white bloom. 



Habitat. — N.-B. India; Burma; Tenasserira ; Malay Peninsula. 



Food PLANT and HABITS of larva. — The late Mr. Arthur Grote found the larva 

 on Bamboo, in the Calcutta district. Mr. "W. S. Atkinson also found the larva in 

 the Calcutta district, " on Bamboo, living between rolled up leaves, on April 23rd, 

 1856, the larva changing to pupa on the 26th " (MS. Notes). Dr. Manders (Trans. 

 Ent. Soc. Lond. 1890, 519) found tlie larva in the Shan States, " on Bamboo, living 

 during the day among three or four leaves spun together," and describes the larva 

 and pupa as follows : " Full fed larva two inches long ; colour black, mottled with 

 grey ; a rather broad yellowish dorsal line; the junction of the segments marked by 

 a thin irregular yellow line and red spot ; body covered with white hairs ; head and 

 anus black, the former marked with perpendicular yellow lines. Pupa white, sus- 

 pended by the tail ; the labial palpi prominently projected ; changing to dark brown 

 a few hours before emergence. The perfect insect remains three weeks in pupa." 



Distribution. — " Commoner than D. Continentalis, and has been taken in more 

 localities, but the geographical range is the same within Indian limits, except that 

 D. indica is known to occur in the Plains of Bengal as far South as Calcutta. It is 

 common in Sikkim, and in Tenasserim, from September to April. In the neighbour- 

 hood of Calcutta, Mr. de Niceville has taken it throughout the year. They rest 

 iinder the shade of large trees among the dead leaves on the ground, taking short 

 flights when disturbed, and are easily captured. They not unfrequently enter houses. 

 There are specimens in the Indian Museum, Calcutta, from Sibsagar, Upper Assam, 

 and Silhct " (Butt. Ind. i. 298). Mr. H. J. Elwes (Trans. Ent. Soc. 1888, 331) 

 records it as " common in Sikkim up to about 2000 feet, perhaps extending a little 

 higher, and occurring throughout the year." Mr. W. S. Atkinson obtained it at 

 " Darjeling, Cherra Punji, and Plains of Bengal " (MS. Notes). Colonel C. Swinhoe 



