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stripe, most prominent on the seventh, ninth, and eleventh segments, and beneath 

 these a lower series of small white spots. 



Chrysalis. — Thick, cylindrically oval ; green, streaked with white ; dorsum 

 and thorax convex ; head broad, truncated, obtusely pointed in front. 



Habitat. — Hills N.E, and S. India ; Ceylon ; S. Andamans ; Burma ; Malay 

 Peninsula, etc. 



Distribution within due Area. — This insect has a wide range. We possess it 

 from Sikkim ; specimens are also in Mr. W. Rothscliild's collection from Sikkim, 

 taken by the late Otto Holler in July and October. Mr. G. C. Dudgeon obtained it 

 at Buxa in Bhotan. Mr. L. de Niceville (Sikkim Gazetteer, 1894, 147) says "this is 

 the commonest species of Charaxes in Sikkim, and found from April to December, 

 from 6000 feet to the level of the Terai." It is also found in Assam, Silhet, 

 Cachar. Mr. Wood-Mason (J. As. Soc. Beng. 1886, 363) obtained males in the 

 forests around Silcuri, in Cachar, in June and August. Specimens from the Khasia 

 Hills are in Colonel Swinhoe'sand Mr. P. Crowley's collections. Mr. J. L. Sherwill 

 took it in the Naga Hills. Specimens from the Lushai Hills are also in Mr. Crow- 

 ley's collection. Lieut. E. Y, Watson took it during the recent Chin-Lushai Expedi- 

 tion, in the Chin Hills at from 1000 to 2000 feet elevation in May, and at Tilin Yaw 

 in November and February (Journ. Bombay N. H. S. 1891, 41). It also occurs at 

 Toungoo, in Upper Tenasserim ; Mr. Wood-Mason took it at Moolai, 3000 to 6000 

 feet, in Tenasserim. According to Dr. N. Manders (Tr. Ent. Soc. 1890, 526), "It 

 occurs commonly all the year round throughout the Shan Hills and Karenni." 

 Specimens from the Karen Hills are in Mr. P. Crowley's collection. From Southern 

 India, we possess it from the Nilgiris, taken by Mr. G. F. Hampson, " commonly at 

 3000 to 4000 feet elevation " (J. As. Soc. Beng. 1888, 355), and from Kanara, taken 

 by the late S. N. Ward ; Mr. E. H. Aitken says it " is common enough on the 

 [AVestern] Ghats, chiefly, I think, from December to March " (J. Bombay N. H. S. 

 1886, 133). The late Dr. Leith obtained it on Matheran, and Col. Swinlioe also 

 took it on Matheran in December (P. Z. S. 1885, 130) ; also from Kathlekan, in 

 Mysore, taken by Lieut. E. Y. Watson, in November. In Ceylon it is " taken at 

 Colombo and Kandy ; common " (Wade), and according to Mr. F. M. Mackwood's 

 " Notes," it is plentiful about Kandy and similar elevations in the island. 



Distribution OUTSIDE OUR Area. — Mr. Distant (Rhop. Malay, p. 1 06) records it 

 from the Malay Peninsula. It has been taken at Chentaboon, in Siara (P. Z. S. 

 1874, 106). Mr. Snellen (Lep. Mid. Sumatra, 16) records it from Sumatra. 



From Borneo we possess a male taken at Sarawak, a female taken at Hong 

 Kong, and another female was in the late Mr, J. J. Weir's collection, both of which 

 were taken by the late Bishop of Hong Kong. Mr. J. J. Walker, R.N., writes me 

 that he has also observed it in Hong Kong. 



