G6 LEPIDOPTERA INDICA. 



fiist median interspace, and a minute spot (sometimes two) below them in the middle 

 of the interno-median interspace, all these spots slightly tinged with ochreous, and 

 varying much in size in diticrent examples ; sometimes the large excavated spot in the 

 cell is split into two, sometimes represented by a small round spot immediately below 

 the sub-costal vein near the end of the cell, and sometimes it is entirely absent ; there 

 are some brownish indistinct marks on the wing, one in the interno-median interspace 

 before the middle, a series of conjoined discal marks and an indistinct outer marginal 

 band. Hindwing with a brown spot at the end of the cell, a discal brown macular 

 l)and, corresponding in its curve to the outer margin, and a marginal band. Cilia of 

 both wings brown. Underside like the upperside, but duller in colour. Forewing 

 similarly marked. Ilindicing with the brown bands somewhat more distinct, the cell 

 spot with a brown sjjot on each side of it, and a sub-basal brown spot. 



Female similar to the male. 



Expanse of wings, ^ ? l^g- to 1^ inches. 



Larva. — Of this species, the foregoing species and the next following two species 

 ( Coladenia tissa* Surangesa purendra, and S. dasaliara) are only distinguishable with 

 difficulty, tliat of C. tissa being the largest, the other three much of a .size and a good 

 deal smaller than that of C. tissa. The larva of C. dan is spindle-shaped, has a white 

 collar to segment 2 ; head round from the front view, shallowly Iji-lobed, covered with 

 minute semi-adpressed white transparent hairs in bunches ; the head is a good deal 

 larger than segment 2, about equal in diameter to segment 3 ; the last segment is 

 rounded ; the surface of the body is covered with minute, colourless, star-shaped hairs 

 and is minutely punctured ; anal margin with eight longish simple hairs and a few 

 branched hairs. Colour is l)lack-brown as to head ; the body is greenish-chocolate. 



Pupa identical with that of .S. dasaluva, except that the spiracular expansions 

 are longly semicircular, thickened at apex, and rugose ; the proboscis is free from the 

 end of the wings to the centre of segment 9 only. Colour of pupa is a dirty greenish- 

 white. Length, 14 mm. 



Habits are exactly similar to those of the larvae of the genus Sarangesa ; the 

 cells formed are similar, and the manner of pupation also. 



This butterfly, very local in this district, occurs only along the banks of rivers 

 alcove the ghats, and in the deep river valleys away from the coast below the ghats ; 

 it is fond of shade, and rests on the surface of leaves near the ground like the last 

 (C. tissa), which it indeed resembles in every way ; it is found in thicker jungle than 

 the last. We have bred about a dozen specimens ; it varies much in size. (Davidson, 

 Bell and Aitken.) 



Habitat. — Southern India, Burma, Siam, Malay Peninsula. 



Distribution. — The type came from Tranquebar in S. India ; we took it at 



* Indrani, not tissa. 



