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the delicate tails. Its flight is slow and heavy." " Not a very common species at 

 Saugor, but by no means rare." JMajor H. B. Hellard took it at Allahabad, N.W. India. 

 We possess specimens of both dry and wet forms from Manpuri, N.W. Provinces, 

 taken by the late Mr. 0. Home, and a female (dry-form) taken at Akote, Central 

 India, in February. Col. C. Swinhoe took it at Dudhi and Shahgunge, Mirzapur, 

 N. W. Prov. in February," and also records it as " plentiful in Karachi in July and 

 August " (P. Z. S. 1884, .512). We possess hothfurms from Karachi, taken in August, 

 and the Jnj form from Kattywnr and Sind. Proceeding Southward, Col. Swinhoe 

 found it " common in Mhow, from September to March " (P. Z. S. 188G, 433) ; also 

 " common everywhere in Bombay and the Dekhan from October to June ; varying 

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

 Ahmednuggur being very small and measuring less than three inches in expanse of 

 the wings" {ih. P. Z. S. 188.5, 14.5). Mr. J. Davidson and E. H. Aitken "reared 

 the larva in Kanara during the rains. In the Dekhan, where it is much commoner, it 

 feeds on Arixfolochla hracteafa, a feeble plant with bluish-green leaves, that trails on 

 black soil" (J. Bombay N. H. S. 1890, -362), " It is even commoner ia the Kanara 

 district than P. Hector. As late as -January we have seen a mangoe tree in bloom 

 literally alive with them at an early hour in the morning. Both this species and 

 P. Hector travel much " {il>. I.e. 1890, -577). Mr. G. F. Hampson took it on the 

 Nilgiris at from 1000 to 7000 feet" (J. A. Soc. Beng. 1888, 3G3). Capt. E. Y. 

 Watson found it " not very common in Madras from March to June " (J. A. S. Beng. 

 1890, 268). Sir W. Elliot reared the larva, in Madras, on A. bnicfeata, in August. 

 " A few were taken at Sagar and Kathlekan, Mysore, in January " (lli. J. Bombay 

 N. H. S. 1800, 9). Mr. H. S. Ferguson records it as common in Travancore, in the 

 low country and the Hills" {I.e. 1891, 440). In Ceylon Mr. F. M. Mackwood 

 records it as occurring " all the year round ; in low country, and hills up to about 

 4000 feet elevation. Occasionally a few occur in the highest range " (Lep. Ceyl. i. 

 151). Dr. N. Manders also found it "an abundant species in Ceylon, especially so 

 in the low country" (J. As. S. Beng. 1899, 221). Proceeding N.-Eastward, Mr 

 W. C. Taylor says it is "very common at Khorda, in Orissa" (List, p. 10). 

 Mr. J. Rothney found it " very common in Barrackpur Park near Calcutta, from 

 March to October " (Ent. Mo. Mag. 1882, 73). Mr. L. de Niceville says it is " very 

 common in the neighbourhood of Calcutta, where it is commonly called the "rose 

 butterfly," in consequence of its strong scent; the larva feeds on Arlstoloehia" 

 (J. As. Soc. Beng. 1885, 52). We possess both sexes of the ilnj-season form from 

 Calcutta. Col. C. Swinhoe records it from the Khasias (Tr. Ent. Soc. 1893, 313). 

 Mr. J. Wood-Mason took "twenty males and four females at Silcuri, Cachar, in May 

 and August" (,J. As. Soc. Beng. 1886, 376). Mr. H. J. Elwes records it as 

 " common iu Sikkim up to 2000 or 3000 feet elevation, from April to December" 



