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verse bands, as above, of an oclireous-brown colour, the third and marginal being 

 darkest posteriorly, in some the bands are of a uniform dusky-brown. Hindmng 

 with the subbasal and marginal band ochreous-brown or dusky-brown; a discal 

 transverse broken duplex-band from the costa to anal angle, its inner and outer 

 portions between tlie veins being black, and each pair with a central red or crimson 

 streak ; the marginal band traversed by six black lunules, each broadly centred 

 by a grey-scaled lunule, the caudal inner-interspaces being pale ochreous or greyish- 

 ochreous ; cilia and tail as above. Bodi/ h\a.ck above; thorax, front of head, and 

 abdomen with a lateral greyish-white band ; abdomen beneath and legs greyish- 

 white ; antennae black. 



Female. Upperside similar to the male. Underside. Forewlng with darker 

 brown bands. Bind wing also with darker brown bands ; the discal crimson streaks 

 brighter, and the onter marginal grey-centred lunules broader. 



Expanse, c? 2f to 3^, 5 3|- inches. ." - 



Larva. — Smooth; anterior segments somewhat thickened, and with three pairs 

 of small fleshy sharp spines, a pair also on the anal segment. Colour usually black, 

 banded on the sides with narrow white stripes, except on the first three or four 

 segments and the last, on which there is more or less rusty-red, but the shade 

 yaries very much, and in some the ground-colour is green. 



PtTPA. — Head with two short processes in front, and a short forward-projected 

 dorsal prominence. Colour earthy-brown. Attached by tail and silken girdle, in 

 crevices, or under stones and roots. 



Habitat. — Ceylon ; South, Central, and Lower Provinces of India. 



Life HtsToiiY, Habits of Larva, etc. — "This butterfly was very common, in 

 the North Kanara District of Bombay, in 1889, in March, June, and July. It 

 frequented one particular spot about half-way up the Goodhally Hill ; elsewhere we 

 seldom met with it. On June 23rd we discovered the larva on a jungle tree (since 

 identified as Saccopetalum tomentosum, N. 0. Anonaceee), and literally collected 

 hundreds. By the end of July these had all become pupge, and we got no more. 

 Of the pupae a few produced butterflies in the course oC the same month, but the 

 great majority remained until February following, when a little rain fell and a few 

 butterflies emerged, but they stuck to the pupa case, or else their wings failed to 

 expand, for want of moisture apparently. We took the hint and watered about 

 twenty, with the result that the butterflies came out of them all in good condition. 

 AVe had lost a great many by accidents when on tour, and the few had hatched 

 at odd intervals ; but we kept what remained carefully until June, aad within 

 a few days after the bursting of the Monsoon they all came out. From this it 

 would appear that of each season's pupse some were hatched at once, some are 

 brought out by the spring showers or heavy dews of February and March, and the 



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