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Iiiteimedmte Form (Plate 543, fig. 1, i, g ^ ; Ih $ ). 



Male. Upperside similar to the wet-seaaon form, except that on the fore,ioin(j the 

 black outer band is more marginally restricted, and the lower-discal cluster of 

 speckles generally absent, and the hindivlng with a marginal upper series of black 

 spots only. 



Female. Upperside. Foreiolng with duller black markings, broader white cell 

 area and discal streaks, posterior border and subin.irgiual spots. Hindivlng with 

 narrower marginal blackish dentate band and lower submarginal sagittate confluent 

 marks. Underside of both sexes similar to Wet form, except that the apex of fore- 

 wing, and the hindwing, is of a paler yellow tint. 



Expanse c? ? 2^ inches. 



Dry-season Brood (Plate 543, fig. 2, 2a $,2h ? . 



Smaller than the Intermediate form (Zeuxippe). Male. Upperside. Foreiving 

 with the black outer band well-defined, the lower-discal speckles absent. Hindioing 

 with smaller marginal spots. 



Female. Upperside similar to Intermediate form, but with all the black 

 markings less prominent. Underside. Foreiving with fainter blackish cell-borders 

 and discal spots, the costa and apex paler yellow. Hindwing uniformly pale yellow, 

 unmarked, or with very faint traces of the ordinary vein markings. 



Expanse, c? ? 2 inches. 



Extreme Dri/ form (Plate 543, fig. 2c ^,2d ? ). 



Smaller than ordinary 7J'r//-.§easo» form ((7a.s's/(^«). Male. Upperside. Foreiving 

 with the black outer band similar, its enclosed spots small or obsolete. Hindnmig 

 either immaculate, or with faint traces of a ie^N marginal blackish scales. 



Female. Upperside similar to Dry /orm (Oassi't/a) except that the hindwing is 

 either immaculate, or with faint traces of a few marginal blackish scales. Underside 

 of both sexes similar to Gassida, except that the costa and apex of the forewing, and 

 the entire hindwing is of a very pale ochi'eous-yellow. 



Expanse, c? I^-q to Ij^, ? I^-q to ] ^q inch. 



L\i!VA. — "Cylindrical; anal segment sloped and slightly bifid; segments 

 pubescent, the lateral hairs soft and longest. Colour, green." (S. N. Ward, 

 Kanara MS. Notes.) Feeds on Capparis. 



Pdpa. — Head with a frontal projecting point ; thorax laterally and dorsally 

 produced and angled ; abdomen laterally ridged and anteriorly transversely 

 produced, the posterior segments with slight dorsal points. Colour, green. 



Habitat. — Lower Ranges of W. and E. Himalayas ; Continental India ; Ceylon. 



DisTKinuTiON AND Habits.^ — In the Western Himalaya, as observed by Mr. P. ^Y. 

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