238 LEPIDOPTERA INDICA. 



ArhopaJa hrooTtei, Bethune-Baker, I.e. p. 84, pi. i. fig. 29, $ . Habitat, Borneo, Pulo Laut. 



Arhopala sceva, Bethune-Baker, I.e. p. 85. Habitat, Sumatra. 



Arlwpala catori, Bethune-Baker, I.e. p. 93, pi. 2, fig. 11, S- Habitat, Philippines, Borneo, 



Bilit. 

 Arhopala irregularis, Bethune-Baker, I.e. p. Ill, pi. li. fig. 18, 9 • Habitat, Celebes. 

 Arhopala harami, Bethune-Baker, I.e. p. 126, pi. iii. fig. 5, ^ . Habitat, Borneo, Perak. 

 Arhopala buddha, Bethune-Baker, I.e. p. 148, pl. iii. fig. 25, ^ . Habitat, Java. 



Sub-Family CURETIN^E. 



Containing but one genus, Curetis, which is quite aberrant and stands alone ; 

 eyes hairy ; in venation it is aberrant, the sub-costal nervure of forewing terminating 

 on the outer margin below the apex of the wing, in both sexes ; with three sub-costal 

 nervules, the arrangement of the medial nervules being, however, much as in the genus 

 Arhopala ; both wings vary much in outline, the forewing is sometimes very acute, 

 sometimes ordinary, the hindwing in some forms angulate, in others rounded and 

 entire ; no tail, body robust, legs stout, wings short and broad, indicating rapid powers 

 of flight ; colour on the upperside in the males coppery -red or orange-red of various 

 shades, with black margins of varying width, the females have this colour replaced by 

 ochreous or by white ; the underside of the wings in both sexes is shining silvery- 

 white with somewhat indistinct pale greyish fasciae, which vary in their position in the 

 different forms, the genus is strictly confined to the Indo-Malayan region and to China 

 and Japan. 



Larva anteriorly somewhat humped, the twelfth segment furnished with two 

 long upright hollow cylindrical processes or " pillars," from which, at the will of the 

 animal, can be thrust forth long tentacles ; when the larva is touched or fi-ightened 

 these are instantly protruded ; each has a brush of long parti- coloured hairs as long as 

 itself; these hairs open out into a rosette, and the tentacle is whirled round with 

 immense rapidity, producing a most curious effect, probably so used to frighten away 

 their enemies, the worst of which are ichneumon flies ; the larvte are not attended by 

 ants, not having the organ on the eleventh segment, consisting of an oval opening with 

 lips like a mouth which exude some drops of sweet liquid as in many other forms of 

 the Lycsenidse. 



Pupa is as aberrant as its larva, almost half a hemisphere in shape, with a short 

 projection at one end, and looks very like a lump of jelly. (Extracts from de 

 Nieeville.) 



