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biacese; in the Western Himalayas on Spinea, Natural Order Rosacese ; 

 in South India on Acacia, Natural Older Leguminosse and Quisqualis, 

 Natural Order Gombretacese. 



78*. Rapala varuna, Horsfield. 



Theela varuna, Horsfield, Cat. Lep. Mus. E. I. Co., p. 91, n. 24 (1829); Deudoriz 

 orseis, Hewitson, 111. Diurn. Lep., p. 23, n. 20 (1863) ; Deudoriz (Rapala) orseis, 

 Walker, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1895, p. 463, n. 70. 



The larva in South India feeds on Zizyphus, Natural Order Rham- 

 nese, Xylia, Natural Order Leguminosse and Quisqualis, Natural Order 

 Gombretacese. 



Family PAPILIONID^E. 



Subfamily PierinjE. 



79. Delias hierte, Hiibner. 



Delias hierte, Hiibner, Zutr. Ex. Schmett., figs. 77, 78, male (1818); Mitis, Iris, 

 vol. vi, p. 107, n. 38 (1893) ; Walker, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1895, p. 464, n. 75. 



This species has never been bred, but the larva will almost cer- 

 tainly be found on Loranthus, Natural Order Loranthacese. 



80. Deltas aglaia, Linnaeus. 



Papilio aglaia, Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. Ins., ed. x, vol. i, pt. 2, p. 465, n. 44 

 (1758) ; Delias aglaia, Butler, Ann. and Mag. of Nat. Hist., sixth series, vol. xx, p 

 162, n. 78 (1897) ; Papilio pasithoe, Linnasus, Syst. Nat. Ins., ed. xii, vol. i, pt. 2, p 

 755, n. 53 (1767) ; Pieris pasithoe, Westwood, Donovan's Ins. China, new edition 

 p. 59, pi. xxx, figs. 2, 2a, male (1842) ; Delias pasithoe, Walker, Trans. Ent. Soc 

 Lond., 1895, p. 463, n. 74; Papilio dione, Drury, 111. Ex. Ins., vol. ii, pi. viii, figs 

 3, 4, male (1773); Papilio porsenna, Cramer, Pap. Ex., vol. i, p. 68, pi. xliii, figa 

 D, E, male (1775). 



Larva probably feeds on Loranthus. 



81. Catopsilia crocale, Cramer. 



Papilio crocale, Cramer, Pap. Ex., vol. i, p. 87, pi. Iv, figs. C, D, female (1775) ; 

 Catopsilia crocale, Leech. Butt, from China, Japan, and Corea, p. 424 (1893); 

 Walker, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1895, p. 464, n. 79 ; Papilio catilla, Cramer, Pap. 

 Ex., vol. iii, p. 63, pi. ccxxix, figs. D, E, female (1779) ; Catopsilia catilla, Walker, 

 Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1895, p. 464, n. 78 * 



The larva in India feeds on various species of Cami, Natural Order 

 Leguminosse. 



* Mr. James J. Walker keeps these two species distinct, and has reversed the 

 references to them ; moreover one of his dates is incorrect. 



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