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66. Catochrysops cnejcs, Fabricius. 

 Hesperia cnejus, Fabricius, Ent. Syst., Suppl., p. 430, n. 100-101 (1798). 



Dr. A. Gr. Butler in "The Entomologist," vol. xxxiii, p. 1 (1900), 

 places cnejus in Enchrysops, which has the eyes smooth, and strabo in 

 Catochrysops, as it has the eyes hairy. The larva in Calcutta feeds on 

 Phaseolus, in Orissa on Dolichos, and in South India on Ougeinia and 

 Cylista — all Natural Order Leguminosse. 



67. Poltommatds bceticus, Linnreus. 



Papilio bceticus, Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. Ins., ed. xii, vol. i, pt. 2, p. 789, n. 226 

 (1767) ; Lycaena Icetica, Walker, Trans. Ent. Soo. Lond., 1895, p. 461, n. 62. 



The larva in Calcutta feeds on Croialaria ; in South India on Butea 

 and Cajanus; in Europe on Colutea; and in South Africa on Crotalaria ; 

 and in the Hawaiian Islands on Melilotus— all Natural Order Legu- 

 minosse. 



68. Iraota timoleon, Stoll. 



Papilio timoleon, Stoll, Suppl. Cramer, Pap. Ex., vol. v, p. 146, pi. xxxii, figs. 

 4, 4D, female (1790); Deudorix (Iraota) timoleon, Walker, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 

 1895, p. 463, n. 72 ; Hesperia msecenas, Fabricius, Ent. Syst., vol. iii, pt. 1, p. 271, 

 n. 45 (1793); Theela mmcenas, Westwood, Donovan's Ins. China, new edition, p. 70, 

 pi. xxxix, fig. 2, male (1842); Deudorix {Iraota) msecenas, Walker, Trans. Ent. Soc. 

 Lond., 1895, p. 463, n. 73. 



The larva in South India feeds on three species of Ficus, Natural 

 Order Urticacese ; in Ceylon it feeds on the same plants. 



69. Curetis acuta, Moore. 



Curetis acuta, Moore, Ann. and Mag. of Nat. Hist., fourth series, vol. xx, 

 p. 50 (1877) ; Walker, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1895, p. 459, n. 56. 



The larva of this butterfly has never been found, but closely-allied 

 species in Calcutta feed on Heynea, Natural Order Meliacese, on Ponga- 

 mia and Derris, Natural Order Leguminosse; and in South India on 

 Abrus, Pongamia, Derris, Wagatea and Xylia — all Natural Order Legu- 

 minosse. 



70. Ilerda ph(enicoparyphus, Holland. 



Ilerda phcenicoparyphus, Holland, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, vol. xiv, p. 220 n. 

 52, pi. ii, fig. 1, male (1877). 



This butterfly has never been bred. 



71. Camena deva, Moore. 



Amblypodia deva, Moore, Horsfield and Moore, Cat. Lep. Mns. E. I. C, vol. i, p. 

 46, n. 74 (1857). 



The larva in India feeds on Loranthus Natural Order Loranthacese. 



