1902.] L. de Niceville — Butterflies of Hongkong in Southern China. 17 



indica, pi. clxxx, figs. 1, 2 (1794); Vanessa indica, Walker, Trans. Enfc. Soc. Lond., 

 1895, p. 485, n. 49; Papilio atalanta Cramer (nee Linna3us), Pap. Ex., vol. i, p. 132, 

 pi. lxxxiv, figs. E, P (1775); Hamadryas decora calliroe Hiibner, Sarmnl. Ex. Schmetb. 

 (1806-16); Pyrameis callirhoe [sic], Moore, Ilorsfield and Moore, Cat. Lep. Mas. 

 E. I. C, vol. i, p. 138, n. 879 (1857); Vanessa vulcania, Godart, Erie. Meth., vol. ix, 

 p. 320, n. 55 (1819). 



The larva of this butterfly in Ceylon feeds on Urtica, and in the 

 Western Himalayas on different nettles of tlie Natural Order Urticacess. 



42. Vanessa cardtji, Linnaeus. 



Papilio cardui, Linnaeus, Sysfc. Nat. Ins., ed. x, vol. i, pt. 2, p. 475, n. 107 

 (1758); Vanessa cardui, Walker, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1895, p. 457, n. 48 ; Moore, 

 Lep. Ind., vol. iii, p. 107 (1899). 



The larva has been recorded in Ceylon to feed on Artemisia, Natur- 

 al Order Compositse ; at Kandahar on different species of thistles ; at 

 Jutogh iu the Western Himalayas on the common artichoke and on 

 mallow ; in the same region on nettles, but this is a doubtful food-plaut, 

 on thistles, on Debregeasia, Natural Order TJrticaceae, and on Carduus, 

 Natural Order Compositse ; in South Iudia on Zomia, Natural Order 

 Leguminosse, and on Blumea, Natural Order Compositse ; and at Lucknow 

 on Gnaphalium, Natural Order Composite. 



43. Symbeenteia lucina, Cramer. 



Papilio lucina, Cramer, Pap. Ex., vol. iv, p. 82, pi. cccxxx, figs. E, F, female 

 (1780); Symbrenthia lucina, Moore Lep. Ind., vol. iv, pp. 113, 114 (1906); Symbren- 

 thia hyppoclus lucina, Frnhstorfer, Berl. Ent. Zeitsch., vol. xlv, p. 20 (1900) ; Sym- 

 brenthia khasiana, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1874, p. 569 ; Symbrenthia daruka, 

 Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1874, p. 570, pi. Ixvi, fig. 18, male ; Symbrenthia 

 hyppoclus [sic'], Walker [nee Cramer], Trans. Enfc. Soc. Lond., 1895, p. 458, n. 51. 



In Sikkim the larva feeds on the stinging nettle Girardinia sp., 

 in the Western Himalayas on nettles, Debregeasia sp., Natural Order 

 TJrticaceae. 



44. Hypolimnas bolina, Linnaeus. 



Papilio bolina, Linnaeus, Sysfc. Nat. Ins., ed. x, vol. i, pt. 2, p. 479, n. 124 (1758) ; 

 Hypolimnas bolina, Walker, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1895, p. 455, n. 39; Apatura 

 bolina, Moore, Lep. Ind., vol. iv, pp. 140, 144 (1900) ; Papilio iacintha, Drury, 

 111. Ex. Ins., vol. ii, p. 36, pi. xxi, figs. 1, 2, female, (1773) ; Nymphalis jacintha, 

 Westwood, Donovan's Ins. China, new edition, p. 68, pi. xxxvii, fig. 1, female (1842). 



Mr. Gervose F. Mathew has found the larva of H. holina feedino- 

 on Sida rhombifolia Linn., and Sida retusa Linn., Natural Order Mal- 

 vaceae, also upon a Convolvulus, Natural Order Convolvulaceae, in the Aus- 

 tralian region; in South India it feeds on Portulaca, Natural Order 

 Portulacese, Fleurya and Elatostema, both Natural Order Urticaceas ; in 

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