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Pap Ex vol i p 55, pi. «xv, figs. A, B, female; G, male (1115) ; Cynthia amone, 

 Westwocxi, Donovan's ft*. China, new edition, p. 66, pi. xxxvi, fig. 1, male (1842) ; 

 Junoni, ccnonc, Walker, Trans. Eat. See. Lond., 1895, p. 454, n. 33 ; Prem^one 

 [sic], Butler, Ann. and Mag. of Nat. Hist., seventh series, vol. vm, p. 203, n. 22(1901). 

 The larva feeds in South India on Hygrophila, Natural Order Acan- 

 thacese, also on two plants of which the vernacular names are " Kolay 

 Mooloo " and " Byle Choolee." 



38. Precis lemonias, Linnaeus. 



Papilio lemonias, Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. Ins., ed. x, vol. i, pt. 2, p. 473, n. 93 

 (1758) ; Junonia lemonias, Walker, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1895, p. 454, n. 32 ; 

 Moore,' Lep. Ind., vol. iv, p. 76 (1899) ; Papilio aonis, Cramer, Pap. Ex., vol. i, pp. 

 55, 56, pi. xxxv, figs. D, E, F, male (1775). 



In India the larva feeds on Nelsonia, Hygrophila, Strobilanthes and 

 Barleria, all Natural Order Acanthacese. 



39. Precis aljiana, Linnaeus. 



Papilio almana, Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. Ins., ed. x, vol. i, pt. 2, p. 472, n. 89 (1758) ; 

 Cramer, Pap. Ex., vol. i, p. 90, pi. lviii, figs. P, G, (1775); Cynthia almana, 

 Westwood, Donovan's Ins. China, new edition, p. 67, pi. xxxvi, fig. 2 (1842) ; Junonia 

 almana, Moore, Lep. Ind., vol. iv, p. 79 (1899) ; Papilio asterie, Linnasns, Syst. Nat., 

 ed. x, vol. i, p. 472, n. 90 (1758) ; Cramer, Pap. Ex., vol. i, p. 90, pi. lviii, figs. D, E 

 (1775); Junonia asterie, Walker, Trans. Ent. Soc. Loud., 1895, p. 453, n. 30. 



The larva in Java has been found feeding on Justicia, Natural Order 

 Acanthacese; in South India on Hygrophila, Natural Order Acanthacese; 

 in Calcutta on Gloxinia or Osbeckia, the latter Natural Order Melas- 

 tomacese. 



40. Vanessa canace, Johanssen. 



Papilio canace, Johanssen, Amoen. Acad., vol. vi, p. 406, n. 68 (1764) ; Linnaeus, 

 Syst. Nat. Ins., ed. xii, vol. i, pt. ii, p. 779, n. 173 (1767) ; Vanessa canace, Walker, 

 Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1895, p. 458, n. 50; Papilio charonia, Drury, 111. Ex. Ent., 

 vol. i, p. 28, pi. xv, figs. 1, 2, female (1770) ; Cramer, Pap. Ex., vol. i, pp. 73, 74, pi. 

 xlvii, figs. A, B, C (1775) ; Herbst, Pap., vol. vii, p. 42, n. i, pi. xlx, figs. 1, 2 (1794) ; 

 Vanessa charonia, Godart, Enc. Mefch., vol. ix, p. 308, n. 27 (1819) ; Eaniska charonia, 

 Moore, Lep. Ind., vol. iv, p. 94 (1899) ; Papilio hollina, Meerburgh, Afb. Zeldz. Gew., 

 pi. xliii (1775). 



Dr. Moore records this species as Kaniska Charonia, Drury, from 

 Hongkong, hut specimens from thence are identical with Indian ex- 

 amples of V. canace, Linnaeus. Mr. James J. Walker has bred it in 

 Hongkong on a species of Smilax, Natural Order Liliacese. 



41. Vanessa indica, Herbst. 

 Papilio atalanta (part), Herbst, Pap., vol. vii, p. 171, n, 64, Papilio atalanta 



