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second series, vol. iv, p. 183, n. 2 (1858); Butler, Cat. Fab. Lep. B. M., p. 44, n. I 

 (1869); Walker, Trans. But. Soc. Lond., 1895, p. 450, n. 21 ; Moore, Lep. Ind., vol. 

 ii, p. 209 (1895); Kirby, The Entomologist, vol. xxxii, p. 31 (1899); Papilio eumea 

 (sic), Cramer, Pap. Ex., vol. ii, p. 132, pi. clxxxiii, figs. C, D, female (1777); Papilio 

 gripus Fabricius, Syst. Ent., App., p. 829, n. 178-79 (1775) ; Sp. Ins., vol. ii, p. 58, 

 n. 255 (1781); Ent. Syst., vol. iii, pt. 1, p. 149, n. 457 (1793); Herbst, Pap., vol. vi, 

 p. 77, n. 41, pi. cxxxv, figs. 3, 4, female (1793) ; Satyrus gripus, Godart, Enc. Meth., 

 vol. ix, p. 497, n. 70 (1819); Papilio grispus (sic), Fabricius, Mant. Ins., vol. ii, p. 

 28, n. 294 (1787) ; Papilio decempunctatus Goeze, Ent. Beytr., vol. iii, pt. 1, p. 212, 

 u. 31 (1779). 



No species of C-lerome has, I believe, ever been bred. The larva 

 will almost certaiuly be found to feed on Bambusa sp., Natural Order 

 Grainiiiese, 



It is remarknble that no species of the subfamily Elymniinas has 

 been recorded from Hongkong. As the importation of ornabiental 

 palms on which the larva3 feed is probably considerable from countries 

 vs^here species of tlie gi'oup are common, it is more than probable that 

 species of Elymniina3 will become naturalised in the island and. ou the 

 adjoining mainland. 



Subfan.ily NYMPHALIN^. 



21.* Charaxes {Eulepis) ATHAMAS, Drury. 



Papilio Eques achivna athamas, Drury, 111. Ex. Ins., vol. i, p 5, pi. ii, figs. 4, 

 male, upper and underside (1770) ; Papilio athamas, Cramer, Pap. Ex., vol. i, p. 140, 

 pi. Ixxxix, figs. 0, D, male (1776); Walker, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1895, p. 458, 

 n. 52; Moore, Lep. India., vol. ii, p. 254 (1895); Eulepis athamas, Rothschild and 

 Jordan, Nov. Zool., vol. v, pi. x, figs. 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, inale ; 4, female; pi. 

 xi, figs. 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, Vi, male; 3, 4, 8, 9, female (1898) ; vol. vi, p. 245, n. 12 

 (1899). 



Mr. Jarnes J. Walker records that he once saw this butterfly in 

 Hongkong. Messrs Itothschild and Jordan under h. E. athamas athamas 

 record it from South China (Hongkong), but add " Authentic Chinese 

 specimens we have not examined." 1 have seen no specimen from 

 Hongkong. The larva in Ceylon feeds on Csesalplnia, Natural Order 

 Leguminosde ; in South India on (rrewi'a sp. Natural Order Tiliaceas, on 

 Gsesalpinia, Fainciana, Adenanthera, Acacia^ and Alhizzia, Natural Order 

 Leguminosde; and in the Western Himalayas on Acacia and Alhizzia. 



22. Charaxes polyxena polyxkna, Cramer. 

 Papilio polyxena, Cramer, Pap. Ex., vol. i, p. 85 pi. liv, figs. A, B, female (1775) ; 

 Baridr a polyxena, Moore, Lep. Ind., vol., ii, p. 247 (1896); Charaxes polyxena 

 polyxena, Rothschild and Jordan, Nov. Zool., vol. vii, p. 334 (1900) ; Nymphalis 

 polyxo, Godart, Enc. Meth., vol. ix, p. 399, n 169 (1819); Papilio hernardus, Fabri- 

 cius, Ent. Syst,, vol. iii, pt. i, p. 71, n. 223 (1793); Nymphalis {Charaxes) hernardus, 



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