16 L. de Niceville — Butterflies of Honglwiig in Southern China. [No. 1, 



Pap. Ex., vol. i, p. 55, pi. xxxv, figs. A, ^, female; C, male (1775) ; Cynthia cenone, 

 Westwood, Donovan's Ins. China, nev7 edition, p. 66, pi. xxxvi, fig'. 1, m^ale (1842) ; 

 Junonia cenone, Walker, Trans. Enfc. Soc. Lond., 1895, p. 454, n. 33 ; Precis oenoiie 

 [ai'c], Batler, Ann. and Mag. of Nat. Hist., seventh series, vol. viii, p. 203, n. 22 (1901). 



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

 tharese, also on tw^o plants of which the vernacular names are " Kolay 

 Mooloo " and " Byle Ohoolee." 



38. Precis lemonias, Linnaeus. 



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

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

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

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



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

 Barleria, all Natural Order Acanthacese. 



39. Precis almana, Linn^us. 



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

 Cramer, Pap. Ex., vol. i, p. 90, pi. Iviii, 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, Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., 

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

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



Tiie larva in Java has been found feeding on Jiisticia, Natural Order 

 Acanthaceae ; \\\ ^oxiihlndiidt, on Hygrophila, Natural Order Acanthace^e ; 

 in Calcutta on Gloxinia or Oshechia^ the latter Natural Order Melas- 

 tomacess. 



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. Metli., vol. ix, p. 308, n. 27 (1819) ; Kanisha charonia, 

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

 pi. xliii (1775). 



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

 Hongkong, but 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 Liliacem. 



41. Vanessa indica, Herbst. 

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



