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



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

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

 pi. Ixxxiv, figs. B, F (1775 J; Hamadryas decora calliroe Hiibner, Sarmnl. Ex. Schmett. 

 (1806-16); Pyrameis callirhoe [^sic'], Moore, Horsfield and Moore, Cat. Lep. Mus. 

 E. I. C, vol. i, p. 138, n. 879 (1857); Vanessa vulcania, Godart, Enc. 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 the Natural Order Urticacese. 



42. Vanessa cardui, Linnaeus. 



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

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

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



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

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

 Jutogh in the Western Himalayas on the common artichoke and on 

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

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

 Natural Order Corrvpositse ; in South ludia on Zornia, Natural Order 

 Leguminosse, and on Blumea^ Natural Order Co7nposit8S ; and at Lucknow 

 on G^iaphalium^ Natural Order Composite. 



43. Symbrenteia lucina, Cramer. 



Papilio luci7ia, Cramer, Pap. Ex., vol. iv, p. 82, pi. cccxxx, figs. E, F, female 

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

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

 hrenthia khasiana, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1874, p. 569 ; Symhrenthia daruJca, 

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

 hyppoclus [_sic'], Walker [nee Cramer'], Trans. Ent. 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 

 Urticaces8, 



44. Hypolimnas bolina, Linnaeus. 



Papilio holina, Liungeus, Syst. Nat. Ins., ed. x, vol. i, pt. 2, p. 479, n. 124 (1758) ; 

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

 holina, 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, feeding 

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

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

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

 Portulaceds, Fleurya aod Elatostema, both Natural Order Urticacese ; iu 

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