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biacese; in the Western Himalayas on Spiraea, Natural Order Rosacese ; 

 in South India on Acacia, Natural Order Leguminosse and Quisqualis, 

 Natural Order Combretacese, 



78*. Rapala. varuna, Horsfield. 



Theela varuna, Horsfield, Cat. Lep. Mus. E. I. Co., p. 91, n. 24 (1829); Deudorim 

 orseis, Hewitson, 111. Diurn. Lep., p. 23, n. 20 (1863) ; Deudorix {Bapala) orseis. 

 Walker, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1895, p. 463, n. 70. 



The larva in South India feeds on Zizyphus, Natural Order Bham- 

 neae, Xylia, Natural Order Leguminosss and Quisqualis, Natural Order 

 CombretacesB, 



Family PAPILIONID^. 

 Subfamily Pierin^. 



79. Delias hierte, Hiibner. 



Delias hierte, Hiibner, Zutr. Ex. Schmefcfc., figs. 77, 78, male (1818); Mitis, Iris, 

 vol. vi, p. 107, n. 38 (1893) ; Walker, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1895, p. 464, n. 75. 



This species has never been bred, but the larva will almost cer- 

 tainly be found on Loranthus, Natural Order Loranthacese. 



80. Deltas aglaia, Linnaeus. 



Fapilio aglaia, Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. Ins., ed. x, vol. i, pt. 2, p. 465, n. 44 

 (1758) ; Delias aglaia, Butler, Ann. and Mag. of Nat. Hist., sixth series, vol. xx, p 

 162, n. 78 (1897) ; Papilio pasithoe, Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. Ins., ed. xii, vol. i, pt. 2, p, 

 755, n. 53 (1767) ; Pieris pasitho'e, Westwood, Donovan's Ins. China, new edition, 

 p. 59, pi. XXX, figs. 2, 2a, male (1842); Delias pasitho'e, Walker, Trans. Ent. Soc 

 Lond., 1895, p. 463, n. 74 ; Papilio dione, Drury, 111. Ex. Ins., vol. ii, pi. viii, figa 

 3, 4, male (1773); Papilio porsenna, Cramer, Pap. Ex., vol. i, p. 68, pi. xliii, figs 

 D, E, male (1775). 



Larva probably feeds on Loranthus, 



81. Catopsilia crocale, Cramer. 



Papilio crocale, Cramer, Pap. Ex., vol. i, p. 87, pi. Iv, figs. C, D, female (1775) ; 

 Catopsilia crocale, Leech. Butt, from China, Japan, and Corea, p. 424 (1893) ; 

 Walker, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1895, p. 464, n. 79 ; Papilio catilla, Cramer, Pap. 

 Ex., vol. iii, p. 63, pi. ccxxix, figs. D, E, female (1779) ; Catopsilia catilla, Walker, 

 Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1895, p. 464, n. 78.* 



The larva in India feeds on various species of Garni, Natural Order 



Leguminosse. 



* Mr. James J. Walker keeps these two species distinct, and has reversed the 

 references to them ; moreover one of his dates is incorrect. 

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