238 L. de Niceville — Butterflies of the Kanara District. [No. 2, 



line in one basal angle (the base of the triangle being the hinder 

 margin of the segment) on each segment 3 to 10, each triangle being 

 bounded narrowly with deep rose colour exteriorly (towards the 

 spiracles) ; there is a marginal (underneath the spiracles on the margin 

 of the larva) yellow band, interrupted at the margins of the segments 

 by a deep rose-coloured mark, along segments 4 to 10. The dorsal line 

 extends from segment 3 to the anal end. There is a small round 

 depression on the dorsum of segments 3, 4 and 5, also one on the front 

 margin of segment 2, and a lateral longitudinal depression parallel to 

 the margins of the segments on segments 3 to 6. There is a fringe of 

 porrect hairs round the margin of segment 2. Length 11 mm., breadth 

 5 mm. 



Pupa. The pupa is nearly exactly like that of: Lyc&uesthes emolus, 

 Godart, except that it is slightly more robust, i.e., stouter and more 

 compact. The diamond-shaped dorsal mark at the hinder margin of 

 the thorax is also present, it is this marking indeed that makes the pupa 

 so similar to that of L, emolns. The pupa is blunt in front, the vertex 

 of the head is flat, aud in a plane at right-angles to the longitudinal 

 axis of the pupa ; the head is not visible from above ; segment 2 is 

 more or less semicircular in outline as to the front margin, though 

 somewhat squarish to fit the flat head-surface ; no dorsal constrictions, 

 except that segment 4 is slightly lower than the apex of the thorax ; 

 no lateral constriction; the thoracic dorsal slope is gradual and in the same 

 line with that of segment 2, which is at an angle of less than 45° with 

 the longitudinal axis of the pupa ; the apex of the thorax, which is just 

 near its hinder margin, is the highest point of the pupa, and the broadest 

 part is at segment 7, though the breadth varies little from the shoulders 

 to that segment; the anal end of the pupa is somewhat broadly rounded. 

 The spiracles of segment 2 are indicated by narrow white slits ; the 

 other spiracles are raised, oval and white. The surface of the body is 

 covered with very minute, white tubercles which are not very densely dis- 

 posed. The colour is green with a dorsal thoracic yellow line, the 

 thoracic dorsal diamond being yellow margined with brown ; there is a 

 lateral interrupted yellowish line ; the vent rum and underside are 

 whitish ; the margins of segments 1/2 and 2/3 and the wings show whitish- 

 yellow ; and the whole pupa is more or less spotted-looking, Length 

 10 mm., breadth at centre 4'5 mm., height at thoracic apex 4 mm. 



Habits. The egg is laid on a flower or in an axil of a flower stalk, 

 and the caterpillar at first bores into a flower bud, but afterwards lives 

 outside curled round the flowers generally on which it feeds, being very 

 diflicult to see owing to its patchy coloration. It pupates amongst the 

 flowers, or on a flower stem, or on a leaf, &c, fixing itself by a body- 

 band and by the tail. 



