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



Acacia Intsia, var. csesia, W. and A. (Leguminosse) . 

 Acacia pennata, Willd. (Leguminosse). 



138. Rapala schistacea, Moore. 



Acacia Intsia, var. csesia, W. and A. (Leguminosse). 

 Acacia pennata, Willd. (Leguminosse). 

 Quisqualis indica, Linn. (Combretacese). 



139. Rapala lankana, Moore. 

 Wagatea spicata, Dalz. (Leguminosse). 



Acacia Intsia, Tar. cassia, W. and A. (Leguminosse). 



Acacia pennata, Willd. (Leguminosse). 



Larva. The larva is similar in shape to the larva? of other species 

 of Rapala. Head sliiny, smooth, very light yellow, with the jaws and 

 the basal joint of the antennas white. The " teeth " or processes on the 

 segments are round-topped, with a slight constriction before the end of 

 each tooth, giving the teeth the appearance of being ball-topped; the 

 anal teeth and subdorsal teetli of segment 2 are smaller than the rest, 

 being little more than knobs. There is a subdorsal tooth to each 

 segment except segment 13, a subspiracular tooth to each segment 

 except segments 13 and 14; the subdorsal teeth of segments 11 and 12 

 are much further apart than on any other segment ; the teeth of segment 

 2 are on the front margin, those of segment 14 on the hinder margin, all 

 the rest in the middle of their respective segments. The surface of the 

 body is smooth, oily-looking, each tooth having about eight golden- 

 coloured hairs proceeding from the extremity, which are about the same 

 length as the tooth itself. The spiracles are oval and black ; the gland 

 on segment 11, and the cylindrical protrusible organs of segment 12, are 

 present. The colour of the larva is a light oily yellow-greenish, witli a 

 diagonal w T hite band along the base of each subdorsal tooth, and below 

 it, from the front margin near the subdorsal line down and back to the 

 hinder margin to just behind the spiracle; the area on each segment in 

 front of this line is suffused with brown; a light brown patch with a 

 white cross on it dorsally on segment 2, and a small subdorsal green 

 rising on the hinder margin of that segment; the dorsal parts of segments 

 11 and 12 are pink-greenish ; there is a dorsal bluish line. The colour 

 of the larva may be dark green with the diagonal lines yellow, and the 

 areas in front of these lines deep rich brown-red when it is feeding on 

 the red flowers of Wagatia spicata, Dalz. Length 19 mm. if moving, 

 breadth 5 mm. omitting the teeth, 7 mm. if the teeth be included. 



Pupa. The pupa agrees in shape with those of the other species of 

 Rapala found in North Kanara, the length from segment 4/5 to the front 



