6 THE LEPIDOPTERA OF CEYLON. 



costal branch emitted before end of the cell, second at end of the cell, third and 

 fourth at equal distance from its end ; cell long ; upper discocellular bent inward and 

 angled at its upper and lower end, lower outwardly oblique ; radials from angles of 

 upper discocellular ; median branches widely separated, submedian slightly recurved : 

 hindwing broadly oval, exterior margin rounded, slightly sinuous, costal vein short, 

 curved upward, and emitting a short basal spur, first subcostal emitted before end of 

 the cell and curving upward before the apex, second shghtly bent at end of the cell ; 

 discocellulars very oblique, upper shortest and slightly concave, radial from their 

 middle; second median branch near end of the cell, lower bent near its base, 

 submedian nearly straight, internal recurved. Male with an open scent-pouch 

 between lower median and submedian veins. Body long, palpi pilose, middle and 

 hind legs slender. 



Larva with three pair of fleshy filaments. 



Type, S. Genutia, Gram. 



SALATURA GENUTIA (Plate 4, Fig. 2, 2a). 



Papilio Genutia, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iii. pi. 206, f. C, D (1780). 

 Danais Genutia, Distaut, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1877, p. 93. 

 Papilio Plexippus (part), Fabricius, Spec. Ins. p. 55. 

 Danais Plexippus (part), Godart, Enc. Meth. ix. p. 186. 



Male and female. TJpperside dark fuliginous-brown : forewing with a fulvous-red 

 broad discoidal streak and discal spaces between the median and submedian veins to 

 the base of hind margin, a series of small white costal spots beyond the cell, a 

 subapical transverse series of large spots, a short submarginal row, and a marginal 

 row of small spots : hindwing with fulvous-red between all the veins from base to the 

 submargin, a submarginal and marginal row of small white spots. Male with a small 

 scent-pouch situated near the lower median vein between it and the submedian vein. 

 Head, thorax, and palpi white spotted, thorax above and femora beneath streaked 

 with white ; abdomen red with lateral white spots. Underside marked as above ; 

 forewing with a dusky ferruginous patch beyond the subapical white spots ; hindwing 

 with paler fulvous markings and white borders to all the veins. 



Expanse S^ inches. 



Larva cylindrical, black, with a pair of black fleshy filaments on third, sixth, 

 and twelfth segments, the first pair longest ; each segment with one interrupted white 

 streak along its anterior edge succeeded by three white transverse spots, followed by 

 two transversely elongated yellow spots, the posterior edge of the segment having 

 two parallel interrupted white streaks ; lateral band yellow crossed at the middle of 

 each segment by a black line ; abdominal line black ; head and feet black ringed 

 with white. 



