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their middle; cell short, broad; two iipper median branches from end of the cell, 

 lower at one-third before its end; submedian vein straight, internal recurved. Body 

 small, abdomen sliort; palpi porrect, long, second joint compressed, clothed with 

 compact hairy-scales, projecting half its length beyond the head, third joint slender, 

 naked, more than half length of second; legs slender; antennae with a blunt 

 spatular club. 



TiJlje, C. Rosimon. 



CA3TALIUS ROSIMON (Plate 36, Fig. 2). 



Papilio Rosimon, P'abricius, Syst. Ent. p. 523 (1773). 

 Castalius Bosimon, Butler, Catal. Fabrician Lep. B. M. p. 162. 

 Lyccena Rosimon, Horsfield, Catal. Lep. Mus. E. I. C. p. 71. 

 Papilio Maimon, Fabricius, Syst. Ent. p. 534 (1775). 

 Papilio Clyton, Cramer, Pap. Exot. i. pi. 67, fig. F, G (1779), $. 

 Papilio Coridon, Cramer, id. iv. pi. 340, fig. C— E (1782), 5. 

 Castalius Naxus, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 70 (1816). 



Male and female. Upperside white, basal area scattered over with silvery blue 

 or greenish scales : forewing in male with a blackish-brown costal and outer marginal 

 band, a large discocellular spot, and an outer discal irregular series of five spots, and 

 a less distinct lower basal oblique spot : hindwing with a blackish-brown costal and 

 broad outer marginal band, the latter traversed by a row of slender white more or 

 less complete conical rings ; tail black tipped with, white. Cilia alternated with 

 white. Female with broader black marginal bands and spots. Underside white : 

 forewing witk a black straight basal band, an oblique lower subbasal streak, a short 

 discocellular streak, an outer discal series of five spots, and a marginal double row 

 of small spots : hindwing with two basal transverse black streaks, a subbasal 

 dispersed series of nine spots, a discal row and two marginal rows of smaller spots, 

 the three anal spots on the outer row speckled with metallic-green scales. Body 

 above black; thorax bluish, side and front of head white ; palpi above and bands on 

 tarsi black. 



Expanse 1 to 1\ inch. 



" Colombo. Plains and borders of cultivated ground ; at all times. Slow 

 flight; settles among grass and on the ground; easily captured" {Hutchison). 

 " Galle and Kandy. Yery common " ( Wade). 



CASTALIUS ETHION (Plate 36, Fig. 5, 5a). 



Lycaina Ethion, Doubleday and Hewitsou Gen. Diurn. Lep. p. 490, pi. 76, fig. 3 (1852); Hewitson, 

 Exot. Butt. V. Lye. pi. 1, f. 5 (1876). 



Male. Upperside dark violet-black : forewing with a broad bluish-white medial 



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