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so that no imago emerged for identification. From its resem- 

 blance to the larva of P. alcinous Klug, I thought it would 

 probably turn out to be the larva of a species closely allied 

 to P. alcinous which was flying at Kanshirei at an altitude of 

 300 meters (1,000 feet). I captured several specimens of this 

 species which I believe is referable to P. febanus Fruhst. 20 



Description. — White lateral stripe on side of segment 7 not 

 quite meeting on the dorsum and ending in fleshy, white tubercles 

 on dorsum ; lateral, white, fleshy tubercles on segment 10 and two 

 on dorsum of segment 10 ; lateral white tubercles also on segment 

 6, from which segment the lateral white band on the side of 

 segment 7 commences, so that there is an oblique white band 

 on segments 6, 7, not quite meeting on the dorsum; all other 

 tubercles claret colored, red tipped; chocolate-colored diamond 

 pattern mediodorsal stripe on dorsum; three rows of tubercles: 

 subdorsal, subspiracular, and suprapedal. 



A comparison of the foregoing description with my figure 

 of the larva of Japanese P. alcinous (Plate II, fig. 12) shows a 

 striking resemblance. 



According to Seitz, the Japanese forms of P. alcinous are not 

 taken in Formosa, and I have never taken them myself at 

 Kanshirei, although of course they may possibly occur there. 

 The only form of P. alcinous which is at present known to occur 

 in Formosa is P. mansonensis Fruhst., so that if my larva 

 described above be not that of the Japanese P. alcinous it 

 may belong either to P. febanus Fruhst. or P. alcinous var. 

 mansonensis Fruhst. 



I may mention that Kanshirei is the Japanese pronunciation 

 of the Chinese ideographs with which Koannania is written 

 and that it was at Koannania that Matsumura took his type of 

 P. koannania (— febanus Fruhst.). 



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Genus NE0PE Butler 



Neope Butler, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (1867), III, 19, 166; Seitz, 

 Macrolep. of the World, Faun. Pal. (1908), 1, 89; Fruhst, Faun. 

 Indo-austral. (1911), 9, 324. 



Neope goschkevitschii Menetries. 



PI. II, fig. 7, larva; figs. 8-9, dorsal aspect of segments; fig. 10, head; 

 fig. 11, food plant. 

 Japanese name, kimadara-hikage. 



10 Seitz, Macrolep. of the World, Faun. Indo-austral. (1909), 9, 33. 



