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Chrysalis. — Slender. Wiug-cases somewliat dilated and angular ; anterior 

 dorsum and thorax angular ; head with two small points. 



Egg. — " Radiate, small, hard, nearly as high as wide, with radiating lines of 

 erectile bristles " (Doherty). 



Group I. CHARAXINA. 



Apaturides (part), Boisduval, Ind. Mt-th. ii. p. 24 (1840). Kirby, Eur. Butt. p. 44 (1862). 



NymphalidcB (part), Duponchel, Catal. Meth. Lep. Eur. p. 8 (1844). 



Nymphalina (part), Herrich-Schiiffer, Prod. Syst. Lep. p. 17 (1864). Distant, Rhop. Malayana, p. 83, 



(1882). 

 Apaturcc (part), Butler, Catal. Fabr. Lep. Brit. Mus. p. 49 (1869). 

 Apaturidoi (part), Lang, Rhop. Eur. p. 153 (1884). 

 Charaxida, Doherty, Journ. Asiatic See. Bengal, 1880, p. 109. 



Characters of the GtROUp Charaxina. 



Imago. — Very robust. Thorax very stout. Forewings triangular, short, broad ; 

 apex produced to an obtuse or somewhat acuminate point ; first and second 

 subcostal branches emitted before end of the cell, except in Helcyra, in which the 

 second branch is emitted beyond the cell ; the cell closed in all except Helcyra. 

 Eindwings short, exterior margin scalloped, with a long narrow, or short, pointed 

 tail at end of the upper and lower median veinlets ; cell imperfectly closed by a very 

 fine slender thread, except in Eulepis and Helcyra, in which it is entirely open. 

 Forelegs of male short, slender, clothed with appressed short hairy scales ; 

 foi'e tarsus almost smooth, femur and tibia finely hairy beneath. Fore tarsus of 

 female smooth, thickened beneath apically, each joint with two short spines beneath. 

 AnteuuEB thick, with a lengthened club, except in Helcyra, in which it is slender 

 and with a short spatular club. Eyes naked. 



Caterpillar. — Slug-shaped, with four lengthened fleshy processes on the head, 

 and two short processes on the anal segment. 



Chrysalis. — Short, thick, almost oval, smooth, dorsum much arched; head 

 more or less obtusely pointed. 



Egg. — " Large, globular, hard ; not so high as broad ; with obscure ribs aud 

 cross lines at the base only, forming tetragons, with minute projecting points at 

 their intersections " (Doherty). 



Habits of the Imago. — Mr. E. H. Aitken remarks, " Last December Mr. J. 

 Davidson and I spent part of two days at Matheran in trying to capture two 

 specimens, or rather, I should say, one specimen, of G. Imna, for when we got 

 them we found that only half of each remained. I have siuce found that it is 

 by no means uncommon on the Ghats from December to March, at least; but 

 it does not put itself in the way of being converted into cabinet specimens. 



