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midcllej two dentate, brown, transverse streaks, from costal to inner- 
marginal edge, enclose a pale clay-brown, ratlier broad band, usually 
irregularly-varied with dark- or ferruginous-brown, and containing 
more or less distinct traces of a row of five ocelli, consisting of blackish 
dots in brown rings, situate between second subcostal and first median 
nervules ; hind-margin bordered with a lunulate line, slightly darker 
than the ground-colour. 
$ Differs bnt slightly from $ ] not so Mack in ground-colour. Forz- 
luing : red striae in cell paler, duller, but larger and more distinct ; 
two ocelli larger, more conspicuous. Hind-wing : hlue spot not so 
hrillictnt, often much smcdler ; ocellate spots large, very conspicuous. 
Under side. — Fore-icing : blue and red transverse streaks crossing 
discoidal cell prolonged almost to snbmedian nervure ; apical markings 
more distinct. Hind-wing: nsually more strongly marked ; ocelli in 
band more conspicuous. 
The under-side colouring is subject to much variation, being some- 
times pale-creamy or tinged with grey, with the markings very dis- 
tinct, while other individuals have a faint dull-reddish hue with the 
markings rather obscure. Specimens, usually females, occur in which 
a smooth uniform greyish-argillaceous tint prevails, leaving only very 
faint indications of the characteristic markings. 
Larva. — Dark purplish-grey, with strong, short, steely-blue spines. 
Head larger than second segment, hairy, deeply notched at vertex, 
bearing two short horns or processes ; a small yellow triangular spot 
in middle of forehead. Second segment constricted, slightly tufted 
anteriorly, its lower half bright-yellow, with a yellow spine on each 
side just above the leg. Third and fourth segments with similar 
yellow-spines, as well as four steely-blue ones. Fifth to tenth segments 
each with seven spines, eleventh with eight, four on anal segment. A 
white interrupted streak above spiracles, from fifth to twelfth segment ; 
behind each spine in the row just above it a round white dot ; a narrow 
lateral white stripe immediately above the legs. Dorsal stripe (of two 
narrow sinuate lines) darker than ground-colour, but thickly irrorated 
with minute lighter dots ; ring about base of each spine similarly 
marked. Under side paler. A thick larva in proportion to its length. 
Pupa. — Umber-brown, darker on the back. Several of the small 
pointed tubercular spots on the thorax and abdomen shining-golden in 
some lights. 
Duration of pupal state (January 1870), sixteen days. 
The above characters of larva and pupa are drawn up from a description 
and drawing of Natalian examples made Captain H. C. Harford. I have 
also careful pencil-drawings of similar specimens by Mr. W. D. Gooch, in 
which the head of the larva is represented as smaller than shown by Captain 
Harford. J. Clelia is readily recognised from /. Cehrene by its want of the 
warm yellow-ochreous patches on the upper side. It is more nearly related to 
Bodpis, Trim., but is at once distinguished by presenting in the hind-wings 
only a rounded large blue spot (like that of Cehrene) instead of a wide area of 
