922 
CATOCHRYSOPS. By Dr. A. Seitz. 
diclda. 
platissa. 
caledonica. 
cnejus. 
hapal ina. 
ella. 
contracta. 
theseus. 
Samoa. 
vitiensis. 
■pandava. 
nicola. 
it apparently does no more reach to the higher, palearctic part of Cashmir. — didda Roll, is described 
to resemble the European coridon (Vol. I, t. 81 c) with a bright reflection, but with small tails and a subanal 
eyespot, for which reason it belongs hereto. According to Kollar. the white lines beneath show in the distal 
part of the wing through the blue ground-colour; mentioned from Masuri. — platissa H.-Schaff. (= lithargyria 
Nic. nec Mr.) is the Australian form. The $ is said to resemble extraordinarily that of strabo, but the latter, 
according to Waterhouse, does not occur on the Australian Continent. The $ of ‘platissa is said to be very 
much like Nacaduba ancyra. —- caledonica Fldr. Costal spots of hindwings beneath slightly brownish, eyespots 
much smaller. New Caledonia. — We may commonly say that, wherever there occurs a decided dry period 
of a longer duration, the strabo flying then exhibit a smaller and scantier shape, particularly on the Dekkan; 
but we do not think it to be necessary to denominate all these forms. — Larva shaped like a wood-louse with 
a light yellow head margined with brownish. Brownish-pink, on each segment whitish oblique stripes; across 
the dorsum a brown line. On Leguminosae, e. g. on Doh’chos catjang, accompanied by ants the bait for which 
is exuded by an erectile organ on the 12th segment. Occasionally very common. 
C. cnejus F. (= pandia R 'oil., patala Koll.) (153 k Vol. I, t. 77 i <$). The palearctic form ( patala ) 
does not differ constantly from Indian specimens since owing to the enormous variability of the species the 
Cashmir specimens do not exhibit any marks that are not also found now and then in Indians. We therefore 
refer to what has been said in Vol. I. p. 292; as to the differences from strabo see there. — hapalina Btlr. occurring 
at different places of Continental India, is a stunted form of the dry season. — ella Btlr. (153 1) is likewise a 
stunted form from the dry districts of Kurachi and near Campbellpore where it is common in January; from 
hapalina chiefly different by the whitish-grey, very scantily marked under surface. -— contracta Btlr. from 
Haiderabad, extending to the north as far as Kandahar, but also captured in Madras, has in the <$ a brown 
costal-marginal band on the hindwing; above the small tail 2 minute black marginal spots, the proximal 
one of which is parted. Beneath both wings are quite pale whitish-brown, the markings light brown, with light 
edges. $ above hued with brown, fringes white; distinguished from typical cnejus by the upper surface not 
being suffused with purple, but bright blue, as well as by its smaller size. — theseus Sivh. beneath marked 
like hapalina, but with broader transverse stripes, the spots flown together to a distinct band; all the markings 
bordered with white. From Bombay, one taken in October. As the description of the marking also fits many 
specimens undoubtedly belonging to cnejus from other districts, it is apparently only an insignificant aberration. 
- Otherwise cnejus differs on the whole but little geographically, according to its great, power of wing, and 
we find it scarcely different in the South Sea, in the Samoa Islands (as Samoa H.-Schdff.) and in the Fidji Islands 
(as vitiensis Btlr.), unless these forms on being examined anatomically prove to be a form of strabo being distri¬ 
buted as far as New Caledonia. —- Larva pale green, or brownish-yellow with darker brownish longitudinal 
lines across the dorsum and at the sides of it; the whole upper surface covered with small white tubercles and 
laterally with some scanty hairs. Head and stigmata black. The ant-organ at the anal part small. On beans 
(Phaseolus trilobus and Dolichos catjang) guarded by ants of various genera. Pupa quite pale green, the abdo¬ 
minal rings somewhat dingy; capsule of the head almost quadrangular, thorax feebly gibbous, feebly indented 
before the first ventral ring. Dorsal line and stigmata blackish. The imagines are in most of the districts single, 
in many places even rare, and I saw them nowheres in approximately such great numbers, as e. g. strabo near 
Hongkong. They are able to fly at a rapid speed, but the often return to the look-out they have once 
chosen. They preferably settle on dry twigs projecting from low bushes. 
C. pandava Horsj. (153 k). Throughout smaller than the two preceding, with a duller under surface 
less distinctly marked. Whilst in cnejus and strabo the marginal dots being particularly distinct in the $ on 
the hindwing above in the anal region are entirely or almost alike, they are unequal in pandava, that which 
corresponds to the metallic-hued subanal eyespot beneath being considerably larger than all the others. Here 
we also distinguish a larger rainy season form and a smaller dry season form distinguished by a feebly duller 
ground-colour and less distinct spots on the hindwing above. In the $ of the dry season form the basal blue 
touches a great part of the costal margin of the forewing, which is not the case in the rainy season form; beneath 
the ground-colour is darker. —- nicola Swh. is described according to a $ exhibiting on the hindwing 5 large, 
black spots in a yellow halo and being according to Butler an intermediary between specimens of the rainy 
season and those of the dry season. -— The adult larva is either of a bright green or violettish red; the very 
small head is black; body flat, all over covered with small whitish tubercles on which there are very fine 
minute hairs only discernible with the lens. The marking varies to such an extent ,,that it is difficult to discover 
two equal specimens“ (Niceville). On Cycas revoluta, guarded by ants of various species (Prenolepis longicornis, 
Monomorium speculare etc.). Pupa smooth, more or less dark brown; dorsal and subdorsal lines darker, stigmata 
light. It does harm to gardens destroying the Cycas by nipping them in the bud. As Niceville, in spite of 
his great endeavours was not able to discover the pupae in the open air, he presumes that they are secured 
by ants. — The imagines of this species are good flyers; but they mostly show themselves only singly 
