HESPERIID^E. 
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Fig. 18, PI. XIV is from a $ taken in August, and it seems to be most numerous in 
spring and autumn. Fig. 6, PL Vila is the upperside of a $, the sexes being much alike in 
colouring. Ampittia maro and Padraona dara are easily distinguished by the patterns of the 
wings from Taractrocera atropiinctata , but the latter can at once be separated by the clubs 
of the antennae, which are more or less thin and spatulate, scarcely if at all hooked; whereas the 
two former species have the clubs elongate and of round section, gently curved at the tips into a 
crook. 
Parnara guttatus, Bremer and Grey 
A very common species here, and one which does not seem to vary much in the size and 
distinctness of the spots in both wings; but the uppermost of the three sub-apical spots and the 
lower of the two spots at the outer end of the disc, cell are sometimes wanting. The insect varies 
in dimensions, but the spots on the underside of the hindwings in both sexes are large and silvery- 
white, close together and fairly regular, and these spots and the rather angular outline of the wings 
distinguish it at once from other Hesperids here which resemble this species in colour and 
markings. Three, often four, of the spots in the hindwing show distinctly on the upperside, of a 
pale ochreous white. P. guttatus is on the wing in more or less numbers the greater part of the 
year, though chiefly numerous in the autumn, and frequents foliage, long grass and flowers; it is 
very fond of Lantana and the clustered whitish flowers of Eugenia fambolana , which also attract 
many other insects. This Skipper has a very swift flight, but constantly rests with half-open wings 
on flowers and leaves. Commander Walker found it common in the Chusan islands. It was 
exceedingly common during October at a height of 4,000 ft. on Lo-fou-shan. One individual lit on 
my hand and remained for at least a minute, bending the tip of its abdomen as if about to lay an egg, 
but it deposited drops of clear liquid which it eagerly sipped with its proboscis. It exuded several 
drops in different spots, and immediately sucked them dry. This and other Hesperids may 
occasionally be observed depositing liquid on leaves and drinking it up. 
Fig. 26, PI. XIV is from a £ taken in April, but the sexes are alike. 
Egg, sub-conical, smooth, pale greenish just laid: afterwards brownish or ochreous. 
Laid singly on leaves of apparently any low vegetation, often on grass-blades, but my larvae would 
only eat scrub bamboo. 
Larva, just hatched, whitish with a black head. Nearly fullgrown, fusiform, pale 
yellowish-green, finely irrorated with dark green or dusky; the whole body on the upperside 
slightly sprinkled with very minute stubble; a dark green or dusky median dorsal band; a light 
yellow-green, rather indistinct lateral stripe each side, bordered irregularly on both edges with dark 
greenish. A whitish, indistinct line along the spiracles each side, due to the trachese showing 
through the skin. Last segment pale yellow-brown, with a few short whitish hairs. Underside and 
legs pale greenish. Head oblong, rounded at top, pale ochreous, bordered slightly down the sides 
with brown which broadens into a darker brown spot at the ocelli. A broad dark brown stripe down 
