HESPERIIDiE. 
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Pupa, smooth, produced into a beak at the head ; yellowish-white, the proboscis 
protected by a sheath separate from the body shell. Attached by the tip of the abdomen with 
a band round the middle, in a fold of a leaf caught up with a stitch of silk at each end of the pupa, 
which is not entirely concealed. 
Halpe moorei, Watson 
Not a common species at Hongkong, and I have not taken it at Macao, but found 
it fairly numerous in the woods at How-lik during July ; it is, however, to be found throughout 
the wet season. It has a swift flight and the usual Hesperid habits, and is fond of some flowers, 
especially those of Lantana. 
Fig. 7, PI. XIV is from a $ taken in July, but the sexes scarcely differ. 
Astictopterus henrici, Holland 
This little Hesperid is common in some parts of Hongkong island, amongst long grass 
and herbage by the side of streams and in marshy places shaded by trees, but it does not seem to 
occur near Macao. I found it common amongst the grass under the trees by the stream-side at 
How-lik, on the lower levels, during July and August, but it may be found all through the wet 
season. It flies rather weakly and seldom far from the ground, often resting on grass-stalks, and 
is on the wing all day in shady places. This small Skipper seems closely allied to Kerana diocles. 
Fig. io, PI. XIV is from a $ taken in August. The sexes differ but very slightly. 
Kerana diocles, Moore 
This large and sombre-coloured species is fairly common though local in the district 
round Macao, where it frequents the banks of shady streams and marshy spots on the hill slopes, 
and the small rills overgrown with rank vegetation descending from the hills, where the foodplant 
of the larva grows abundantly. It has rather a slow flight for a Hesperid, and usually flies not far 
from the ground, often resting on leaves and haunting the same spot for some time. It is on the 
wing all through the day, especially in shady localities, and does not seem much attracted by 
flowers, though it feeds at the purple convolvulus sometimes, and is partial to the moisture of bird- 
excrements. Kerana diocles is also common at many places up the West River, at least as far as 
Wuchow. It may be found throughout the wet season, but is most numerous in spring and autumn. 
Fig. 15, PI. XIV is from a ? taken in October. The sexes are practically alike but the $ 
is usually larger and rather lighter in colour than the £, which is of a sooty-black. 
The eggs of this Skipper are laid singly on either side of leaves of Alpinia nutans , and 
are much parasitised by Chalcids. 
The larva and pupa scarcely differ, except in being somewhat larger, from those of 
Notocrypta feisthamelii) and the habits of the larva are the same. The pupa, however, has not 
