In this paper the author describes a remarkable new species of the genus Graphium, of which the specimens were captured at Mt. Apo in southern Mindanao, the Philippines, during my exploration from December in 1976 to January in 1977.

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1. Territory is defined as "any defended area" (Noble, 1939). When keeping the territories makes any regulating effect on the social life of animals, the author prefers to use a term "territoriality" or "territorialism" on that system (Ito, 1966). 2. Home range would be defined as "normal activity range of individuals or groups in one daily or houry period". 3. This paper shows the analytical methods of the activities in a home range below-described. 1) Observation-area curve (Odum & Kuenzler, 1955). 2) Activity radius (Dice & Clark, 1952). 3) Displacement range (This paper). 4. On April 8, 1973, the home range of Polygonia c-aureum called "S" (22. 2m^2) and that of Inachis io geisha called "T" (11.7m^2) were overlapped. This would be the case that the interspecific territory of "T" was established in the intraspecific territory of "S". Interspecific territory of Inachis io geisha called "U" (63. 7m^2) was established in the home range (130.4m^2) on April 9, 1973. 5. On August 31, 1973 the territory of Kaniska canace no-jaonicum called "L" was established arround the feeding site. The range of the territory was restricted within the radius about 30 cm while the size of home range was 31.9m^2. 6. Scott (1974a) stated that territory is absent in butterflies. But, in some species of butterflies, there exists an area, where other individuals can not intrude owing to the dominant's territorial behaviours. Accordingly, it should be called a"territory". 7. Dominant holds one or several resting points in the home range, and makes patrolling flights and chasing flights from these points. This would be a basic behaviour in a home range in butterflies. And the activities would be classified into two types : "type of resting" and "type of circular flight". 8. There would be two kinds of territories in butterflies, which are related to mating or feeding. These are the two of three main factors on animal's territories stated by Ito (1966).

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The Green-veined white butterfly in the Himalayas has long been considered as the geographical race of Pieris napi or P. melete by most lepidopterists. By careful examination of a male specimen captured at Takushindou, east of Katmandu, Nepal, it becomes clear that distinct species belonging to the me'ete species group (sensu Warren) inhabit throughout the range. The specimen is treated tentatively Pieris montana Verity in this report.

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Diapause in the swallowtail butterfly, Papilio bianor dehaanii C. et R. Felder, occurs in the pupal stage. This diapause is though tto be induced by a short photoperiod during the larval stage like in Papilio xuthus L. (Hidaka and Hirai, 1970). The present paper deals with the photoperiodic reaction in the Hokkaido population of P. bianor dehaanii which inhabits near the northern limit of thirs species.

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The larva and pupa of Rhagastis trilineata Matsumura in Japan are described. These are evidently allied to R. albomarginatus Rothschild from north India and China. The larva, the food-plant of whichis Hydrangea macrophylla (Saxifragaceae), is green with conical protruded eye-mark on the 1st abdominal segment. The eye-mark is rounded and yellow encircled with a double line, black outside and sky blue inside, and possesses an elliptical black pupil bordered with a sky blue fine line centre. The horn is purplish brown. The pupa possesses a triangular cremaster ending in two arms each of which is provided with a straight and a curved spines and possessing a pair of dorso-lateral spines near the base. The key is proposed for the distinction of Japanese Rhagastis pupae. Proximal area of maxilla slightly protruded ventrad and cephalad ; extreme of antenna just beyond tip of mesothoracic leg; spiracular furrow on 5th-6th abdominal segments ; cremaster triangular, ending in two arms each of which is provided with a stright and a curved spines, and possessing a pair of dorso-lateral spines near the base trilineata Matsumura Proximal area of maxilla not so protruded ventrad and cephalad as the precedings ; extreme of antenna reaching tip of mesothoracic leg; spiracular furrow on 5th-7th abdominal segments ; cremaster wedge-like, ending in two arms each of which is provided with two curved spines, and never possessing dorsolateral spines. mongoliana Butler.

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