MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 



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No. XLI.— SOME BUTTERFLIES TAKEN IN BENARES, 

 AND ADJOINING DISTRICTS. 



The following list is compiled from fairly continuous collecting in spare 

 time over a period of eighteen months (1916-17) spent chiefly in Jaunpur. 

 About five months of the time I was posted at Benares and also spent a week 

 at Xmas in Mirzapur. 



Benares from a butterfly collecting point of view presents few features of 

 interest, the district being almost entirely under cultivation and my collect- 

 ing was practically confined to the " Company Bagh." 



Jaunpur, an adjoining district on the N. W. side, is equally uninteresting 

 and my hunting ground consisted of my own and neighbouring compounds. 



The part of Mirzapur (which lies to the S.-W. of Benares), where I was 

 camping, is entirely different and consists mostly of scrub jungle and stony 

 waste land with scattered villages. 



The list is no doubt incomplete, but probably includes most of the com- 

 moner species. 



NympJmlidce, 

 Danais limniace, Cr. 



,, plexippus, L. 

 „ chrysippus, L. 

 Euploea core. Cr. 



Ypthima hubneri, Kir. 



Mycalesis perseus, Fal. 

 Melanitis ismene, Cr. 



Euthalia nais, Forster. 



Neptis euryuome, W. 



Junonia lemonias, L. 

 „ hierta. Fab. 



,, orithyia, L. 

 „ atlites, Joh. 



„ almana, L. 

 Vanessa cardui, L. 



Hypolimnas bolina, L. 



Common particularly in July and August at 

 Duranta flowers. 



Fairly common during the rains. 



Common at all times. 



Comm<^n at all times especially during the rains 

 at Duranta flowers. 



Saw one or two Ypthima, probably this species, 

 in grassy scrub jungle in Mirzapur district at 

 Xmas. Took a d.s.f. specimen in Jaunpur on 

 2'2nd Jane and saw a w.s f. on 4th July. 



Common from August to November. 



Very commonly seen in the rains at dusk under 

 big trees. Found one attracted in the day- 

 time to Duranta flowers. They were particu- 

 larly attracted by the ripe fallen fruit of the 

 Phalsa {Grevia asiatica) and while feasting 

 were at the same time in deep shade. 



Saw one or two at Xmas in Mirzapur sunning 

 themselves on the paths in scrub jungle, ^'aw 

 a newly emerged specimen at Jaunpur on 22nd 

 June feeding on the Phalsa fruit and took a 

 damaged one at sunflower on Sth July. An 

 alert species. 



A few noticed in Benares in November. Also 

 seen on 5th July. 



Common . 



Not common. Chiefly seen in November, when 

 it was much attracted by the little mauve 

 flowers of Jiistice diffusa, a common weed. 



Common. 



A single specimen seen on 19th February 1917 

 in the garden in Jaunpur. 



Common : particularly the w.B.f . in September. 



Not common : an odd one seen in December 

 and in February. 



Very common at Duranta in the rains. 



