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Hypolimnas misippus, L. 



Atella phalautha, Drury. 

 Telchinia violte, Hub. 



•Cethosia cyaiie, Drury. 

 NemeohidcB. 



Plenty of males at Duranta in August, but 

 females not seen till November and then not 

 common. 



Common in July and early cold weather. 



Found this pretty common in Mirzapur at Xmas 

 in damp semi-dried up " bunds " where there 

 were still a number of small flowering plants : 

 took a couple in Jaunpur in July. 



Secured the only one 1 saw in Company Bagh, 

 Benares, at Duranta on 4th July 1916. 



Abisara echerius, Stoll. 



Papilionidoe. 

 Papilio aristolochise, Fab. 

 ,, clytia, L. 



5> 



demoleus, L. 

 polytes, L. 



nomius, Esp. 



Pier idee. 

 Leptosia xiphia, Fab. 



Delias eucharis, Drury. 

 Anaphteis mesentina, Cr. 



Huphina nerissa, Fab. 



Ixias pyrene, L. 



,, mariamie, Cr. 



•Catopsilia pyranthe, L. 

 ,, florella, Fab. 



J, crocale, Cr. 



,, pomona, Fab. 



Terias libythea, Fab. 

 .. venata, M. 

 ,, Iteta, Bdl. 

 ,, hecabe, L. 



Pareronia hippia, Fab. 



Saw several in the jungle in Mirzapur at Xmas. 



Conmion in rains at Duranta. 



(Dissimilis.) Saw three at a Duranta hedge on 



9th July in Jaunpur. 

 Abundant especially in rainy season. 

 Common in rains and early cold weather : cyrus 



and polytes forms of female found, but only 



a single much damaged romulus. 

 Took a perfect specimen on 6th July 1916 at 



Duranta hedge in Benares : saw two more 



next year on 24th June in Jaunpur. 



Common at Benares in November : n( it seen at 



other times. 

 Abundant at most seasons of the year. 

 Found freshly emerged insects common in 



Jaunpur in April. 

 Fairly common in rains ; found several phryne 



forms in December attracted by the flowers 



of Lanthana camara. 

 Common : mostly in November, but also seen in 



December and January and up to April. Not 



seen at all at other times. 

 Common : almost all the year round, especially 



in the rains. 

 Fairly common in July. 

 Seen most often in November. 

 Very common in the rains at Duranta. 

 Fairly common in July. 1 found the Catopsi- 



lias did not put in an appearance at the 



riow^ers till the sun was getting hot about 



9 a.m., whereas D. eucharis and E. core were 



always to be found from sunrise. 

 Fairly common in the rains. 

 Taken in the rains but not common. 

 Fairly common in November in Benares. 

 The commonest of this genus, especially in the 



rains. The 5 is slightly larger than the S 



and on the underside of the $ the hind wing 



is a paler yellow than the forewing. 

 Fairly common in November in Benares : very 



partial as were the Catopsilias and others to 



the prickly bushes of Laninna camara. 



