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FURTHER NOTES ON THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE 



KONKAN. 



BY 



G. W. V. deRhe-Philipe. 



In an earlier number of the Journal (Vol. XV., page 42), Messrs. Comber 

 and Aitken published a list of the Butterflies of the Konkan ; and the former 

 added a few further notes in a later number of the same Volume (page 356). 

 May I supplement these and add a few more species to the lists — the result of 

 a couple of years' somewhat occasional collecting in the areas in question. 



Euplcea Icollari, Felder. — This species is far more common — on the Ghats 

 at any rate — than is generally thought. Its similarity to E. core, especially 

 during flight, is however so great, that it escapes notice as a rule. It certainly 

 escaped mine for two years ; but netting a somewhat larger and heavier look- 

 ing Euplcea than usual for examination on one occasion, I found it to be a 

 ' hollari '; and thereafter I took several at Khandala in October and November 

 last year. There was one particular corner just below the Khandala Hotel 

 camping ground where they fairly swarmed. 



Ypthima baldus, Fabricius (= Y. philomela, Johanssen). — Common on the 

 Ghats in October and November ; less so during the rains. 



Ypthima asterope, Klug. — This species does not appear in Mr. Comber's lists 

 A female was taken at Andheri in October. 



Apatura camiba, Moore. — Common at Khandala after the rains. It particu- 

 larly affects the flowers of the Lantana. 



Byblia itithyia, Drury. — May occasionally be taken on the Ghats but is not 

 very common. 



Ergolis ariadne, Linnaeus. — One specimen taken at Khandala in June. 

 Ergolis taprobana, Westwood.— This is a race or form of E. merione, Cramer, 

 not of E. ariadne as is implied in the list published. It is the common form 

 on the Ghats and quite replaces ' merione ' the usual form. 



Libythea myrrha, Godart, variety rama, Moore.— Not in Mr. Comber's list. 

 Is decidedly rare. One taken near Khandala in October 1907. 



Papilio helenus, Linnaeus, or rather the local race P. dahsha, Hampson. — 

 Comparatively common on the Ghats during and after the rains. Have also 

 seen more than one at Vehar. 



Papilio polytes, Linnaeus. — I have to record a fourth type of female inter- 

 mediate between the ' romulus' and 'polytes'' types. It has the discal markings 

 on the hind wing white as in the 'polytes ' form, but at the same time approach- 

 es the 'romulus 1 type in having the broad white band on the forewing. 

 The specimen, which was taken at Khandala in October 1905, is the only one 

 of the kind I have seen. 



Papilio teredon, Felder. — Col. Bingham separates this as the local western 

 and southern form of P. sarpedon, Linnaeus. The differences noted by him are 



