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plains of the Madras Presidency is likewise to be accounted for by like 

 conditions of physical characteristics, climate and propinquity. 



Two hundred and thirty species of butterflies have been recorded 

 from Ceylon. Of these 163 are mostly common and widely distributed 

 insects, such as Pyrameis cardui and require no further mention, as the 

 Ceylon insects do not vary from those found elsewhere. The following- 

 three species are confined to Ceylon, but show affinity to Malayan or 

 Chinese species : — 



Danais exprompta. 



Euploea corus=elisa. 



Elymnias singhala. 

 Fifteen species are confined to Ceylon : — 



1. 



9 



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3. 

 4. 

 5. 



6. 



7. 



Danais taprobana. 

 Lethe dynsate. 

 Lethe daretis. 

 Euthalia vasanta. 

 Lampides coruscans. 

 Lampides lacteata. 

 Cyaniris lanka. 



9. Aphnaeus minima. 



10. Hantana infernus. 



11. Sarangesa albicilia. 



12. Baracus vittatus. 



13. Suastus minuta. 



14. Halpe egena. 



15. Halpe decorata. 



8. Aphnaeus greeni. 



The following 47 species form the Indo- Ceylon group, those in italics 



are found in South India and Ceylon and nowhere else ; the others 



are confined to Ceylon and are probably local races of South Indian 



insects : — 



18. Cethosia nietneri. 



19. Cynthia asela. 



20. Cirrhochroa lanka. 



21. Kallima philarchus. 



22. s Atella ceylonica. 



23. Ergolis taprobana. 



24. Libythea rama. 



25. Libythea lepitoides. 



26. Abisai'a prunosa. 



27. Cyaniris singalensis. 



28. Arrhopala pirama. 



29. Hypolycima nilgirica. 



30. Horaga cingalensis. 



31. Lomura arcuata. 



32. Ch eritra jaffra. 



33. Rapala lankama. 



34. Rapala lasulina. 



