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butterflies characterised by a common conspicuous warnine^ pattern, 

 which is further displayed and emphasized by large numbers of indi- 

 viduals and by a fearless, slow method of flight, so that they fall an 

 easy prey to the net. In the Neotropical region the dominant 

 Miillerian associations are formed by the Ithoniivnee and Heliconimx — 

 butterflies characterized by a black and yellow striped, tiger-like, 

 pattern. In the Oriental region these are replaced by two distasteful 

 associations, each with its own particular mimics, (i) the black-and- 

 white-lined Banaini and (ii) the black or iridescent purple-black 

 Euploeini. This has been demonstrated often enough by writers who 

 have studied European collections, but the involuntary evidence 

 supplied by the above figures is to my mind even more eloquent. 



The Banaini collected are chiefly confined to two species, B. eryx, 

 Fab. (29 specimens), and B. vulgaris, Butl. (14 specimens). The 

 other three species represented are B. septentrionis, Butl., 3 ; B. lotis, 

 Cram., 2 ; B. astasia, Fab., 1. Total 49 specimens. Of these only 

 two females were noticed, both of B. eryx. 



The Euploeini chiefly belong to three species, E. claudius mulciber, 

 Cram., 27 ; E. crameri, Luc, 18 ; and E. diocletianus lowei, Moore, 20. 

 The remaining species are E. scudderi, Moore, 2 ; E. bremeri, Feld., 4 ; 

 E. uniforinis, Moore, 4 ; E. zonata, Druce, 1 ; E. corns hutleri, Moore, 1. 

 Total 77. Of all these only one female was noticed (-E". claudius 

 midciber) . 



The remaining species of Nymphalidas call for little comment. 

 They are: — 



Elymniin^, E. nigrescens, Butl., 6 ; E. panthera, Fab., 1. 



Amathtjsiin.^, a. phidippuSjTiinn., 2. 



Sattein^, Mycalesis medus, W. M. et de Nic, 2 ; M. anapita, 

 Moore, 3 ; M. mineus, Linn., 1 ; Ypthima pandocus, Moore, 1 ; Y.fas- 

 ciata. Hew., 3 ; Lethe europa, Fab., 1 ; Bagadia crisia, Hiibn., 3 ; Erites 

 elegans, Butl., 1. Only one Lemoniid was captured, viz., Abisara 

 hausambi, Feld., 1. 



Nymphalin^, Neptis nata, Moore, 1 ; N. leiicothoe matuta, Hiibn., 5 ; 

 N.peraha, Butl., 1 ; Junonia atlites, Linn., 2 ; Cethosia hypsea, D. and H., 3 ; 

 Cynthia erota, Fab., 15; Oupha erymanthis lotis, Sulz., 6; Limenitis pro- 

 cris agnata, Fruhst., 1 ; Athyma kresna, Moore, 3 ; Adolias canescens, 

 Butl., 1 ; Euthalia ambalika, Moore, 1 ; E. dunya, D. and H., 1 ; Eulepis 

 delphis, Doubl., 1 ; Parthenos sylvia. Cram., 5 ; Cyrestis nivea nivalis, 

 Feld., 1 ; C. theresse, de Nic, 1. Among the 15 Cynthia erota there 

 was only a single female. 



