o32 THE LEPIDOPTERA OF CEYLON. 



spot at end of the cell, and a discal bisiuuated series of irregular sqaainose indistinct 

 brown dashes across the disc. 



" Expanse If inch." 



Ceylon. In Coll. British Museum. 



APPIAS APERTA. 



Appias Aperta, Butler, Ann. Nat. Hist. 1886, p. 188. 



Appias Vacaiis, Moore, Lep. Ceylon, i. p. 135, pi. 52, f. 2, 2 $ {nee Butler). 



This Cejlon form of A. Vacans has been separated as above by Mr. A. G. 



Butler. 



Genus HUPHINA (Lep. of Ceylon, i. p. 13G). 



HDPHINA ZEUXIPPE. 



PapiUo Zenxippe, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iv. pi. 362, fig. E. F. (1782), ?. 

 Pieris Zeiixippe, Butler, Catal. Fabr. D. Lep. p. 201. 

 PapiUo Cassida, Fabricius, But. Syst.Suppl. p. 427 (1798). 



Male. Similar to E. Fhri/ne. Upperside with less black-marked borders. 

 Underside of forewing with the black bordering of the veins faintly defined except 

 along the cell ; the two lower submarginal spots only prominent : hind wing paler 

 yellow, with the vein borderings and submarginal spots indistinct. 



Female. Upperside with similai^ly less defined black markings. Underside 

 paler yellow ; markings as in male. 



Expanse 1 Toinch. 



" Wattegama; March." From Mr. F. M. Mackwood's Collection. 



PRIONERIS SITA. 



Prioneris Sita (Lep. of Ceylon, i. p. 141). 



" Larva feeds on Gapparis. Colour dull blue-green. Head and all the seg- 

 ments closely dotted with minute blue tubercles ; those on head and sides black tipt ; 

 dorsal surface pubescent ; a lateral fringe of soft white hair below the spiracles. 

 Pupa bright green, sharply pointed at the head ; with two strong lateral points and 

 keeled on dorsal surface of thoracic segments; an interrupted yellow lateral line, and 

 a short curved crimson line on each side just below thoracic segments bordering 

 a small white irregular black-speckled spot." — {E. E. Green, July, 1886.) 



Sub-Family PAPILIONINiE. 



LAERTIAS ROMOLUS. 

 Laertias Hanulus (Lep. of Ceylon, i. p. 150). 

 PapiUo Pammon, vai-. Cei/lonicus, Felder. 



ISIr. E. Ernest Green has favoured me with the foUosving interesting notes on 



