62 SPOLIA ZEYLANICA. 
and Tangalla. I have also taken it at Haputale, Kandy, &c., 
but not, so far, at Galle. 
Its habits are the same as the last, and it is even easier to 
catch. At Kankesanturai I used the killing bottle instead of 
the net, as they were so difficult to disturb when feeding at 
flowers. 
“Found generally north of Kandy, up to 1,500 feet eleva- 
tion ” (F. M. Mackwood). 
125. APHN&US MINIMUS.—Given in Moore’s“‘ Lepidoptera 
Indica ”’ as peculiar to Ceylon. Evans thinks it is a casual 
aberration of A. fusca. Ido not think it can stand as distinct. 
I have found it with fusca, and it seems to grade. I think it 
is only a starved variety. 3 
I have specimens from Haldummulla and Anuradhapura. 
126. APHN2US GREENI.—Described from a single male 
captured at Pundalu-oya. Evans thinks it a casual aberra- 
tion of A. fusca. 
Considering how common freaks are in this genus, I do not 
see how a species can be established on a single specimen. 
127. APHNa&US scHIsTACEA.—Also found in India and 
Burma. 
It is usually larger than fusca, and the males can be 
distinguished by the light blue irridescence on the lower wing. 
The females are usually still larger, but they seem to grade 
with fusca, and I am not always certain that I can separate 
them. It is extremely variable, as is usual with the genus. 
It is common on a patana ridge near Haldummulla resthouse 
and at Haputale, and I have: taken a few specimens at 
Kankesanturai, Elephant —— ge ueelies Hambantota, and 
near Kurunegala. 
128. ApHN#avs IcTIs.—Also found in India. 
This is the most difficult species, or group of species, to 
name, and I can at present only treat it as a number of local 
races. 
Bell, in ‘‘ The Common Butterflies of the Plains of India,” 
defines it as follows : “‘ Fore wing upper side: brown, with a 
large triangular orange patch before apex, reaching the costa, 
markings of under side showing through as black spots and 
bands.” 
