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pre-apical dots in 7 and 8. [I have only noticed small 
differences in the prehensores, the most marked being the size 
of the clasps. I have selected males of both for dissection 
approximately equal in size, and the clasp of restricta has 
invariably proved to be larger, and comparatively broader, 
than that of alysos. Elwes and Edwards describe fecsthamelit 
as having a “ broad white band on the fore wing, and five 
white spots besides,’ and quote Leech as saying that the band 
is continued to the costa below by a pale patch. If both these 
points are essential, typical fezsthamelii does not, I believe, 
exist in Ceylon. 
Both are plentiful at times at Haldummulla, though alysos 
is by far the commoner form. I have specimens of alysos 
from Kandy, Ratnapura, and Galle, and of restricta from 
Haputale and Kandy. I have bred restricta on Kempferia 
rotunda. 
They are usually found in jungle, and fly rather fast up and 
down the paths, settling frequently. They are not at all shy, 
and, if frightened away, will nearly always return in a few 
minutes. 
“Taken at Lindula, and common at Kandy and Ratna- 
pura” (F. M. Mackwood). 
213. Upasprs rotus—Found in India, Burma, Dutch 
Indies, &e. 
A rarity in Ceylon, though Bainbrigge-Fletcher says it is 
“ occasionally a serious pest of ginger and turmeric ” in India 
(“ Some South Indian Insects ”’). 
I have seen it three times in my garden, and believe it had 
bred on Kempferia rotunda, as I caught a freshly hatched one 
close to the plant, and found a fresh empty pupa case on a leaf. 
I have also taken it at Kirinde, in the Hambantota District, 
and have seen specimens from Badulla, Madulsima, and 
Wellawaya. 
* Caught at Batticaloa ”’ (F. M. Mackwood). 
214. TrELicota BAMBUSa.—Found also in India, Malaya, 
Australia, China, &c. 
It is very common at Haldummulla, and I have taken it in 
every month, but January. It is notrare at Haputale (5,000 
feet), and I have specimens from Colombo, Kandy, Galle, &c. 
