182 SPOLIA ZEYLANICA. 
To sum up Group B. I believe Nos. 225, 225a, and 2250 
represent one species, viz., Moore’s. P. seriata. As to whether 
this is a good sub-species, a local race, or merelya variety of 
phillippina, | can express no opinion, as I have no specimens 
of typical phillippina with which to compare it. I rather 
expect further investigation will prove it to be a local race of 
that species. ‘Till this is settled I think Moore’s name may 
stand. 
No. 225c is, I think, quite distinct. The material avail- 
able at present is too limited to decide anything, but 
I expect it will prove to be the unknown female of B. 
pencillata. 
226. PaRNARA NAROOA, M.; Parnara conjuncta, E.— 
P. conjuncta is also found in India, Burma, Malaya, Hong 
Kong, &c. 
Elwes and Edwards say: “‘ Though we have no specimens 
from India or Ceylon, yet we think the plate in ‘ Lep. Ceylon ’ 
sufficiently identifies the species, which has been hitherto 
known as narooa, Moore.’ Personally I regard such an 
identification as eminently unsatisfactory, as the plate is a 
very poor representation of the insect. 
It is by far the largest of the genus in Ceylon, the females 
attaining up to 55 mm. in expanse, and it can be at once 
distinguished from all our other large Parnaras by the two 
large spots in the cell and the row of spots on the under side of 
the hind wing. From subochracea 9 it can only be distinguished 
by its greater size and darker ground colour. The tegumen 
seems to be very near that of conjuncta, but the clasp differs. 
It may possibly prove to be a local race of conjuncta. 
The spots vary much in size. In some specimens there is a 
minute spot below vein 2 and another in interspace 5; in one 
of my specimens this latter spot is crescent-shaped. Hither 
two or three spots are visible on the hind wing above ; below 
there are usually four discal and one in the cell. In fresh 
specimens the spots on the fore wing have a pronounced 
yellow tinge, but this soon fades. 
It is not rare at Haldummulla, but is difficult to catch in 
first class condition. I have also taken it at Haputale, 
Madampe, and Galle, and have specimens from Ratnapura. 
