366 Records of the Indian Museum. [Vol. XXII, 



Papilio polymnestor, Cram. (972). 



1907. Papilio polymtiestoy, Bing., torn, cit., p. 50, pi. xii, fig. 85. 

 1909. Papilio polymnestor, Jordan, torn, cit., p. 70, pi. 260. 



Hah. — Sikkim, South India and Lower Bengal. 

 Remarks. — A single individual was seen on several occasions 

 in October, 1919 and another in the same month in 1920. 



Papilio nomius, Esp. (Q73). 



1907. Papilio iioniiiis, Bing., torn, cit., p. 201, text-figs. 3-^0 and 336. 

 igog. Papilio nomius, Jordan, toin. cit.. p. S7. 



Barkuda, 9-iv-20. 



Hab. — Sikkim, Central and Southern India. 

 Remarks. — A pair taken in copula were the only individuals 

 seen and taken on the island. 



Papilio doson eleius, Fruh. (973). 



1907, Papilio euryplus, Bing., toi.i. cit., p. lo6. 

 igoq. Papilio doson eleiits, Jordan, torn, cit., p. 97. 



Barkuda, 8-i5-viii-i9 ; 9-2o-iv-2o ; i-ii-vi-20. 



Hab. — South India. 



Remarks. — The remarkable similarity between doson and eury- 

 plus led Jordan and Rothschild in their revision of the Oriental 

 Fapilios, and afterwards Bingham, to unite the two species under 

 the one name .euryplus. Dr. Jordan in the paper cited in the 

 synonomy separates the two species mainly on the structure of 

 the genitalia. Superficially doson difiers from euryplus in that 

 the short brown-black costal band, which bears the red costal 

 spot on the underside of the hind wing, does not unite with the 

 brown-black sub-basal band, but terminates inside the silver one. 

 In euryplus it does unite with the sub-basal band. Our sub- 

 species {eleius, Fruh.) differs from typical doson in having the 

 green spots in the apical half of the forewing somewhat yellower, 

 and the median band always broader. 



The species is as common in April as in the " rains," but 

 is never very abundant on the island. Individuals were some- 

 what scarcer in 1920 than in 191:9. 



Family PIERIDAE. 

 Leptosia xiphia, Fab. (975). 



igo7. Leptosia .xiphia, Bing., tot>i. cit., p. 13S, text-fig. 36. 

 igio. Leptosia xiphia, Fruh., torn, cit., p. 121, pi. 62/". 



Barkuda, i2-20-viii-r9 ; 23-x-r9 ; iT-xii-19; i6-20-iv-20. 



Hab. — India, Burma and Ceylon, al?o Siam and Annam. 



Remarks. — Common in damp weather in undergrowth, and 

 among vegetation on the shore. A few individuals were seen n 

 April. 1920. 



