18 SPOLIA ZEYLANICA. 



NOTE "ON MYCALESI8 SUBDITA," Moore. 



By N. Manders, Major, R.A.M.C. 



rpHIS species was originally described by Moore* from speci- 

 -L mens collected at Udugama near Galle by Mr. John Pole. 

 A pair is now in the Museum collection. So far as I know, very 

 few specimens have been taken, but it probably only requires to 

 be looked for at almost any time of the year in its particular 

 haunts amongst bamboos, on which the larva probably feeds. 

 With such few specimens to judge from, it is perhaps not quite 

 certain that it is a good species, but to my mind it looks distinct 

 enough. 



In looking over Mr. Mackwood's collection of South Indian 

 butterflies I was greatly interested to notice two specimens of this 

 insect, which agree exactly with the types in the Museum ; the 

 insect therefore is of wider distribution than has been hitherto 

 supposed ; the specimens are unfortunately without labels, and the 

 locality of capture is doubtful. 



Colombo, December 17, 1902. 



* Described in Moore's great iconographic work "Lepidoptera Indica," now being 

 issued in parts. It is also described briefly by L. de Nic6ville and Major Manders 

 in their joint work, entitled " A List of the Butterflies of Ceylon, with Notes on 

 the Various Species," in .Tonrn. Asiat. Soc, Bengal. Vol. LXVIII., Part II., 1899, 

 p. 181. 



