184 ' Ml-. P. I. Lathy's 



rainy season commences and lasts till the second week in 

 October ; during November and December dry winds 

 prevail, and all vegetation is dried up, the temperature 

 at noon rising as high as 110° Fahr. in the shade, and 

 dropping to 60° Fahr. at niglit, 



I wish to express my thanks to Mr. Francis A. Heron, 

 of the Natural History Museum, South Kensington, for 

 his assistance in determining many of the species, and to 

 Mr. Henley Grose-Smith, who was so kind as to look over 

 the new Lycsenida?. 



The types of all the ueAv species here described arc in 

 the collection of Mr. Herbert J. Adams. 



1. Danais chrysvpims. 



Pap. chrysippus, L,, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, p. 471 (1758). 



The variety alcip)pus, Cram., appears to be the prevalent 

 form. 



2. Danais pietiverana. 



D. pctiverana, D. and H., Gen. D. L., p. 03 (1847). 



3. Aiiiaitris vasldi. 



B. vashti, Butl., Cist. Ent. i, p. 1 (18(3:)). 



4. Avianris niavius. 



Pop. niavius, L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10, p. 470 (1758). 



5. All lauris psytta lea . 



A.psyttaka, PJotz, S.E.Z. xli, p. 189 (1880). 



6. Amavris liccatc. 



L. hecatc, Butl., P. Z. S. 18GG, p. 44. 



7. Elyiiinias pilicgca. 



Pap.phegea, Fabr., Ent. Syst. iii, 1, p. 132 (1703). 



8. Ehymnias hammaJcoo. 



Mel. hammaJcoo, Westw., Gen. D. L., p. 405 note, 

 t. 68, f. 3 (1851). 



0. Mclanitis led a. 



Peep, lecla, L., Syst. Nat, cd. 10, p. 474 (1758). 



10. GiwjjJwdcs parme7io. 



G. imrmciio, D. and H., Gen. i). L., t. 61, f. 2 (1851). 



1 1 . Bicyclus phalanthus. 



B. 2'>halantlms, Stgr., Exot. Schm., p. 220, t. 82 (1887). 



12. Myealesis tiv.nias. 



M. tivnias, Hew., Exot. Butt. Myealesis, t. 8, f. 55, oQ 

 (1865-. 



