452 Lieut.-Colonel N. Manders on the 
imported larve from Madagascar. Unfortunately at the 
very time of its arrival a Coccid attacked and destroyed 
large numbers of the orange trees, but the damage was 
not unnaturally attributed by the natives to the more 
conspicuous larvee of demodocus, which increased alarm- 
ingly and no doubt did considerable mischief. The 
butterfly was consequently given the name of “ Le papillon 
Vinson,” which it still retains, and at the time of my visit 
the name of Vinson in this connection was still regarded 
with some feelings of bitterness by the more ignorant, 
Rhopalocampta forestan, Cram. 
25. Ismene Florestan, Cram. 
Common on the sea-coast, where its food plant Zer- 
minalia grows. Stragglers may be found pretty constantly 
at the higher elevation, and it is not at all uncommon at 
Curepipe, 1,800 feet. It has a quick darting flight, but 
the conspicuous white band on the undersurface of the 
hind wing makes it easy to follow. Flies I-IV, IX—XU. 
The same remarks apply to the insect in Bourbon. Vinson 
writes in 1896, “Introduced about fifty years ago with 
some botanical plants into the Botanic Gardens when 
M. Claude Richard was director.” 
Eagris sabadius, Boisd. 
24. Nisoniades Sabadius, Boisd. 
Widely distributed and not uncommon. It has a wild 
rapid flight and soon tatters itself. It has a habit of 
resting with widely-expanded wings on the upper side of 
a leaf. The upper-surface is variable both in colour of 
the wings and in the size of the spots; but this is not, so far 
as I have observed, in any way seasonal, The larva feeds 
on Hibiscus. Flies all the year round except VII and 
VIII. It is recorded from Bourbon, but I did not myself 
meet with it. 
Parnara borbonica, Boisd. 
22. Pamphila Borbonica, Boisd. 
Abundant both in Mauritius and Bourbon near sugar- 
cane and bamboos; the larva feeds on Paniscwm. The 
insect settles with closed wings, but is quick and active 
like all Hespertide and soon tatters itself. Flies I-VI, 
