of the Bntteo'fiics of Tohago. 55 



single specimen . . , not previously noted from any West 

 Indian island." 



Di/namine theseus, Feld. This pretty little butterfly was 

 common both on the coast and inland. It has a rapid 

 gliding flight, but otherwise has some of tlie habits of a 

 Lyc£enid, thus it often settles with its head downwards, and 

 more than once I saw it move its hind-wings rapidly 

 immediately after setthng; the insect was, however, too 

 shy to enable me to make out the exact nature of this 

 movement. 



Cystincura cana, Erichs. Two specimens on the coast, 

 and two at Cocoa Wattie, It has a gliding flight. 



Leptotes (Tarucus) cassius, Cram. 2 ^, 2 $. Of the 

 mainland form, in which white prevails over blue. Rather 

 common along the coast ; three specimens were small, but 

 one female was larger than usual. 



Catochvijsojys hanno, Stoll. (? inonops, Zell.). One 

 specimen to the east of Scarborough. 



Thccla licon, Cram. 4. One specimen on the shore to 

 the south-west of the town at the flowers of the Sea- 

 side Grape {Goccoloha uvifera, Jacq.); rather common 

 at Cocoa Wattie, frequenting the flowers of a purple 

 papilionaceous shrub. 



Thccla politus, H. H. Druce. A $ at Cocoa Wattie. 



Thccla miles, H. H. Druce, n. sp. One specimen at the 

 Sea-side Grape, near Hillsborough ; four at Cocoa Wattie 

 at the pink flowers of a creeper.* 



Callicista Intbastus, Cram, {salona, Hiibn.). One taken 

 in Fort George, another at the flowers of the Sea-side 

 Grape, near Hillsborough on the coast. 



Terias nisc, Cram., 3 ^, 3 $, all of the " wet-season " form. 

 Common near the coast, 



Terias albula, Cram. 3. Near the coast, less common 

 than the last; one taken two miles inland on the road to 

 Cocoa Wattie. 



Picris philcta, Fabr. (monustc, Auct. ncc Linn.). Two 

 males under the coco-nut palms to the west of the town. 



Callidryas euhule, Linn. (f. sennsi, Linn.). Abundant in 

 Scarborough and along the coast towards the east, tearing 

 about in all directions, but not at all common at Cocoa 

 Wattie. Six ^ and four $ taken, of these three were of 

 the " wet-season " form, seven " intermediate," but all were 



* H. H. Druce, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1907, p. 625. 



