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with pleasure, some of the showy black and green species 

 [P. ])horcas, Cr., and policenes, Cr.] which did not occur on 

 the islands in any quantity but do here. 



" Danainae. — Of course D. chrysippus, L., is plentiful. I 

 believe I saw one day (of course without a net) a variety I 

 have not met before — no black (or white) on fore-wing, but 

 with white hind-wings [the form alhimis, Lanz.]. Melinda 

 [mercedonia, Karsch] and Tiruniala [petiverana, Dbl. and 

 Hew.] are both more abundant than I have seen anywhere. 

 (I remember you said I might get P. rex mimeticus, Rothsch., 

 here. P. leonidas, F., is not uncommon.) Amauris is very 

 scarce. I have only seen a few echeria, Stoll. Perhaps, how- 

 ever, things will alter in a few months. [March 14. — ' I 

 believe I have once seen A. niavius, L., in the forest; echeria 

 is very scarce, also psyttalea, Plotz.'] 



" Acraeinae. — -At present, save for encedon, L., practically 

 absent. I have seen one or two zetes, one or two lycoa, Godt., 

 and a new transparent red and black one [A. admatha, Hew.] 

 in the forest, and that's all. Very interesting ! Think of 

 Bulago, Kome, etc., with their enormous abundance of Planemas 

 and Acraeas. [March 14. — ' Acraeines still very scarce, but 

 Planemas are beginning to appear. I have caught a $ tellus, 

 Auriv., and one poggei, Dew. I have also caught a few 

 zetes and egina, Cr., now, and one phar solus, Ward.'] 



^^ Ny)»phalinae. — Except for Hypolimnas misippus, L., 

 I have seen no mimetic Nymphalines here. (Since this was 

 written I have seen one big Euralia in the forest.) I have 

 taken a Precis new to me on the plains, and one or two new 

 species in the forest ; but have not seen anything yet of very 

 much interest. Neptis is not uncommon — several species. 



" Satyrinae. — The common Mycalesis here is, I think, 

 different from the one I am accustomed to. 



'^ Lycaenidae. — So far, I am much impressed with the 

 scarcity of Liptenines in the forest. I have only got three 

 species of this group. In the plain I have got a very minute 

 Lycaenine [Zizera stellata, Trim.] quite new to me : — upper 

 surface brown speckled with white, under surface spotted on 

 a common plan. It runs about on the ground with wings half 

 opened in a manner that makes one think rather of a Skipper. 



