Observed in a lour through India and Ceylon. 63 



by parcel post in small cigar-boxes, each enclosing a ball 

 of naphthalene. In no case do they appear to have sus- 

 tained any injury on the way. They have been beautifully 

 set at Oxford by Mr. A. H. Hamin, and all that are worth 

 preserving will be placed in the Hope Collection, while 

 the explanatory note-book will be deposited in the library 

 of the Department. 



The total number of specimens sent home was as 

 follows : — 



All countries. 



Butterflies . . 1867 . 



Moths . 20G . 



Coleoptera . . 21 . 



Hymenoptera . 27 . 



Neuroptera . 15 . 



Diptera . 5 . 



Hemiptera . 10 . 



Orthoptera . . 13 . 



India and Ceylon only. 

 1494 

 125 

 15 

 27 

 5 

 5 



2164 



13 

 1692 



In round numbers, I was five months in India and three 

 weeks in Ceylon — say, six months together ; during this 

 time I took nearly 1700 specimens, of which 1500 were 

 butterflies belooging to 204 species. 



To these may be added the results of a fortnight in 

 China, a month in Japan, and a fortnight in Canada, viz. 

 500 more specimens, and 6-A additional species of butter- 

 flies, which are only incidentally alluded to at the end of 

 this paper. 



Naturally in a rapid tour of this kind there is small 

 probability of turning up anything new, but it is hoped 

 that some of the observations made (even on the com- 

 monest species) may throw a glimmer of light on some 

 of those questions of Bionomics which are now attracting 

 attention. 



Simla, lat. 31° N., alt. 7200 ft. 



In reference to the seasonal variation of many species 

 it may be remarked that at Bombay on October 2 ad and 

 3rd there was heavy rain, the tail-end of the monsoon. 

 It was held to be a very late season, the rain had lingered 

 and the cold weather was delayed. 



My collecting at Simla was confined to a riding expedi- 

 tion along the old Hindustan-Tibet road. This is an 



