Observed in a tour through India and. Ceylon. 109 



At this place I confirmed in two specimens of Gatopsilia 

 pyranthe the jasmine odour connected with the "scent 

 tufts " of the male, but did not find it as strong as in 

 specimens of the same species examined at Bankapur six 

 weeks before. Mr. Scott agreed to the comparison with 

 jasmine, but thought the scent was perhaps even more 

 like that of Polianthes tioberosa. 



I also examined two males of Tirumala limniace for 

 scent, but was unable to elicit any from the prominent sacs 

 on the under-side of the hind-wings, although I suspected 

 some to be emitted by the genital tufts. 



Papilio erithonius was frequently met with, and P. 

 aristolochii& was common, but I only took a single P. 

 pammon. Although the male of Hypolimnas misippus was 

 fairly common, I only saw one worn female; this was of the 

 very marked variety inaria, Cramer, in which the white 

 marks near the apex of the fore-wing are entirely wanting, 

 and the black tip is reduced to a narrow border, so that it 

 closely mimics L. chrysippus, var. dorippus, Klug., a form 

 that is very rare in India. I several times saw the male 

 IT. misippus reconnoitring L. chrysippus as if in doubt as to 

 its identity ! 



Of Precis oenone I took but one, of P. almana two, but 

 P. lemonias was common. Of the following species I took 

 mostly single examples : — Limnas genutia; Ergolis ariadne ; 

 Ncptis varmona ; Polyommatus bieticus ; Lampides ecleno, Cr., 

 form conferanda, Butl. ; C atari try sops hapalina, Butl., two ; 

 G. strabo, Fab.; Zizera otis, var. ind/'ca, Murray, two; and 

 the Skipper, tfuastus grcmius, Fab. 



Of Melanitis ismene I took but a small fraction, for one 

 seldom sees a butterfly so battered, yet even this fraction 

 was found in the shade. In marked contrast are the habits 

 of Telchinia viol/e, since it haunts the most sun-scorched 

 places ; it was not uncommon at Anantapur, but if 

 gregarious, as elsewhere, then I did not hit upon its 

 head-quarters. 



I took one Terias libythea, and saw several T. hecabc, 

 though it was but moderately common. 



Hovering at flowers I two or three times saw, and once 

 caught, Ccphanodes hylas, L., an insect very like Sesia 

 bombyliformis, Esp. There were also flying in the sun 

 Deiopeia pulchella and Trigonodes hyppasia, Cr., a Noctua 

 very like Hydrdia unca, L., which reminded me of 

 Headington and old Oxford days. 



