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wings near the anal angle, one symmetrically and in a way 

 to suggest the bite of a lizard. On the under-surface of 

 this butterfly the unusually large light-coloured scales on 

 a black ground near the hind margin of the hind-wings 

 are striking. In the same scrap of forest I took a single 

 specimen of another species of the same genus, L. drypetes, 

 Hew. [ = embolina, Butl.] ; also settled on a leaf of a tree 

 far from the ground, as is usual with the genus, a Limenitis 

 calidasa, Moore. Several Atella phalanta, a few Neplis 

 varmona and Terias hecabc were also seen, a female of the 

 last-named being of the " completely wet" form. 



A specimen of Cyaniris sinyalensis, Feld., is very like our 

 argiolus. With some difficulty I secured a specimen of the 

 large black-and-white Skipper, Celcenorrhinus spilothrys, 

 Feld. This is the second Skipper [the other being Caprona 

 ransonnettii, Feld., at Kallar] that I have seen settle on the 

 under-side of a leaf during full sunshine, the wings being 

 expanded like a Geometer'?. Another specimen was 

 settled on a rock with its wings expanded in like manner. 



In the hotel I found a fine Burnet (Syntomid) Euchromia 

 jpolymcna, Linn., at rest on a wall, it has slender black 

 wings bearing orange spots, the body is blue, ringed and 

 collared with scarlet; and in my bedroom took a beautiful 

 little Tortrix-like Noctua, 3fctaehrostis incondita, Butl., 

 measuring only 17 mm. across the wings; also a most 

 formidable-looking long-waisted wasp, Eumenes petiolata, 

 F., a ¥, and Fomasia psylaria, Guen., a pretty little yellow 

 Geometer with metallic markings, evidently attracted by 

 light. 



When coming down from Adam's Peak on March 18th, 

 at the height of about 6000 ft., I saw several of the 

 Lithosiid, Asura tiniformis, Hinpsn., but in the rough 

 scramble of the descent could only secure one ; at about 

 4800 ft. were several Talicada nyseus, and a few hundred 

 feet lower down I bottled two green beetles, somewhat 

 resembling our Rose-beetles, but much more shiny, 

 Coryphocera elegans, Fab. 



Nuicara Eliya, alt. 6200 ft. 



March 18th— 21st, 1904. 



This Sanitarium is in some respects like Utakanumd, it 

 is situated on a grassy plain forming a basin among 

 TRANS. ENT. SOG. LOND. 1905. — FART I. (MAY) '.! 



