98 Dr. G. B. Longstaff’s Notes on the Butterflies 
abundance in a very limited locality, 1t was in fact 
decidedly gregarious. By the way, pinching and cyanide 
are both but very imperfect ways of slaying these tough- 
skinned Danaids. 
Elymnias undularis, both sexes, was common, but I did 
not see any LJ. genutia for its female to mimic; although 
the under-side of this butterfly is “leaf-like,” it is, as a fact, 
usually conspicuous when settled. 
I caught distant glimpses of two Papilios and I missed 
my first Hebomoia, in tact the things that I missed that 
day would have made quite a good collection ! 
The following were all common: Huphina nadina and 
Hf. nerissa, both males; Lxias pyrene, large; Neptis aceris, 
Cr.; Precis tphita, spreading out like a Eupithecia when 
settled; Symbrenthia hyppoclus, and Lampides celeno, Cr., 
while Zerias hecabe was very abundant and large. 
Other things taken were Yphthima marshalli and 
Mycalesis runeka, Moore, this last a very dingy species. 
In marked contrast was Jamides bochus, Cr., the male 
iridescent dark-blue above, quite gem-like, beneath dull 
grey with a metallic ocellus at the anal angle of the hind- 
wing ; the female comparatively dull in colour. 
For some reason I that day missed a larger proportion 
than usual but managed to catch the following :—Prioneris 
thestylis, a male ; Cirrochroa aoris, looking on the wing lke 
a big Argynnis, but settling with wings half- expanded, 
several seen, but only one netted; a Charaxes athamas 
taken on a flower was the only individual of the genus 
that I got in all my travels. Another specimen of this 
very distinct and beautiful species was soon after seen 
feeding upon human ordure! Tear of fouling my net 
prevented me from striking down upon it, and it suddenly 
darted up, went twice round with a swift jerky flight and 
then disappeared. Mr. Moller had indeed told me that 
Charaxes was a very foul feeder. 
The elegant day-flying moth Trypheromera plagifera, 
Walk., must be added to my list, as well as the little 
Geometer Psilocambogia memorata, Walk., which I found 
dead, caught and set out upon a burr (of. some composite 
flower). ‘Lastly a beetle, Mimela horsfieldi, Hope, of 
brilliant green with coppery tinge. 
The extraordinary abundance of dragon-flies of many 
kinds at the Ranjit River was remarkable, yet I did not 
once see a butterfly attacked by any of them. 
