118 Dr. G. B. Longstaft’s Notes on the Butterflies 
wings fully expanded like a Geometer. I do not ever 
remember seeing a butterfly do this before, but then we 
are perhaps wrong in calling Skippers butterflies. One 
of the Lampides, a female (?), was found settled close to 
the ground, with all its wings erect as usual and close 
together; it was however moving its hind-wings alternately, 
in a rhythmical manner, in the plane of the wing, about 
10—15° forward and then back. No other specimen of the 
species was near it. 
On the occasion of my first visit to Kallar, as we were 
walking back to the station, Solomon suddenly darted off 
like the wind, and I found that he was after a very large 
Papilio which he had caught sight of flying about a puddle 
in the road, some hundred and fifty yards off. He waited 
long and patiently until it settled to drink and then popped 
his net over it. It was Papilio polymnestor in splendid 
condition, black and French grey, 5} inches in expanse! 
This haughty beauty was not kind to me at Kalldr; many 
a time I caught a glimpse of her flying about in a super- 
cilious sort of way, but she never gave me a chance of 
closer acquaintance. Solomon had the advantage of me in 
many ways, first and foremost in years, next in his keen 
sight, but he was also wily and skilful with his net. 
During the day he took among other things a specimen of 
Papilio agamemnon, L.,a fine black-and-green fellow that 1 
too had seen; also one of that grand diamond-beetle green 
butterfly Papilio crino, F., which I missed the next day at 
Lantana flowers, as I believe, through sheer excitement ! 
Trichindpali, lat. 10° 50’ N., alt. c. 400 ft. or less. 
March 4th and 5th, 1904. 
My collecting here was almost confined to the banks of 
an irrigation canal, where the genus Papilio was repre- 
sented by P. hector, P. pammon, and P. aristolochix, of each 
of which I saw several. 
Limnas chrysippus was common; in the male of Tirwmala 
limniace I detected a very faint scent, suggesting old cigar- 
boxes. 
Catopsilia pyranthe was rather common, the specimen 
preserved was of the intermediate form; I noted a scent 
in the male, but it was not so strong as in some of the 
Bankapur specimens. Of Delias eucharis I took two 
