126 Dr. G. B. Longstaff’s Notes on the Butterflies 
several Loxwra atymnus, Cr., var. arcuata, Moore; as usual 
Lampides celeno was common, almost spangling in the 
sunlight, one specimen was so unusually brilliant as to 
recall LZ. adonis; Talicada nyseus brought up the rear. 
The Skippers were represented by single examples of 
Parnara mathias, a dark fulvous Jambrixz salsala, Moore, 
and the dingy Spalgis epius, Westw. 
At rest on a fence outside the “ Queen’s Bath” I found 
one morning a fine Sphinx, Meganotum melanomera, But). 
A very distinct-looking Arctiid having a crimson body and 
light pink fore-wings, with a longitudinal fuscous streak, 
Creatonotus interrupta, Linn., came to light, as also did 
Eupterote diffusa, Walk., a Lasiocampid. 
A few insects of other orders forced themselves upon 
me, busily occupied as one was, e.g. a very large, black ? 
carpenter-bee, Xylocopa tenwiscapa, West., with peacock- 
green wings; a very large, evil-smelling, brown bug, covered 
beneath with a waxy substance that during life “clistened 
like silver, Tessaratoma javanica, Thunb. Another bug, 
Chrysocoris stockerus, L., was an intense metallic green with 
black spots; yet more conspicuous than any of these was 
the large Fulgorid Hotinus maculatus, Oliv., or so-called 
Lantern-fly, expanding three inches across the wings. Its 
fore-wings are black-and-white, the hind-wings light blue 
with a very broad black border. This was fairly common, 
flying high and settling on tree-trunks out of reach, but 
easily disturbed, when it flies off to a similar resting- 
place. 
Haragama, 11 miles 8.E. of Kandy. 
March 12th, 1904. 
This appears to be locally recognized as a great place 
for butterflies; the collecting-ground is along ‘the course 
of a rapidly-flowing stream with wooded banks, perhaps 
500 ft. below Kandy, or say, 1000 ft. above sea-level. 
Again, I had the advantage of Mr. Freedley’s company 
on the occasion of my expedition. The first thing to 
catch our attention was HHebomoia glaucippe careering 
about in considerable numbers, but most unwilling to be 
caught. 
The pretty little Talicada nyseus was literally swarming. 
I cannot remember ever having seen a Lycenid in such 
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numbers. I repeatedly observed this butterfly settle with 
