46 Messrs. W. L. Distant and W. B. Piyer on 



edge of forest tliat tlie greatest quantity and variety of 

 butterflies are to be found, nearly all species preferring the 

 neighbourhood of trees to absolute open land ; but even in 

 the places most open to the sun not a few species, and these 

 usually abundant ones, are to be seen of the different species 

 of the genera Catcqisilia^ Junonia] Precis, Neptis, Pandita, 

 Danaides of the Archippus type, not a few of the Lycffinida3 

 (L. hoetica in particular rejoices in all the sun it can get), and 

 others. 



Fam. Nymphalidse. 



Subfara. Danainm. 



Group Danaina. 



1. Hestia lynceus. 

 Pupilio lynceus, Drury, 111. Ex. Ent. ii. t. vii. fig. 1 (1773). 

 Common in many places ; usually seen where the forest 

 has been partially opened. 



2. Hestia hypermnestra. 



Hestia hypermnestra, Westwood, Cab, Orient. Entomol. p. 75, t.xxxvii. 

 fig. 1 (1848). 



3. Hestia leuconoe. 

 Idea leuconoe, EricLson, Nova Acta Ac. Nat. Cur. xvi. p. 283 (1834). 



The local form of this species has been named (not yet 

 published) Nectaria lahuayia by Mr. Moore. 



Abundant ; may be seen anywhere, but prefers the edge 

 of mangrove- swamps and similar places, where the water is 

 brackish. The highly gilded pupa was once found by 

 Mr. Pryer attached to a coarse prickly plant in such a locality. 



4. Ideopsis daos. 

 Idea daos, Boisduval, Spec. G^n. L^p. i. t. xxiv. fig. 3 (1836). 

 Not common, under partial forest shade. 



5. Radena vulgaris. 

 Danais vulgaris, Butler, Ent. Month. Mag. xi. p. 164 (1874). 



Abundant nearly everywhere — near the edge of the forest, 

 in partly overgrown clearings, and similar localities. Has a 

 habit of settling on dead twigs and hanging with its wings 

 folded downwards. 



