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approach to var. alcippoides, Moore, the posterior veins of the hind wing being distinctly 

 outlined with white scales. 



It is noticeable that no examples of the form dorippus have been recorded from these 

 outlying islands. 



DistrihutioH.—^.^. Europe ; throughout Africa ; Canary Is. ; Reunion ; Mauritius ; 

 Rodriguez-, Madagascar ; Aldabra ; Comoro Is. ; Seychelles (Mahe, Praslin, La Digue) ; 

 Sokotra; Aden to Syria and India ; throughout ludia; Burma; Ceylon; Malay Penin- 

 sula; Java; Lombok ; Siam ; S. China. 



71. Euplcea mltra, Moore. 



Euploea mitra, Moore, Cat. Lep. Mus. E. I. Co. i. p. 127 (1857) ; Joannis, Aim. S. E. France, 1894, 



p. 427; Holland, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 1895, p. 266, t. 8. f. 6. 

 Pramasa mitra, Moore, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 281, t. 31. f. 8 ( c? ). 



Seychelles. — Thirty-six specimens, all from Mahe and nearly all from Cascade Estate 

 (about 800 feet). The female seems much scarcer than the male and only forms about 

 20 per cent, of captures. 



Distribution. — Seychelles ; Aldabra. 



It is noteworthy that this species does not appear to occur outside of Mahe within the 

 Seychelles group — at least, all these specimens are from Mahe and those recorded by 

 Joannis and Holland also had the same origin. 



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72. Melanitis leda, Drury. 



Papilio leda, Drury (nee Linn.), Exot. Ins. i. t. 15. ff. 5, 6 (1773). 



Papilio ismene, Cramer, Pap. Exot. i. t. 26. ff. A, B (1775). 



Cyllo leda, Boisd., Faun. Mad. Maur. p. 58. 



Melanitis leda \a.r.futvescens, Guenee, Maill. lleun., Lep. p. 15 (1863) ; Saalm., Lep. Madag. p. 90 ; 



Mabille in Grandid. Madag. p. 12, t. 2. ff. 5-7; Joauuis, Ann. S. E. France, 1894, p. 427 ; 



Holland, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 1895, p. 266. 

 Melanitis leda, Dist., Rhop. Malay, pp. 41, 42, 411, t. 4. ff. 9-12 ; Kershaw, Butt. Hongkong, 



p. 24, t. 3. ft". 2, 3, and t. 1 a. ff. 9, 10 (larva, pupa) ; Mathew, Trans. Ent. Soe. 1888, 



p. 137 (early stages). 

 Melanitis ismene, Forsayeth, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1884, p. 382, t. 14. ff 2-2 b (larva, pupa) ; Green, Spol. 



Zeylan. ii. p. 75 (tab.); Bingham, Butt. Ind. i. p. 158 (fig.). 



Seychelles. — Twelve specimens, November 1905, all from Mahe at an elevation of 

 about 1000 feet on edge of endemic jungle. All these specimens belong to the ocellate 

 (wet-season) form. 



Distribution. — Throughout Africa south of a line from Ashanti to Abyssinia ; 

 RcunioQ ; Mauritius ; Rodriguez ; Madagascar ; Seychelles (Mahe, Platte) ; throughout 

 Indo-Malayan Region to Australia. 



73. Junonia vellida, Fb. 



Papilio vellida, Fab., Mant. Ins. ii. p. 35 (1787); Donov., Iiis. New Holl. t. 25. f. 3 (1805). 

 Junonia vellida, Mathew, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1888, t. 6. f. 11 (larva). 



Chagos. — Common throughout the whole Chagos group and generally noted as 



