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563. Matapa aria, Moore. 



Obtained by Mr. Otto MoUer in the Terai only. The species seems 

 to be confined to the plains, is very common in Calcutta, and occurs as 

 far south as Ceylon, the Andamans, Sumatra, Nias, and Java. 



563. Matapa druna, Moore. 



Not common ; occurs from 1,000 to 3,000 feet from April to 

 November. 



564. Matapa sasivarna, Moore, 



Rare ; occurs throughout the year at low elevations. 



565. Matapa shalgrama, de Nicdville. 



Fairly common from 1,000 to 4,000 feet from April to Novem- 

 ber. Colonel Swinhoe records a specimen of this very local species 

 from the Andaman Isles sent to him by the late Mr. R. Wimberley. 

 M. aria, Moore, is very common at Port IBlair, but I have never received 

 M. shalgrama from thence. As I sent Mr. Wimberley many butterflies 

 from Sikhim in exchange for local species, it is highly probable, I 

 think, that a specimen of J/, shalrjrama from Sikhim became mixed up 

 with his Andamanese butterflies. 



566. Erionota thrax, Linnaeus. 



Brought in at times in considerable numbers from low eleva- 

 tions by the native collectors. Its larva feeds on the plantain, 

 which is cultivated everywhere, and also grows wild in the jungle. 



567. Erionota acroleuca, Wood-Mason and de Nictiville. 



Very rare. I obtained one example, Mr. Otto Moller two only 

 in Sikhim, after many years' assiduous collecting. It occurs also in 

 Western and Central China, and has been named '•'• HldarV (jrandis 

 by Leech. It has been named by six different writers since 1881. 



568. PuDiciTiA PHOLUs, de Nic^ville. 



Excessively rare. I possess the pair of type specimens taken near 

 Buxa in Bhutan, and have received one more male from the Khasi 

 Hills, generously presented to me by the Rev. Walter A. Hamilton. 



569. Gangara thyrsis, Fabricius. 



Rarer than E. thrax, Linnajus, found at low elevations only. The 

 larva feeds on palms, especially on the date-palm. 



570. Pamphila avanti, de Nic^ville. 



Described in 1886 from two specimens obtained by native collec- 

 tors probably at high elevations near the passes, and not seen since. 



571. OcHUS suBViTTATus, Moorc. 



Not uncommon at low elevations from April to October. 



572. Taractrocera m^evius, Fabricius. 

 Obtained in the Terai only by Mr. Otto Moller. 



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