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“British Polyommatus tcarus, and the markings on the underside blackish, 
whereas the Bangalore males are lilac with underside markings 
reddish-brown. The females from both north and south are somewhat 
‘similar, but the northern race is considerably larger. I have a fairly 
long series of both, and after labelling I mixed both races indiscrimin- 
ately and then sorted them without reference to the data, and found I 
had not the slightest difficulty in differentiating the two races; this I 
did without hesitation and without a single error. I have not yet 
examined the genitalia, and if they do not prove to be distinct species, 
they are at least well marked races, and more worthy of a name than 
some of the local races, which have acquired them for some reason 
best known to the person who named them. I have several of both of 
‘these races to spare and if any entomologist is interested in the genus 
Tarucus I shall be pleased to hand them over. 
Castalius rosimon.—Very local and not common. I only found 
about a dozen in a small sandalwood plantation at the back of Hebal 
ranges. 
Polyommatus boetieus.—Abundant everywhere. This was perhaps © 
the most plentiful Lycenid. 
Curetis thetis—Abundant in wooded country. Although most 
conspicuous on the wing, with the bright copper colour shining in the 
sun, when settled on a leaf it becomes almost invisible, the reflected 
glare of the sun on the leaves harmonising with the silvery white 
underside. 
Iraota maecenas.—I never saw this insect on the wing; the two 
males that I have were taken, one larva and one pupa, on a trunk of 
a very large banyan tree. 
Badamia exclamationis.—Very abundant on flowers, especially on 
acacia blooms. Hesperiidae generally were very scarce and I reeret to 
say the few I have taken are not yet identified. 
Danaida plevippus.—Generally distributed, but tending to be 
gregarious ; when one came across one others would be certain to be 
found in the near neighbourhood. It was not found in the open like 
D. chrysippus, but was generally found in woods or bushy country. At 
night they collected together with D. limniace, Euploea core, and EF. 
coreta, and these four species could be found in hundreds in low 
branches of trees. 
Danaida chrysippus.—Very abundant everywhere from 8. India to 
‘Afghanistan and Waziristan, and is practically the only butterfly I 
observed in the latter country. It is apparently continuously brooded, 
as imagines can be seen from Jan. Ist. to Dec. 81st., also ova, 
larve, and pup can always be found together, whenever one takes 
the trouble to look for them. 
Danaida linniace.—Abundant in wooded country and like chrysippus 
apparently continuously brooded. 
‘Huploea core.—Abundant in woods all through India. 
Huploea coreta.—Apparently abundant in the Bangalore district, 
but unfortunately I did not recognise the fact that I had taken a distinet 
species until my return to England, but as at least half the Kuploeas 
taken in this district are this species, it must be equally common. 
Mycalesis perseus.—Common in the ricefields. 
Melanitis ismene.—Abundant in the ricefields, I could not 
distinguish any difference between the wet and dry reason forms, for 
