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white band, while those between the band and the apex of the 

 wing are much smaller, the one nearest to the front mai-gin being at 

 right angles to it, and the two below this being smaller and following 

 the direction of the outer margin of the wing ; there is also another 

 small spot, rather like a streak, between these two spots and the 

 white band. The hindwing is spotless and of the general ground- 

 colour, which is a rich brown. On the underside the spots on the 

 forewing are reproduced, and there is a greyish band between them 

 and the outer margin, the hindwing has two similar greyish bands 

 running across it. The cilia or fringe of the wings is grey in the 

 hind, and brown in the forewing. The antennae, just below the 

 clubbed tip, have a white band around them. 



Celcenorrhinus leucocera, Kollar (192). A large dark '* Skipper " 

 with a number of white transparent spots forming a band on 

 the forewing, and some yellow ones on the hindwing. The shaft of 

 the antennae, in the male only, is snow-white above, hence its name. 

 This and the next are very similar in appearance, but this species 

 rests with its wings flat, while Notocry])ta rests with them closed over 

 the back. They are fond of dark and shady places, and frequently 

 settle on the walls of verandahs^ stables and outhouses in the localities 

 where they are found . They are distinctly crepuscular in their habits. 



Celcenorrhinus aniharccsa^ Moore (195). The spots on theforewiug 

 of this ^' Skipper " are pale yellow instead of white, and there are 

 besides some yellow spots which are not transparent on the forewing. 

 It is very similar in appearance and habits to the foregoing. 



Astictojjterus salsala, Moore (208). A small dark brown "Skipper '' 

 with a very few minute spots. The underside is of a rich chestnut- 

 brown. 



Hespcria galba, Fabricius (220). A very small black and white 

 *' Skipper '' common almost everywhere. It skips and flits about the 

 grass like a little moth, and affects the bright sunshine. 



I have now finished with all the species of butterflies that are 

 found in these parts excej^t one. This is Melanitis ziteniiis which 

 looks like an enlarged edition of Melanitis ismene. It was sent to me 

 by a man collecting for me in Bastar. Should I come across any 

 species not hitherto mentioned in this series of papers, I will record 

 the fact in the pages of this Journal. 



