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to May." Dr. Manders (Trans. Ent. Soc. 1890, 519) took it in tlie " Shan States, 

 Eastern Burma, where it is abundant at low elevations." In Upper Tenasserim, 

 Mr. Ossian Limborg (P. Z. S. 1878, 824) records the dry-season form taken in 

 December at Ahsown, 2000 feet, Moulmain, Meetan, at 300 feet, Naththoung to 

 Paboga, and at Moolai, 3000 to 5000 feet." Mr. H. J. Elwes (J. A. S. Beug. 1887, 

 417) records it from Tavoy. Dr. J. Anderson (Journ. Linn. Soc. Zool. 1886, 32) 

 " obtained the wet-season form in Mergui, December and end of April, the dry-season 

 form at Mergui in March and April, Owen Island in January, King's Island in 

 January, and Elphinstone Island in J\Iarch." Mr. P, de Roepstorff obtained it at 

 Fort Blair, South Andamans (Moore, P. Z. S. 1877, 583), and Mr. J. Wood-Mason 

 (J. A. S. Bengal, 1882, 16) from Kamorta Island, Nicobars. In Ceylon, according 

 to Major Hutchison, it is " found at all times in the Western and Central 

 Provinces, in grassy places, both in the plains and hills up to 2000 feet ; flying at 

 dawn and dusk of the evening, rarely by day. Settles down in grass " (Lep. of 

 Ceylon, i. p. 15). According to Mr. F. M. Mackwood the wet-season form affects 

 the low country in Ceylon, having a range up to 3000 feet, and is very abundant 

 especially from November to January, but is found all the year round; the dry- 

 season form (Ismene) being found in the up-country, from 2000 feet and upwards " 

 (MS. Notes). 



Distribution within Indo-Malayan Aeea. — Mr. W. Distant (Rhop. Malayana, 

 p. 41) records it from the Malay Peninsula and Penang. We possess specimens from 

 Malacca, Nias, Sumatra, and Java, the latter bred from larvte by the late Dr. 

 Horsfield. Mr. H. Druce (P. Z. S. 1874, 104) enumerates it from Chentaboon in 

 Siam. We have it from N. China. 



We also have it from S. Borneo, and Mr. W. B. Pryer (Distant, Ann. N. H. 1887, 

 48) obtained it at Sandakan, North Borneo. The late Robert Swinhoe (P. Z, S. 1878, 

 690) took it in the Island of Hainan, and also in the Island of Formosa (P. Z. S. 

 1866, 360). Herr G. Semper (Lep. Philippen, pp. 40, 41, pi. 9, figs. 1-4) records it 

 from the Philippines. Mr. H. Pryer (Butt, of Japan, p. 30, pi. 8, figs. 7, 8) describes 

 and figures both forms from Japan. Mr. H. J. Elwes (P. Z. S. 1881, 90) also 

 states that it is " found in Nikko, Japan." 



MELANITIS TAMBEA. 



Wet-sbason Brood (Plate 124, figs. 1, a, b, c, (J ? ). 



Imago. — Male. TJpperside dark dusky olivescent-brown. Forewing with the 

 exterior margin almost straight below the apex; the ordinary subapical black 

 spots not defined. Eimhoing unmarked. Underside dark purpurescent-brown ; 

 the veins grey and black speckled ; thickly covered with strigae, which are cinereous- 

 ochreous and most dense on the basal area and brighter ochreous but less defined 



