2889.] W. Doherty — Lycamida? from Lower Tenasserim. 185 



Mr. de Nice'ville made the following remarks : — 



The members present will have noted that this paper deals with one 

 family only of the butterflies. Mr. Doherty took up the butterflies of 

 this group so that the species new to science that he described might be 

 included in my " Butterflies of India, Burmah and Ceylon ;" the third 

 volume of which, dealing with the Lyccenidce, is now passing through 

 the press. 



Mr. Doherty's list gives over 100 species of Lyccenidce, and he says 

 that Lower Tenasserim probably possesses twice that number ; in this 

 I agree with him, as his list omits many common species which have 

 often been obtained in Burmah, and are sure to occur in the region Mr. 

 Doherty visited. 



In 1886, Mr. Doherty proposed the subfamily of Amblypoclince of the 

 Lyccenidce, but in this paper he proposes to alter the name to Arhopalince. 

 If this subfamily is to stand, I think it would be as well to let his first 

 proposed name remain, as it is derived from by far the better-known 

 genus of the two. 



Mr. Doherty's notes on green butterflies are most interesting. As far 

 as my experience goes, it coincides with his that those Lyccenidce which are 

 of a rich glistening metallic green colour on the upperside are invariably 

 males. The green coloration of the undersides of such butterflies as 

 the European " Green Hairstreak," Thecla rubi, Linnaeus, and the Indian 

 Lehera eryx, Linnaeus, is undoubtedly protective, these insects being 

 very difficult to see when at rest with closed wings on green leaves. 

 This green colour, too, occurs in both sexes, while the metallic-green 

 coloration is found in the Lyccenidce in males only. 



Mr. Doherty is to be congratulated on the success of his trip to 

 Lower Tenasserim, as in one family of Butterflies alone he has added 

 fifteen species new to science. Such a high percentage (fifteen) is not 

 often obtained now-a-days in the best-known sub-order of insects. 



2. Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. — By George 

 King, M. B., LL. D., F. R. S., F. L. S., Superintendent of the Royal 

 Botanic Garden, Calcutta. 



As the Calcutta Herbarium contains a rich collection of Malayan 

 plants, I propose to publish from time to time a systematic account of 

 as many of them as are indigenous to British provinces, or to provinces 

 under British influence. In addition to the states on the mainland of the 

 Malayan Peninsula, these provinces include the islands of Singapore and 

 Penaug and the Nicobar and Andaman groups. The classification which 

 I propose to follow is that of the late Mr. Bentham and Sir Joseph 

 Hooker. It is unlikely that, with the scanty leisure at my command, T shall 



