266 E. Y. Watson — Preliminary List of the Butterflies of Madras. [No. 3, 

 Family NYMPHALID^. 



Sub-family Euploein^. 



1. Banais limn.iace, Cramer. March to August ; very common. 



2. „ septentrionis, Butler. June, July ; occurs occasionally 



with the preceding. 



3. „ chrysippus, Linn. March to August ; very common. 



4. ,, genutia, Cramer. March to August ; very common. 



5. Euploea core, Cramer. March to July ; very common. 



6. „ coreoides, Moore. June and July; a few specimens 



only. 



Sub-family Sattein^. 



7. Mycalesis mineus, Linn. April and June, 10th August ocel- 



lated form only. 



8. Melanitis leda, Linn. August ; not common. Form ismene 



not met with. 



Sub-family AcR^iN^, 



9. Telchinia violoe, Fabr. March to August ; very common. 



Sub-family Ntmphalin^. 



10. JErgolis ariadne, Linn. July, August ; not common. 



11. Atella phalantha, Drury. April to August ; Very common. 



12. Precis iphita, Cramer. May to August ; very common. 



13. Junonia almana, Linn. The ocellated form, /. asterie, occurs 



commonly from March to August. 



14. ,, lemonias, Linn. March to September ; very common. 



15. „ hierta, Fabricius. March, June, and August ; fairly 



common. 



16. „ orithyia, Linn. March, May and August ; fairly 



common. 



17. Neptis varmana, Moore. April to August ; not uncommon. 



18. Hypolimnas holina, Linn. March to August ; very common. 



19. „ misippus, Jjinn. March, April, July and August ; 



not so common as S. holina, 



20. Cyrameis cardui, Linn, One specimen obtained in October, 



1888. 



21. Charaxes fahrius, Fabricius. One specimen obtained in April. 



Family LYC^NID^. 



22. Curetis tJietis, Drury. June and July ; not common. 



23. Chilades laius, Cramer. April to August : very common. 



