1899.] L. de 'Nic^viWo— -List of the Butterflies of Ceylon. 161 



females." He notes that the wet-season brood of M. polydeda has "a 

 moderately large distinctly-formed median ocellus with a yellowish outer 

 ring (much larger than in the males of the wet and dry-season brood of 

 M. perseus), the surrounding area being slightly tinged with ochreous " 

 on the upperside of the forewiug. His figures of both sexes of both 

 species bear out this distinction between them. But we have grave 

 doubts that this solitary and unimportant character really denotes two 

 distinct species. Breeding alone can solve the question, though a 

 critical examination of the prehensores of the male might go to prove 

 the matter one way or the other. M. polydecta appears to occur almost 

 everywhere in India with M. perseus, which is another disquieting feature. 

 It is quite common in Ceylon. The wet-season form is figured in Lep. 

 Cey., pi. xi, figs. 3, 3a, male, as Calysisme drusia, and again the same 

 form on the same plate, figs. 4, 46, male ; 4a, female, as 0. mineus : the 

 dry-season form is given on pi. xii, figs. 1, la, male, as G. perseus. The 

 true M. mineus, Linnaeus, given originally by Moore from Ceylon, is now- 

 restricted by him to Northern and Eastern India, Burma, Siam and 

 S.-E." China. Dr. Moore confines the occurrence of M. polydecta to 

 India. It has not been bred. 



16. Mycalesis (Galysisme) subdita, Moore. 



This species has recently been described by Dr. Moore from South 

 India and Ceylon. The male has on the underside of the forewing a 

 [large] elongated glandular patch of ochreous-yellow scales upon the sub- 

 median nervure extending from its middle to the discal pale band ; and 

 on the upperside of the hindwing a subbasal tuft of pale hairs exserted or 

 overlapping a glandular patch of ochreous-yellow scales. In the dry- 

 season form Moore describes the scales as yellow instead of ochreous- 

 yellow. The laige size as well as the colour of the patch of scales 

 described above on the forewing will readily distinguish the males of 

 this species from tlie two which have preceded it. Dr. Moore records 

 it from Trincomali in August, October and November, but it is doubt- 

 less quite common throughout Ceylon all the year round and only 

 awaits recognition. Its transformations have not been recorded. 



17. Mycalesis {Calysisme) rama, Moore. 



Calysisme rama, Moore, Lep. Ind., vol. i, p. 196, pi. Ivii, figs. 3, 3a, male, ivet- 

 season form (1892). 



" Male. Upperside, both wings olivescent ochreous-brown, marginal 

 lines indistinct. Forewing with a distinct transverse medial discal line, 

 and a large prominent median black ocellus with a white pupil and 

 narrow ochreous-yellow outer ring, above which is a very minute 



