194 L. de Mceville — List of the Butterflies of Ceylon. [No. 3, 



63. DoLESCHALLiA POLiBETE, Cramer. 



Moore as D. bisaltide, Cramer. Not uncommon in the jungles at 

 the foot of the hills, occurring also in South India ; found again in 

 the Eastern Himalayas, Assam, Burma, the Andaman and Nicobar Isles, 

 and in several of the islands of the Mfilay Archipelago. It varies greatly 

 on the under surface. Two or three specimens have been taken at 

 Nuwara Eliya, they were probably non-resident. Its transformations 

 are well known. 



Group Argynnma. 



64. Argynnis hypbrbius, Linn^us. 



Moore as Acidalia niphe^ Linnseus. Very common in the upper and 

 middle hill districts wherever the genus Viola is found, on which plants 

 the larva feeds ; particularly numerous about Nuwara Eliya and on the 

 Horton Plains, stragglers being occasionally found in the low country. 

 It flies nearly all the year round. In India it is very widely spread, 

 occurring also in Abyssinia, the Maldive Isles, Northern Burma, China, 

 Formosa, Japan, Sumatra, and the Philippine Isles. Dr. C. Aurivillius 

 has recently pointed out that Papilio hyperbias, Linnaeus (1763) is an 

 older name than P. niphe, Linnasus (1767). 



65. Atella phalantha, Drury. 



Moore as A. phalanta. Common everywhere in Ceylon but not 

 abundant. It occurs also commonly nearly throughout India, where its 

 early stages have frequently been studied. Found also throughout 

 Africa and its satellite islands, in Burma, the Malay Peninsula, Indo- 

 China, China, Hainan, Sumatra, Nias, Java, Bali, Lombok, Celebes, 

 Sumba, Sambawa, Flores, Letti and Kisser. 



Group Eurytelina. 



66. Ergolis taprobana, Westwood. 



Confined to South India and Ceylon. Common all the year round 

 in the low country and up to 6,000 feet. Its transformations have been 

 recorded from Southern India. The larva feeds on the leaves of Tragia 

 involucrata^ and the castor-oil plant. 



67. Ergolis ariadne, Linnaeus. 



Moore as Tj. minorata, Moore. Common in the low country and up 

 to 2,000 feet ; above this elevation it is rare. It occurs all over India 

 and has been often bred, the larva feeding on Tragia. E. ariadne occurs 

 also in Burma, the Malay Peninsula, ludo-China, Formosa, Hainan, 



