200 L. de mce^iUe— List of the Butterflies of Ceylon. [No. 3, 



91. EVERES ARGIADES, PallaS. 



Moore as E. parrhnsins, Pabricius. Abundant; everywhere in Ceylon. 

 It does not appear to be found in Africa, but occurs in Europe, almost 

 througrbout Asia, Malayana, in Australia, and the isles of the Pacific, also 

 in North America under a slightly modified form. The larva in Europe 

 and America feeds on Leguminosde^ but it does not appear to have been 

 bred elsewhere. 



92. Nacaduba. macrophthalma, Felder. 



Not uncommon in the middle hill districts of Ceylon, and fairly 

 common in the lower hills and in the neighbourhood of Colombo. It is 

 found in many parts of India, the Malayan Islands, and in Australia. 

 Its transformations are unknown. 



93. Nacaduba hermus, Felder. 



Moore as N. viola, Moore. It is a rare insect in Ceylon, but is 

 probably overlooked from its resemblance to other species of the genus, 

 " It can, however, be easily distinguished by the very acute apex and 

 straight outer margin of the forewing, and posteriorly attenuated hind- 

 wing, with the outer margin very straight." (de NicSville, Butt. Ind., 

 vol. iii, p 147). Manders has taken a single specimen close to Colombo 

 in November, and has notes of its occurrence at Haldummulle. It is 

 widely spread in India, Malayana, Australia, and the South Sea Islands. 

 It has never been bred. 



94. Nacaduba atrata, Horsfield. 



Dr. Moore in Lep. Cey. records N. atrata and N. prominens, Moore, 

 as distinct species, but they cannot be satisfactorily separated. It is 

 common in the middle hill districts and also in the low country of 

 Ceylon. Like the last it has a wide range in India, the Malay Peninsula 

 and Archipelago. Moore describes the transformations of N. prominens^ 

 the larva feeding on Vateria. In Soutlieru India the larva of N. atrata 

 feeds on Emhelia. 



95. Nacaduba noreia, Felder. 



Desc.ibed by Felder in 1868 from " Ninera Ellia," at about 6,000 

 feet, taken on 24th December, 18G4. Mr. de Niceville has examined the 

 female type example in the Natural History Museum at Vienna, and 

 finds that it is the tailless form of Nacaduba ardates, Moore, which also 

 has a tailed form recorded by Moore from Ceylon, and described by him 

 in 1874. Manders finds that both forms occui- together at Nuwara 

 Eliya and Kandy at the same season, in May and June, and again in 



