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106. Tarucus telicanus, Lang. 



Moore as T.plinius, Fabricius. An uncommon but widely distributed 

 insect in the low country of Ceylon. It has a wide range, being 

 found in Africa, Arabia, India, Burma, the Malay Archipelago, Formosa, 

 Australia, and the islands of the South Sea. Its transformations are 

 well known, the larva feeding on tbe leaves of Seshania. 



107. Castalius rosimon, Fabricius. 



Common in the low country jungles and on waste land in Ceylon. 

 It has a wide range in India, Burma, the Malay Peninsula and onwards 

 through the Malay Archipelago to Flores. It has frequently been bred 

 on ZizypJius. 



108. Castalius ethion, Doubleday and Hewitson. 



Found in Ceylon in the same localities as the last but is not so 

 common. It appears throughout the year except in the very dry 

 weather. In India its range is more restricted than the last, bat 

 extends to the east as far as Flores at any rate. The larva feeds on 

 Zizyphus. 



109. Castalius decidia, Hewitson. 



Moore as 0. decidia and G. hamatus, Moore. It is seasonally di- 

 morphic, the rains form is G. hamatus, an intermediate form is true 

 C. decidia, while the dry-season form is 0. interruptus, de Niceville. It 

 is found in Ceylon in the same localities as the other two species of the 

 genus, as for instance at Heneratgoda in August, and at Labugama in 

 November and December. This species is confined to India, Burma and 

 Ceylon, not even occurring in the Malay Peninsula. Its transforma- 

 tions are known, the larva feeds on Gonania and Zizyphus. 



110. POLYOMMATaS B(ETICUS, Linn83US. 



Moore as P. hseticus. An abundant species in Ceylon, found every- 

 where and at all elevations. Occurs almost everywhere in the Old 

 World. Its transformations are well known. 



111. Amblypodia ANITA, Hewitson. 



Moore as A. naradoides, Moore, and A. darana, Moore, which are 

 synonyms of A. anita. Common in the low country of Ceylon. The 

 female is dimorphic, being smalt-blue in one form on the upperside, 

 uniform pale violet-brown in the other. It is found in South India, 

 North-East India, Assam, Burma, the Andaman Isles, Siam and Borneo. 

 The larva feeds on Olax. In Moore's plate (Lep. Cey., pi. xliii) of this 

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