224 L. de Nic6vine — TAst of the Butterflies of Ceylon. [No. 3, 



is found also in many parts of India, witl\ a local race, P. nomins sivinhoei, 

 Moore, from Burma, Indo-China and Hainan Island. Tlie larva feeds 

 on plants of the Natnial Order Anonaceae. 



184. PAriLio JASON, Esper. 



Moore as Zetides telephiis, Felder, and Z. doson, Felder. P. jason is 

 confined to South India and Ceylon ; in the latter island it is very 

 abundant in July, August, and at the end of the year in the north and 

 eastern portions in the low country. On November 16th, 1898, the first 

 day of the annual flight, Manders noted that it was migrating in 

 large numbers at Colombo ; neaily all the numerous specimens he 

 captured were in a more or less tattered condition though freshly 

 emerged, showing that they had flown a considerable distance; they 

 probably came from the dry district of Hambantota on the south- 

 eastern side of the island. In Northern India P. jason is replaced by 

 P. axion, Felder, which is found also in Burma, the Malay Peninsula, 

 South-Eastern China, the Andaman Isles, and in the Malay Archipelago. 

 The larva feeds on plants of the Natural Order A7ionacese. 



185. Papilio teredon, Felder. 



Moore as Dalchina teredon. Abundant in the hills, and in the north 

 and eastern portions of the Island in the low country ; but is not found in 

 the damp south-eastern district. It is replaced in Northern India and 

 Burma by the parent form, P. sarpedon, Linnaeus, which is found also 

 in the Malay Peninsula, many of the Malayan Islands, the Loo Choo 

 Islands and in South Japan. The larva feeds on Cinnamomeum and 

 maTiy other plants. 



186. Papilio agamemnon, Linnaeus. 



Moore as Zetides agamemnon. Usually common and frequently 

 very abundant, especially in the low country and lower hill district of 

 Ceylon, and given to migrating. It has a wide range, being found 

 almost throughout India, in Burma, the Malay Peninsula, Indo-China, 

 and many islands of tlie Malay Archipelago. The larva feeds on 

 Magnoliacex and Anoyiacppe. 



Family IIBSPEUIID^. 



187. Hantana inpernus, Felder. 



Apparently confined to Ceylon, whore it is not uncommon in the 

 middle hill district in jungle. Its transformations ai^e unknown. 



