226 L. do Nicevillo— Lu-^ of the Butterjlies of Ceylon. [No. 3, 



191. Tagiadks 015SCURUS, Mabille. 



Moore as T. distans, Moore. Originally described by Mabille from 

 " Malay Archipelago, Java ? " and l>y Mooie from Ceylou. Mabille's 

 description applies very well to our Ceylon specimens. Moore notes 

 " The Javan T, obsciiriis, Mabille, is nearly allied, but differs in the 

 al>sence of the discal semi-transpnrent spots on the forewing." Elvvcs 

 and Edwards note " Though we have not been able to compare Malayan 

 with Ceylon specimens, yet the absence of the discal spots relied on by 

 Moore for distinguishing his species is a character of no value, the two 

 spots being sometimes absent in Ceylon specimens." In this we concur. 

 In Ceylon T. ohscurus is common in the low country generally. The 

 larva in South India feeds on Dioscorea pentaphylla. 



192. Tagiades atticus, Fabricius. 



Not rare in the lower hills, generally in the neighbourhood of 

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

 Malay Archipelago. Dr. Christopher Aurivillius in Ent. Tids., vol. 

 xviii, p. 150, n. 71 (1897) points out that there is some doubt about 

 the correct identification of this species. The larva feeds on Sniilax 

 and Dioscorea. 



193. Tapena tuwaitesi, Moore. 



Originally described from Galle in Ceylon, not met with by 

 Manders, so it must be very rare. Elwes and Edwards record it from 

 Burma, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Horneo, and describe an 

 allied species from the Nilgiris and North Kanara in South India 

 as T. hampsoni, the larva of which feeds on Doris and Dalbergia. 

 T. thioaitesi has not been bred. 



194. Caprona ransonnetii, Felder. 



Moore as AharatJia ransonneti. Elwes and Edwards as 0. ranson- 

 nettii. Not uncommon in tlie low country and about Colombo. It 

 occurs also in South India, the Maldah district of Bengal, Orissa, the 

 Central Provinces, Dehra Dun and Assam. In South India the larva 

 feeds on Helicteres isora, Linn^us. 



195. GOMALIA ALBOPASCIATA, MoorC. 



Rare in Ceylon, recorded by Wade in dense jungle between Kir- 

 rinde and Werewille beyond Hambantota. Harapson records it from 

 the foot of the Nilgiri Hills, Moore from the Kangra District, Swinhoe 

 from Karachi, and Elwes and Edwards from Quetta. It has never 

 been bred. 



