1899.] L. de 'NiceviUe— List of the Butterflies of Ceylon. 227 



196. Hesperia galba, Fabriciiis. 



Not uncommon in Ceylon in the region of heavy rainfall away 

 from the coast. It is probably often overlooked from its small size, 

 obscure coloration and quick flight, on the wing it looks more like a fly 

 than a butterfly. It is found nearly all over India and Burma, and 

 occurs at Aden. The larva in Calcutta feeds on Sida rhombifvlia, 

 Linnaeus, and in South India on Waltheria indica. 



197. Baracus viTTATDS, Felder. 



Confined to Ceylon, where it is very common in the upper and 

 middle hill districts in grassy open ground, and on the Horton Plains 

 in March. It has never been bred. 



198. SoASTUS GREMius, Fabricius. 



Moore as S. gremius and S. siibgrisea, Moore. The Besperia di^^u 

 of Kollar (Hiigel's Kaschmir, vol. iv, p. 456, n. 6 (1844) described 

 from the " Himalaya " is almost certainly a synonym of this species, 

 but is omitted by Elwes and Edwards. A common low country insect 

 in Ceylon It is found almost all over India and Burma, also in Hong- 

 Kong, Formosa and Hainan. Staudinger records it from Sumatra. The 

 larva feeds on palms. 



199. SuASTUS MiNUTA, Moore. 



Moore as Tagiades minuta. It is common at Kandy, and is found 

 only in Ceylon. The Pterygospidea everyx, Mabille, Bull. Soc. Ent. 

 Belg., vol. xxvii, p. Ixxvii (1883), and Tagiades everyx, Mabille, Ann. 

 Soc. Ent. France, vol. Ixvi, p. 219, pi. ix, figs. 8a, 86, male (1887), 

 recorded by the describer from Ceylon and Malacca (sic) is a synonym 

 of S. minutus. The Apaustus sinhalus of Plotz, Berl. Ent. Zeitsch., vol. 

 xxix, p. 228, n. 19 (1885) ; idem, id., Stet. Ent. Zeit., vol. xlvii, p. 105, 

 n. la (1886) described from Ceylon, is another synonym. Herr 

 G. Weymer has sent de Niceville a drawing of the type specimen of the 

 latter in the collection of Herr Carl Ribbe. Neither of these species 

 are given by Elwes and Edwards. It has never been bred. 



200. Iambrix salsala, Moore. 



Moore as Astictopterus stellifer, Butler. May not the Hesperia nasd 

 of Fabricius, though described from the Cape of Good Hope, be an 

 older name for this species? Common at Colombo and in the low 

 country generally in open ground. It is found nearly all over India, 

 Burma, the Malay Peninsula, Java, Borneo and Hong-Kong. The larva 

 feeds on bamboo and grasses. 

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