232 L. de Niceville— iis/ of the Butterflies of Ceylon. [No. 3, 



not given by Elwes and Edwards is the Hesperia alice^ Plotz, Stet. Ent. 

 Zeit., vol. xliv, p. 45, n. 320 (1883), described from Mergui in Lower 

 Burma and the Philippines. Herr George Weymer has kindly sent 

 de Niceville a coloured drawing of the type in the Berlin Museum. 



220. Parnara gdttatus, Bremer and Grey. 



Moore as P. hada, Moore, who records it from Colombo. It is a 

 common low country insect in Ceylon and has a wide range in India, 

 China, Japan and Malaya. Hesperia kolantns, Plotz, Berl. Ent. Zeitsch., 

 vol. xxix, p. 227, n. 13 (1885), and Stet. Ent. Zeit., vol. xlvii, p. 97, 

 n. 316c (1886), described from India, is another synonym of this species 

 not given by Elwes and Edwards. Herr G. Weymer has sent de Niceville 

 a coloured drawing of tlie type specimen in Herr Carl Ribbe's collection. 

 The larva of P. guttatus feeds on rice and grasses. 



221. Parnara colaca, Moore. 



Moore as P. cingala, Moore. We have no exact locality for this 

 species from Ceylon, and Moore gives none. It is found in many parts 

 of India, the Andamans and Nicobars, and several of the Malayan 

 islands. The larva feeds on Gramivaceas — grasses and rice. 



222. IsMENE ataphus, Watson. 



Moore as J. osdipodea^ Swainson. Recorded by Moore from Kandy, 

 Balangada, and near Trincomali, scarce. It is found also in the Hima- 

 layas, Assam and Burma. The larva feeds on Hiptage, 



223. Hasora badra, Moore. 



Recorded by Moore from the Kottawa forest, rare. We have 

 specimens from Ceylon but without exact locality. It is found in many 

 parts of India, Burma, the Andamans, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, 

 Nias, Java, Borneo, Bali, Lombok, Engano, Sumba, Sambawa, Celebes, 

 the Philippines and China. It has not been bred. 



224. Parata ALEXIS, Fabricius. 



Moore as P. chi-nmus, Cramer. Widely distributed in Ceylon, 

 found from the plains up to 6,000 feet. It has a wide range in India, 

 is found in Burma, tlie Andamans, Java, Borneo, Pulo Laut, and 

 Hong-Kong. The larva feeds on Pongamia and Heynia. 



225. Parata butleri, Aurivillius. 



Hasora hutleri, Aurivillius, Ent. Tids., vol. xviii, p. 150, n. 68 (1897). 

 Moore as P. alexis, Fabricius. This species differs from P. alexis, 

 Fabricius, in having the discal white band on the underside of the 



