250 L: de NicevilTe — Butterflies of the Kanara District, [No. 2, 



Xylia dolabriformis, Benfch. (Leyuminosse). 

 Quisqualis indica, Linn. (Gombretacese). 



141. Rapala melampus, Cramer. 

 Zizyphus rugosa, Lamk. (Ehamnese). 

 Ougeinia dalbergioides, Benth. (Leguminosse) . 



142. Bindahara sugriva, Horsfield. "\ 

 Salacia oblonga, Wall. (Gelastrinese). 



143. Virachola isocrates, Fabricius. 

 Tamarindus indica, Linn. (Leguminosse), 

 Punica Granatum, Linn. (Lythracese) . 

 Handia tdiginosa, DC. (Bubiacese). 



144. Virachola" perse, Hewitson. 

 Annua squamosa, Linn. (Anonacese). 

 Bandia nliginosa, DC. (Bubiacese). 

 Bandia dumetorum, Lamk. (Bubiacese). 



Family PAPILIONID^E. 



Subfamily Pierin^e. 



145. Leptosia xiphia, Fabricius. 

 Cratseva religiosa, Forst. (Gapparidese). 

 Gapparis Heyneana, Wall. (Gapparidese). 

 Gapparis sepiaria, Linn. (Gapparidese). 

 Gapparis horrida, Linn. f. (Gapparidese). 



This butterfly appears in the second Kanara list under the syno- 

 nymic generic name Nychitona. 



146. Delias euchawis, Drury. 



Loranthus longiflorus, Desronss. (Loranthacese). 



147. Prioneuis seta, Felder. 



This rare butterfly has not been bred in Kanara, but Mr. Bell 

 has seen a female laying eggs on a plant which is probably Gapparis 

 tenera, Dalz. (Gapparidese). The eggs hatched out, but the larva.failed 

 to reach maturity. In Ceylon Mr. E. E. Green says that the larva 

 feeds on Gapparis. 



148. Catopsilia pyranthe, Linnaeus, r- . .-. - 

 Cassia occidentalism Linn. (Leguminosse). 



