1897.] Capt. E. Y. Watson— Butterflies from Myingyan. 607 



was represented by a single specimen and is probably rare. The most 

 interesting satyrid was the Yptliima which I have recently named 

 Y. cerealis) this was the only species of the genus met with, and 

 it occurred in great numbers but only within very restricted areas, 

 owing no doubt to the unequal distribution of its food-plant; one 

 of its favourite haunts was among the low bushes which grow on 

 the bunds of the paddy-fields at the bend of the river, but it also 

 occurred some miles away from these fields on high bare ground where 

 the bushes w r ere few and scattered. 



Among the Nymplialinse there is not much of interest to record, the 

 only species met with being Ergolis ariaclnc, Linnaeus, A. plialantha, 

 Drury, Junonia lemonias, Linnaeus, /. almana, Linnaeus, J", hierta, 

 Fabricius, and J. orithyia, Linnaeus ; Neptis leucothoij, Cramer (form 

 etirymene, .Butler) ; Hypolimnas bolina, Linnaeus, and H. misippus, 

 Linnaeus, of these the last species is rare in Burma, and to the best of 

 my knowledge is only fouud in the more arid tracts, and I have no 

 record of its occurrence south of Mimbu on the Irrawaddy. 



Some sixteen species of Lycsenidse were met with ; the dry-season 

 form of Ghilades lains, Cramer, occurred commonly, also G. trochilus, 

 Freyer; Zizera lysimon, Hiibner, was fairly common, and did not 

 appear to differ from Indian specimens; Z. otis, Fabricius, of which 

 Z, sangra, Moore, is a synonym, occurred in great numbers, this species 

 in all its forms is quite distinct from Z. indica, Murray, originally 

 described from Allahabad, which occurs commonly in Southern India. 

 The difference between the two species does not lie in the shade of blue 

 or extent of the black margins on the upperside as some writers have tried 

 to make out, since these characters vary seasonally, there is, however, a 

 well-marked and constant difference in the discal row of spots on the 

 underside of the fore wing, in Z. indica these spots are invariably pro- 

 minent and black, encircled with white, in Z. otis they are brown, 

 hardly darker than the ground-colour of the wing, and are encircled 

 with grey, so that they do not stand out at all conspicuously, this 

 difference will be found to be absolutely constant in all the seasonal 

 forms, and can be readily recognised if Burmese and Southern Indian 

 specimens be compared, though I am unable to say if the two species 

 meet and occur together in any localities ; if good series are compared 

 other slight differences will be noticed in the marginal markings and 

 disposition of the spots on the underside of the hinclwing. Azanus 

 jesous, Gruerin, (the oldest name for A. gamra, Lederer), occurred rarely 

 among Acacia bushes; Burmese specimens do not differ perceptibly 

 from Indian ones. This is a rare species in Burma, and is only found in 

 the arid tracts. A single specimen only of Lycsenesthes lycmnina, 

 J. ii. 77 



