142 J. Wood-Mason & L. de Nieeville — Andamanese Bhopalocera. [Aug. 



carried off by an Indigo Planter who presented it to the Society through 

 Capt. Sherwill. 



Another simpler explanation of the cause of its having escaped the 

 usual treatment of blooms may possibly be attributable to the fact that 

 its large size, and the comparatively cold state of a great portion of it, 

 rendered it impossible for the smelters to hammer it out. 



That the first suggestion, however, is not an extravagant one may be 

 gathered from the fact that recently, when in the close vicinity of the 

 locality where this iron was obtained, I was shown an iron mine which had 

 been deserted for the following reason. Some of the ore had been treated 

 in the usual way, and on the smelters tapping the furnace, so the story 

 goes, two streams, one of blood and the other of milk, flowed from it. 

 Several deaths happened shortly after in the families of the smelters, and 

 since that time, now twelve years ago, no more of that unlucky ore has 

 been used in the furnaces. 



As a possible explanation for the origin of the stream of milk, it may 

 be suggested that the ore may have been partly of tin or lead, and the 

 white metal which flowed forth may have suggested milk. The stream 

 of blood may have been imaginary, the idea being simply added to improve 

 the story. 

 3. Second List o/Rhopalocerous Lepidoptera from the Andaman Islands, 



with Descriptions of new or little -knoivn Species and Varieties. — By 



J. Wood-Mason, Deputy Superintendent, Indian Museum, Calcutta, 



and L. de Nice'ville. 



(Abstract.) 



Since the publication of their first list of Andamanese Butterflies, the 

 authors have received from their active correspondent, Mr. A R. de 

 Roepstorff, 17 additional species, 13 of which have not been previously 

 recorded therefrom, thus bringing up the total of species from these islands 

 to 125. 



The following are the species which are new to the islands or upon 

 which notes are given : — 



1. Cyrestis horatius, n. sp. Allied to O. codes, which it closely 

 resembles in the character of the markings, but from which it differs in 

 the ground-colour of the upperside being pure white marked with different 

 shades of sepia-brown, in having a pale fulvous patch at the anal angle of 

 the posterior wings, and, on the underside, in having only the lightest 

 portions of the sepia markings absent. Nine males from S. Andaman. 



2. Cyrestis thyodamas, var. andamanica, nova. Differs from all 

 continental examples in the bright fulvous, almost ferruginous, anal region 

 of the posterior wings, &c. A large series of males from S. Andaman. 



3. Neptis jumba, Moore. 



