1895.] L. de Niceville & Dr. L. Martin — Butterflies of Sumatra. 485 



Occurs not only in forest, but also in gardens and near houses. It 

 often flies very late in the afternoon, Dr. Martin has taken it between 

 5 and 6 p.m. 



513. Rapala xenophon, Fabricius. 



Distant. Much rarer than R. jarbas, Fabricius, and occurs at a 

 higher elevation from Selesseh to Bekantschan. We have specimens 

 taken in March, July, and December only. 



514. Rapala domitia, Hewitson. 



Grose Smith. Dr. Martin obtained a single female in November at 

 Kepras. It is a most aberrantly-marked and coloured species. 



515. Bindahaea phocides, Fabricius. 



Very rare in Sumatra, Dr. Martin in thirteen years having obtained 

 only three males and one female in February, May, and July. Only 

 from higher elevations in the Battak mouutains. Distant's figure of 

 the species (Rhop. Malay., pi. xx, fig. 25, female) is an exceptionally 

 bad one. The males vary greatly in size, the smallest measuring l - 35, 

 the largest 1*75 inches ; Dr. Martin's only female taken in February 

 measures 1*6 inches. 



516. Bindahara sugriva, Horsfield. 



One male only, taken in the Battak mountains in July. It is on 

 the underside of both wings very similar to the same sex of B. phocides, 

 Fabricius, but it has on the upperside of the hindwing a blue band 

 extending along the margin from the apex to the third median 

 nervule, and increasing in breadth posteriorly. The occurrence of this 

 species recorded from South India, Ceylon and Java, together with 

 B. phocides, Fabricias, (which has no blue band in 5 the male), recorded 

 from Sikhim, Bhutan, Assam, Burma, the Andaman Isles, the Malay 

 Peninsula, and Nias, in North-Eastern Sumatra is a very interesting 

 fact. Mr. W. H. Miskin records B. sugriva from Cape York in North 

 Australia, the Solomon Islands, and the Aru Islands, but in my opinion 

 these specimens are probably not typical, but represent distinct local 



517. *Sinthusa nasaka, Horsfield. 



Grose Smith. Originally described from Java, so that it is quite 

 possible it occurs also in Sumatra though we have not met with it, 

 especially as it is found again in Northern India. 



