is the smallest of the series, and the darkest in coloration. Capt do la Chaumette * states that in 

 India the insect is common throughout the year, frequenting fields, gardens, and woods alike. 

 Mr. Biggs t speaks of it as circling in the sunshine "round a lantana bush" or resting in damp 

 shady spots on the pale blue flowers of a small plant which the Malays call " bulalei gajah" 

 {Elephant's trunk). 



6. Danais melanippus, vai\ hegesippus. (Tab. IL, fig. L) 



Papilin melaiui'tw*! Cramer, Pap, Esot., u\, t. 127, A, 13 (1779). 



Danais wlamppivs, Gait, Enc. Meth., ix., p. 189, n, 43 (1819); Horaf. & Moore, Cat, Lep, Mns. E. I. C, I, 



p. 125, n. 247 (1857) ; ButL, Trans. Linn. Soc, ser. 2, Zool., vol. i., p. 580, n. 2 (1877). 

 Var, Papilio hqaippui, Cram., Pap. Exot., it, t, 180, A (1779); Fabr. Sp. Ius. s p. 50, n. 216 11781); Mant. 



Ins,, p. 27, n. 287 (1787) ; Ent. Syst., iii., p, 62, n. 160 (1798) ; Horsf. & Moor©, Cat. Lep. Ins. Mub. 



E. L C, p. 125 (1857); Butler, Proc. Zool, See., 1806, p. 40. 

 Danais Hympput, Godt., Euo. M4th„ ix., p. 189, n. 42 (1810); Gray, Lop. Ins. Nepaul, p. 10, t, 9, f. 1 



(1840) ; Snellen, Tijd. Ent., xx., p. GO (1877 1. 

 Danais metanippas, var. heycsippm, Snellen, Tijd. Ent., xix,, p. 141 (1870). 

 Salatura h&jcsippn» y Moore , MS. 



Male and female* Anterior wing fulvous-red, nearly apical balf, the costal margin, inner margin, 

 nervures and nervnles dark fuscous. Fuscous portion with the following white spots : — two small subcostal 

 spots divided by iir&t Bubcostal nervule, almost beneath which are two others, more rounded and placed 

 jnst beyond cell ; a transverse subapical row of five larger spots, upper two smallest and divided by second 

 subcostal nemile, fourth and fifth largest divided by lower discoidal nervure; a discal row of two small spots 

 divided by second median nervule; a aubmarginal series of three or four spots about centre, and a 

 marginal seriea which become almost effaced between third median nervule and aubmedian nervure, and 

 also towards apex, where, however, they are denoted by a much larger spot preceded by one or two smaller 

 ones. Posterior wing white ; nervurea and nervules broadly infuscated and with fuscous marginal border, 

 in which are placed a marginal and submarginal series of email white spots. Underside of wings as above, 

 but anterior wings possessing a distinct marginal and submarginal series of small spots at apex; posterior 

 wing with the nervures and nervules much less strongly infuscated, but margined with very pale greenish. 

 Head and thorax above dark fuscous, spotted and (streaked with white. Abdomen above dull ochraceous, 

 with the base black; underside pale ochraceous. Sternum black, spotted with white ; legs black. Under 

 surfaces of palpi, femora, and trochanters white. 



Male with a distinct subuvate went-gland on posterior wings, placed on inner side and adjoining 

 third median nervule, 



Exp. wings 70 to 85 millim. 



Hab. — Andaman Islands (coll. Moore), — Burma ; Monhnein (colls. Moore and Brit. Mns.), — Malay 

 Peninsula; Province Wcllesley (coll. Dist.) ; Malacca (colls. Moore and Brit. Mus.). — Sumatra (Snellen, 

 coll. Moore). — Java (Snellen and Brit. Mus.). 



In considering this form as only a variety of D. melanippus > I am in agreement with Messrs. 

 Moore, Butler, and Snellen, who have at least at one time published that view (see supra). 

 The chief difference between the two forms is that the ground colour of the posterior wings in 

 D. melanippits is fulvous-red, whilst in D. heyesippits it is white, and the four small spots near 

 the end of cell of anterior wing of the last named are considerably effaced iu D. melanippus. 



* Enl. Mo, Mnjj.. vol. ii., p. 37. 



f MoiiLh. Pack., vol. ii., p. 188 



