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ides. These insects are all evidently protected, though what the 
original type which they mimic may be I do not know, unless it be 
Danais Genutia , in one, or the other, of its forms. 
Genus Mycalesis, Hiibn. 
17. M. Jopas , Hew. Ex. Butt, in, Myc ., PI. iv, fig. 24. $ , 9 
18. M. Janardana , Moore, Cat. Lep. E. I. C. I., p. 234, var. ; 
M. Megamede , Hew. Ex. Butt, hi, Myc., PI. hi, fig. 14. 
<?, 9. 
19. M. Nautilus , Butl. Ann. Nat. Hist. Ser. in, vol. xx, p. 403, 
PI. ix, fig. 7. $ , 9 • 
20. M. Blasius , Fabr. Ent. Syst. Suppl. p. 246. $ . 
21. M. Medus , Fabr. Syst. Ent. p. 488, No. 198. $ , 9 . 
22. M. Dinon , Hew. Ex. Butt, hi, Myc., PI. v, fig. 31 ; M. Dex- 
amenus, 9 , Hew. 1 . c ., PI. hi, fig. 19. 
Among the specimens is a strikingly beautiful aberration in which 
the geminate marginal lines, bordering the under surface of both 
wings, coalesce, forming a bioad black band around the wings, 
contrasting splendidly with the pale stramineous ground color. 
S, 9. 
Genus Yphthima, Hiibn. 
23. Y. Loryma , Hew. Trans. Ent. Soc. Bond. Ser. iii, vol. n, 
p. 289, PI. xviii, figs. 16, 17. 
This species was found in the low country in the forests. $ , 9 • 
24. Y. Pandocus, Moore, Cat. Lep. E. I. C. I. p. 235, No. 506. 
This species occurred rather plentifull}’ in the hills at a consid- 
erable elevation, and was onty found frequenting the woodlands. 
9. 
25. Y. Asterope, Klug. Symb. Pliys. PI. xxix, figs. 11-14. $ , 9 . 
This species occurs only in the meadows. 
26. M. Philomela, Job. Amoen. Acad, vi, p. 404, No. 60. $ , 9 . 
This occurs in both woodlands and meadows. 
The appearance of Philomela and Asterope, as Mr. Doherty 
writes, “ is curiously determined by the time of the annual grass- 
burning, the eggs being laid, I suppose, as soon as the young blades 
appear in the burnt meadows, and the butterflies appearing in large 
broods a month later, or thereabouts ; the meadows which were the 
first to be burned, producing their butterflies before the others.” 
