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divided between the pale form and the reddish form. I have often 
found Ixias associated with Teracolus, but here found but a single 
male marianne , Gram., of intermediate “ dry ” phase, though Huphina 
nerissa was distinctly “wet.” Other butterflies were a male 
Catopsilia crocale, a male Delias eucharis, a few Danaida chrysippus, 
Zizera indica , and Catochrysops straho, with single specimens of 
Precis lemonias (dry-season form) and Parnara colaca. 
Two species of Podalirius, hovering as usual, were also as 
usual hard to catch, viz. the blue P. zonatus, and the violet-black, 
Xylocopa-Wkz P. violaceus , Lepel.; the only wasp was the small 
yellow Eumenes esuriens , Fabr. On the flowers of Vervain were two 
black and red Mylabris , the large M. pustulata, Thunb., and the 
small M. thunbergi , Billb. A few Carabids of the genus Omphra 
were found among the ruins. Among some dead snail-shells Mrs. 
Longstaff found a specimen of Ethas carbonarium , Pascoe. 
The Rest-house lights were not so attractive as might have been 
expected, the neat but solitary Pyrale Sameodes cancellalis, Zell., 
having as its only companions the Scarabs, Copris repertus , and 
Catharsius pithecius, Fabr., f. crassicollis, Walk., three, and a species 
of Encyalesthus, not in the British Museum, which was actually too 
hard to pin. 
I went one morning about four miles along the Trinkomali Road 
which goes through the forest. Speaking generally butterflies were 
not common or remarkable: Danaida chrysippus , Precis iphita and 
lemonias, Hypolimnas misippus (a species that I did not see elsewhere 
in Ceylon), Yphthima ceylonica , Mycalesis mineus , f. polydecta, the 
“ dry ” phase ; Papilio pammon , and P. telephus ; Zizera indica and 
Z. gaika ; Catochrysops cnejus, Fabr.; and Terias hecabe, two males, 
one “ wet ” and one “ dry.” A male Lithosiid, Nishada flabifera , 
Moore, was seen to settle upon a leaf. 
When I say that butterflies were not common I must make an 
exception in favour of Catophaga paulina. Mr. John Pole had told 
me that if I could find a damp place where bullocks had halted I 
should be sure to find numbers of butterflies there; he said the 
butterflies were attracted by the ammonia. I did find such a place, 
and sure enough there was a patch of white butterflies about five 
feet long! Sweeping my net along them filled it with a rustling 
crowd of at least 50 C. paulina. Along with the Whites were odd 
specimens of Crastia asela and Narmada montana. 
The old flight of moss-grown steps through the forest up to the 
temple at Mihintale had quite a romantic charm that greatly affected 
us. Though there was little time or opportunity for collecting, I 
