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Danaines were not numerous, single specimens of four species were 
met with : Danaida chrysippus , a small female; Narmada montana , 
a female, on the top of a grassy hill rising from the plain, not 
at all the locale that suggests that insect; also Parantica aglea and 
Cvaslia asela. 
Some of the Blues which were abundant at Kandy were scarce at 
Bandarawela, such for instance as Lampides celeno and bochus; some 
were common enough at both places, such as Polyommatus baeticus, 
Zizera otis, and Everes parrhasius. On the other hand, this was the 
first place in which I came across Spindasis vulcanus, Fabr., and 
elima, Moore (? ictis, Hew.), the former not uncommonly ; it has a 
curious rapid curvetting flight close to the ground. 
The Pierines were not numerous: Catopsilia just put in an 
appearance, as did several Delias eucharis , but Terias was in abund¬ 
ance including both typical Ineeahe and libythea ; the last was 
commoner here than elsewhere, being indeed the dominant Pierine 
of the locality. It was a matter of great interest to me to detect 
a sweet scent in the male of this species, all previous observations 
on Oriental Terias having yielded negative results; the interest was 
increased by the fact that the scent was definite and distinctive, being 
compared at the time to that of Pink Bindweed ( Convolvulus arvensis ), 
and indistinguishable from that found by me in several West Indian 
species of the genus. 1 
A few Papilio parinda were seen, and I think also one P. pammon. 
The small grey, fly-like Skipper, Taractrocera maevius , which I 
had also taken at Kandy was commoner here, but Baraeus vittatus, 
Feld., a swamp-loving species also common at Bandarawela, did not 
occur at Kandy, being confined to the higher ground. 
The finest Moth met with was unquestionably Ghoerocampa 
theylia , Linn., which came to light together with Siccia taprobanis , 
and Tephrina parallelaria. The last-named was also kicked up by 
day, being very common in the afore-mentioned swamp which also 
yielded the Gelechiid, Timyra irrorella , Wlsm. The Noctuid Amyna 
natalis, Walk., was found under a stone when looking for beetles. 
Two males of Xylocopa tenuiscapa were secured by watching a hole 
about two feet from the ground, in a dead portion of a solitary tree. 
Two examples of a Chlaenius not in the British Museum were 
found under stones; Mylabris pustulata was taken on the wing, as 
was Anthrax sp. A Bug with long spines on its shoulders that 
would appear to be Gletus elongatus , Dohrn, was taken in the swamp, 
it is a species hitherto unknown to Mr. Distant. 
1 See below, pp. 509, 510, 
