THE BUTTERFLIES OF CEYLON 73 
Under side, both sexes: very pale gamboge-yellow with 
darker markings, occasionally varying into khaki or even 
very rarely pale reddish-brown. The markings are always 
very clearly defined. This is I believe typical ictis ceylonica. 
I have caught and examined some hundreds of these at 
Jafina and Mannar, and, except for three abnormal specimens, 
they seem a fairly constant race or species. One freak is a 
g, upper side both wings pale reddish-brown, with slight blue 
iridescence on lower wing. No sign of an orange patch on 
fore wing. Under side pale khaki-brown, the markings very 
indistinct, and broken up into more or less round spots with 
dark borders and silver centres. The other two are ¢ and 
?, only varying in entirely wanting the orange patch. 
No. 2.—Somewhat resembles the last, but is larger and 
darker ; the orange patch is very small and very indistinct ; 
the under side is reddish-brown with well-defined markings. 
I have a single specimen of No. r that nearly matches it on 
the under side, though very distinct above. This was very 
plentiful in the Hambantota district in July, but I did not 
succeed in catching a 9. I have taken two 4¢ at Haldum- 
mulla. 
Capt. Riley thinks this is the wet season form of ictis. 
No. 3.—Very near No. 2 on the upper side, except that it 
is larger and the orange spot is sometimes absent. 
The under side is reddish-brown. The markings are very 
indistinct, consisting of slender silver lines and a few black 
scales. Even the anal patch is merged into the rest of the 
ground colour, and the usual black spots are absent. 
This is found on the Uva patanas at high elevations, and 
I have seen specimens from Badulla. Capt. Riley thinks 
it is the dry season form of ictis, 
126. SPINDASIS LUNULIFERA FAIRLIEI. 
This is found in the North of the Island. It is very like 
my race 3 of ictis and my meagre descriptions led Mr. Fairlie to 
confuse them. Capt. Riley writes: ‘‘The ‘ fairliet,’ so called 
by me, is smaller, has the bulk of the fore wing as well as 
the hind wing purplish suffused, an occasional bright orange 
