THE BUTTERFLIES OF CEYLON 75 
It is fairly common at Elephant Pass, Jaffna, and I have 
also taken it at Giants Tank, Mannar. 
Mr. F A Fairlie writes: “Under A nubilus you describe 
a butterfly I have taken many specimens of at Iranaimadu 
Resthouse, about 50 miles from Jaffna on the North Road, 
which I think has not yet been named. I took it with an 
equal number of A. tctis race I., and it is certainly quite 
distinct.” 
I have sent four or five specimens to the British Museum. 
I27a. SPINDASIS LILACINUS ABNORMIS. 
This name had been given to a pair of Spindasis in the 
Colombo Museum collection. See plate 2, figs. r. and ra. 
They were taken by the Museum collector at Illupakadavai 
about 20 miles north-east of Mannar. 
As there was reason to doubt their being correctly named 
they were sent to Capt. Riley for examination. He says 
they are g and 2 of S. lunultfera fairvlier (No. 126 above.) 
128, TAJURIA LONGINUS. 
Also found in India, Burma and Malaya. Fruhstorfer 
gives longinus as the Ceylon race of the Indian cippus. 
The larve feed.on Loranthus. Neglected orange and lime 
trees are always infested with this parasite, and a stone 
thrown into the tree will often put up a number of the butter- 
flies; they fly round rapidly but soon settle again. It 
apparently hatches out in the early morning, and requires 
a few hours before it is able to fly fast. If these freshly 
hatched ones are disturbed they will fly slowly for a short 
distance and settle, and can easily be caught in splendid 
condition. It comes to flowers, especially Potntsettia. 
It is very common at Haldummulla, and in the Northern 
Province. 
129. TAJURIA ARIDA, Riley, sp. nov. 
To be described by Capt. N. D. Riley in ‘‘ Spolia Zeylanica,”’ 
Vol. XII., part 46. 
The only known specimens are 2 gg and 3 29 whaeh I took 
at Pointsettia blossom in my garden in Sept. 1918, in company 
with numerous J. longinus. The drought for the previous 
four months had been exceptionally severe. 
