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shows a considerable approximation to Y. huebner1, to 
which it is evidently closely allied.” Elwes has found that 
the genitalia differ from those of huebnert. 
It is common everywhere all the year round, especially 
along roadsides.’ The variation in the size of the ocelli in 
this species seems largely to depend on temperature, I have 
taken specimens with exceptionally large ocelli at Kottawa 
(wet zone) and Jaffna (dry zone). They vary slightly, 
according to the season, at Haldummulla, being rather 
smaller in the dry season. 
I have seen swallows eating them. I have a variety of the 
female in which the ground colour is very pale ochreous 
brown. 
25. MELANITIS LEDA. Melanitis ismene, M., B., De N.— 
Melanttis leda ismene, E. 
Also found in Africa, Asia and Australia. Leda is an older 
name than ismene. 
Bingham says tsmene is the dry, and Jeda the wet season 
form. Both forms are extremely variable, and seem to grade 
perfectly. I have found Jeda commonest in growing paddy, 
but elsewhere varieties of ismene are usually far more abund- 
ant. It is found all over the Island, but all I have taken in 
the extreme North were ismene. 
It flies very little in the daytime but starts at dusk, when 
it has a very jerky, and fairly rapid flight, and is not easy to 
catch. The bad light, of course, is against success. It comes 
readily to sugar after dark till, at any rate, 9 p.m. It also 
comes in the daytime in shady places, but is. very shy then. 
26. MELANITIS PHEDIMA TAMBRA, E. Melanitis bela 
tambra, B. Melanitis tambra, M., De N. 
Phedima is an older name than bela. Peculiar to Ceylon. 
There are two very distinct forms: 1st. Upper side deep 
dusky brown with the outer margin of the fore wing nearly 
straight and 2nd. Upper side reddish brown with the outer 
margin strongly falcated. They vary much less than zsmene 
and do not grade into one another. Moore describes the 
black form as the male, and the red one as the female and the 
