6 THE BUTTERFLIES OF CEYLON 
Peculiar to Ceylon, but is only an insular race of E. kollari 
of India from which it differs in the same way that asela 
differs from core. It varies in the number and size of the 
spots. EF. kollari is regarded by some authors as only a race 
of klugtt. 
A common insect in the drier low-country. It often joins 
_ in the flights, and in December, 1902, it was for a few days 
by far the commonest Euplea in the flight. 
It is very common at Wellawaya, in the low-country of 
Uva, and at Anuradhapura. I have also taken it at Galle 
and Jaffna. 
It is not found at high elevations, except during the flights. 
12. EupLr@a (STICTOPL@A) CORETA MONTANA, B., E.: 
Naramada montana, M. Stictoplea montana, De N.— Peculiar 
to Ceylon, but is only a race of the Indian E. coreta, from 
which it differs in the same way as asela from core and sinhala 
trom ollart. 
It is almost as abundant as asela in the flights, but does 
not usually appear till they have been on for some days. 
Like sinhala, it does not seem to remain at high elevations 
after the flights end, but it is then common in many parts of 
the low-country, particularly in the dry zone. 
The females of the three species asela, sinhala, and mon- 
tana are difficult to distinguish. The usual rule is— 
A.—Under side fore wing : no spot in cell = sinhala. 
B.—Under side fore wing : white spot in cell : 
A 1.—No spots outside cell in interspaces 5 and 6 = 
asela. 
Bx.—Complete series of spots between veins im- 
mediately outside cell = montana. 
I have specimens of both asela and montana without the 
spot in the cell. This variety is quite common. I have 
also—- 
montana; Only 4 spots outside cell; no spot in interspace 5. 
asela : 6 spots outside cell ; spot in interspace 6. 
In my series of montana, the spots outside cell vary from 
