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is also a poor district, but is a good centre for the study of the 
genus Aphneus and paddy pests. In a circle with Haldum- 
mulla Post Office as its centre, and a radius of 5 miles, I have 
personally taken, in 30 years collecting, over 200 forms out 
of the 240 mentioned in these notes and of these I have 
taken over 60 in every ménth of the year. The best places 
I know for a collector to go to in order to make a fairly 
complete collection in a short time are:—Ist. Wellawaya 
Resthouse, in the province of Uva. About 160 species may be 
taken there including the rarities E. nais, L. lepita lepitordes, 
C. lithargyria, N. dana and noreia, C. nilgirica, V. perse, 
C. siamica, and B. sena. The best months are March, 
April, July, November, and December. and. Kandy. 
This is the headquarters of the native collectors who bring 
large numbers of the commoner butterflies to the Queen’s 
Hotel for sale. If paid sufficient they may bring H. onyx 
cingalensis, G. thyrsis, P. lebadea, B. sena, etc. They usually 
ask for money in advance and the majority are not to be 
trusted. July and August are good months. 3rd. Nuwara 
Eliya for Hillforms. 4th. Ratnapura, Kottawa, Deniyaya, 
etc., for wet zone forms. The best place is in the Hills 
north of the Ratnapura-Balangoda road. The rarities to 
be taken there include L. dynsate, M. rama, D. lepida, 
A. abseus mackwoodi, R.lankana, A.indranarendra, H.nadina 
rvemba, P.. antiphates alcibiades, H.decorata, P. pemcillata,T. 
thwaitest, etc. The majority of these with the addition of 
A. ormistoni and H. onyx cingalensis, may be taken in the 
jungles between Kottawa and Deniyaya. The latter place 
has been very little worked so far. 5th. Murunkan Rest- 
house, near Mannar, for dry zone forms. C. fausta tripuncta, 
C. eucharis, and danae, B. tlhithyia, A. ubaldus, V. tsocrates, 
S. nubilus, S. lunulifera fairlier, etc., are common there. 
The best months are November, December, and July. 
T. jehana ceylanica and R. melampus and other good dry 
zone forms may be taken in the same months at Kankesan- 
turai, near Jaffna. The North of the Island has been very 
little worked, and new species should be foundthere. Other 
