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one close to the plant, and found a fresh empty pupa case on 
a leaf. I have also taken it at Kirinde, in the Hambantota 
District, and have seen specimens from Badulla, Madulsima, 
and Wellawaya. | 
213. TELICOTA BAMBUSH. Found also in India, Malaya, 
Australia, China, etc. 
It is very common at Haldummulla, and I have taken it in 
every month but January. It is not rare at Haputale 
(5,000 feet), and I have specimens from Colombo, Kandy, 
Galle, etc. 
I have examined a fairly large number of specimens from 
various districts of India and find local variation in markings, 
usually accompanied by variation in the prehensores. In 
other species considerably less variation is frequently con- 
sidered sufficient for the formation of new species or local 
Traces. 
Usually found settled on grass or weeds by the roadside, 
but it visits flowers, especially Duranta, and is very easy to 
catch. 
214. TELICOTA AuGIAS. Also found in India, Burma, 
Malaya, Hong Kong, etc. 
This has not been previously recorded from Ceylon, having 
been mistaken for 7. bambuse. 
Elwes and Edwards say that it differs from bambus@ in 
having the ‘‘ lower outer angle of the yellow spots in cells 
2 to 4 narrowly produced along the contiguous vein nearly or 
quite to the termen ; terminal dark band brown.’’ Whereas 
in bambuse the ‘‘ lower angle of the yellow spots in cells 2 to 
4 is not, or but, little produced; terminal margin black- 
brown.” =F 
The male can also be at once distinguished from male 
bambuse by having narrow yellow streaks along all the veins 
at the apex of the fore wing. As pointed out by Elwes and 
Edwards, there is a marked difference in their clasps. See 
Plate 5, figs. 25 and 26. 
The female is a much duller insect than female bambuse, 
the ground colour being dark brown, not black-brown, and | 
