THE BUTTERFLIES OF CEYLON 133 
from Ratnapura. The female is extremely rare. It is des- 
cribed in “Lepidoptera Indica”. See Plate 2, fig. 6. 
On the upper side the fore wing differs from that of the male 
in having an orange spot above vein 1, and the orange patch 
in the cell is much reduced in size. On the lower wing the 
large median yellow patch is much reduced; or even some- 
times entirely obsolete. All markings are much darker in 
colour. The ground colour of the under side is entirely 
different, being brownish-red instead of gamboge yellow ; the 
spots on the fore wing agree with those on the upper side, 
except that that on vein I is more diffuse. On the lower 
wing the small black spots are usually very indistinct or absent 
but when present they correspond in position with those of 
the male. I figure the prehensores on Plate 5, figs. 35, and 36. 
“Very abundant in Ratnapura, and parts of Ambegamuwa. 
Caught also at Labugama and Kottawa. Females very 
scarce ’’ (F. M. Mackwood). 
220. PARNARA (BAORIS) PENICILLATA, M. Baoris oceia, E. 
This species is confined to Ceylon. Externally it mainly 
differs from the Indian farri in never having any spots in the 
cell of the fore wing. Internally the clasp differs constantly 
from that of all the specimens I have examined from India 
and Burma. See Plate 5, figures 37 to 40. It is a good species. 
Evans says (Journal of the “‘Bombay Natural History Society,” 
Vol. XXIII., p. 309) : “‘ Dr. Chapman has dissected fourteen 
specimens, and finds that there are four species under the 
name oceia, viz., oceta, confined to the Philippines ; Jeechtt, 
EI., confined to China ; farri, M., the common Indian species ; 
unicolor, M., from Sikkim and Assam, a species with no 
markings on the fore wing.” He unfortunately did not 
examine a Ceylon specimen. 
The few males in my collection vary in the number of spots 
on the fore wing ; in one there are spots in 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8, 
the latter being very minute; in another there are spots in 
2 and 3 only. The cell of the fore wing and the whole hind 
wing are unspotted in all. All the specimens of farrt from 
India and Burma which I have seen have 2 spots in the 
cell of the fore wing. 
