Butterflies of the families Satyridac and Acracidac, collected from
different forest areas of Bangladesh, have been identified. In Satyridac, there
are ten species belonging to six genera. These include : Mycalesis mystes, M.
persons, M. sp., Elymnias hypermnestra, Melanitis leda, Orsotrioena medus,
Erebia nirniala, E. narasingha, Ypthima chcnui and Y. philomela. In
Acracidac, there is only one species, viz. Acraca violae. A taxonomic key has
been developed for distinguishing the families, genera and species. The
locality of collection of each species in different forest areas and its importance
to forestry in Bangladesh have been noted.