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NOTES ON INDIAN BUTTERFLIES. 

 (^Continued from Vol. XXIIl., Pcu/e 310.) 



BY 



Lt.-Ool. W. H. Evans, f.z.s., f.e.s. 



Since my last paper on Indian bnttertiies appeared in the Journal, a 

 period of 4^ years has elapsed. Before returning to India, however, I was 

 able to spend some time at the British Museum and an effort is made here 

 to bring up to date our information on Indian butterflies. 



18. Fruhstorfer has made some progress with the Indo-Australian 

 section of the Macrolepidoptera of the World and up to page 824 in the 

 German edition has been received at the British Museum. 



(1). Euripus halitherses, Db 4' Hi'n-, in addition to the already described 

 female forms, there are given, 



(julussa, Fruh, an extreme dry season form with a nearly white hind- 

 wing. 

 neda, Fruh, with large white submarginal spots. 

 pademoides, Fruh, as plate 204. 1 and la. Lep Ind. 



gyrtona, Fruh, as nijctelius but missing the 3 streaks in the basal zone 

 of the hindwing. 

 Thus with isa, haliartus, alcathoioides, cinnamoneus, and nyctelius, 9 forms 

 of females are now described. As 2 forms of females are rarely obtained 

 alike, opportunities exist for making lots more new names. 



The race flying from Teuasserim to Indo-Cbina, said to be larger and 

 darker, is called mastor, Fruh. 



(2). Euripus consiviilis, Wd. Three races ; consimilis, N. India Upper 

 Burma ; 'ineridionalis , WM, South India ; eurimus, Fruh. Lower Burma 

 Here again the female is given many names : 

 White abdomens dorsally black ringed, 

 amala, Fruh, yellowish as Tarhestina, menu, 

 sunta, Fruh, white and milky blue. 

 diocletiana, Fruh, as the Euplcea with the same name. 

 Abdomens entirely black, 



gudila, Fruh, ground coloiiV jlack blue." 



triquilla, Fruh, ground colour '• blue black," with the spots on the 

 hindwing practically obsolete. 

 (3). EribcBci athamas, Drury, is the N. Indian and Burmese race with 

 varieties hamasta, M, and bharata, M. Other races are ayrarius, Swin, South 

 India ; madeus, R S^- J, Ceylon : andmnanicus, Fruh, Andamaus. 



(4), Eriboea arja, Fd. The large, extreme wet season form is raberi, 

 Fruh, and the extreme dry season form vernus, H ■$• J. 



(5). Of Eribcea vioori, JJist, from the Malay Peninsula, sandahanus, Fruh, 

 is the race found in Indian limits, Assam and Burma : the small wet season 

 form is maryinalis, R S,- J. 



(6). Of Eribcea jalysus Fd, from Sumatra, the Burmese race is ephebus, 

 Fruh. 



(7). The smaller Teuasserim race of Eribcea eudamipjms, Db, is separated 

 a.a javiblichus, Iruh. 



(8). The race of Eribcea schreiberi, God, from S. Burma and the Malay 

 States is called tisamenus, Fruh. 



(9). The Ceylon race of Chara.ras fabius, Fab, is called cerynthus, Fruh. 

 (10). Chara.ias polyxena, Cr. The typical form is Chinese : the W. Hi- 

 malayan race is heviana, M: the small Sikkim race is Iiindia, But : the As. 



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