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localities of the same conutry one maj- meet with somewhat different forms of 

 athamas in one year, and identical forms in another year. This one must bear in 

 mind in working with the individuals of athamas from a certain country. 



An interesting individual variation, which is observed especially in the pale 

 forms, and which does not rarely occur in all localities (? except Sumatra), is 

 represented by those specimens which have two submarginal spots ou the forewing, 

 there being marked, besides the ordinary spot SG° — R', a second spot in front of 

 vein SC, or behind R'. We have not seen an individual in which all three spots 

 are present. 



a. E. athamas agrarius (Nov. Zool. V. t. X. f. 7, <?, t'eylon). 



EiiUph samatha, Moore (non Moore 1878), Lep. Ceyl. I. p. 29. t. 14. f. 2. 2a. 2b. ^ ? , 1., p. (1881) 



(Ceylon). 

 dial-axes athamas, Nic(!ville, Butt, of I ml. 11. p. 275. n. 5G8 (1882) (pt.) ; Aitk., Journ. Bomhay N. 



H. Soc. I. p. 133. n. 25 (1886) (Ghats from XII. to III.) ; Wats. Ibkl. V. p. 33. n. 56 (1890) 



(Mysore, Xovember) ; Davids. & Aitk., ibirl. V. p. 277. n. 38 (1890) (larva, variat., habits) ; 



Betham, ibid. V. p. 285. n. 49 (1890) (Central Prov.) : Fergus., ibid. V. p. 440. n. 80 (1891) (Tra- 



vancore, common up to 3000 ft.); Davids., Bell & Aitk., ibid. X. p. 258 n. 65 (1896) (N.Canara, 



everywhere and at all seasons). 

 ClMnixes agrarius Swinhoe, in Nici^v., Butt, of Iml. II. p. 277. sub n. 568 (1882) (Mhow and 



Assirghur in October) ; id., P. Z. S. p. 425. n. 34 t. 40. i. 3 g (1886). 

 Charaxes samatha, Swinhoe, P. Z. S. p. 130. n. 41 (1885) (Matberan, Dec). 

 Charaxes athamas form samatha, Hampson, Journ. As. Soc. Benrj. p. 355. n. 81 (1888) (Nilgheries, 



common, 3 to 4000 ft.). 

 Eulepis athamas, Moore, Lep. Ind. U. p. 252 (1896) (pt.). 

 Eulepis agrarius, Moore, I.e. p. 257. t. 185. f. 2. 2a. ^ ? (1896) (Hills of Central India ; Eastern 



OhrUs ; not Chin Hills). 

 Eulepis athamas aberratio samalha, Fruhstorfer, Ent. Nachr. XXIV. p. GO (1898) (pt.; Ceylon). 

 Eulepis athamas agrarius, Fruhstorfer, I.e. 

 Charaxes agrarius, Fruhstorfer, I.e. 



Cell-bar 4 of forewing below less oblique, its upper end farther away from 

 upper angle of cell, than in the other geographical races. 



Two forms are known, which are most probably climatic varieties. "\Vc have 

 very scanty knowledge about the occurrence of the two forms. In most places both 

 varieties seem to be found, but at diti'erent times of years ; but it is quite possible 

 that in the dry districts only the one form is produced, while in the localities without 

 a pronounced cold season the other is the only one found. The pale form, which, 

 is described by Swinhoe as a distinct species under the name of agrariits, and which, 

 according to the dated specimens examined by us, is most probably the dr3'-season 

 form, is very interesting, being always considerably different from the North Indian 

 pale spring form. The band of the wings becomes never so broad as in spring 

 specimens from North-West and North India ; the underside is also pale, but never 

 so pale as in March examples from Sikkim, and the femora are always as white as 

 the tibiae ; while in Sikkim individuals of the cold-season brood the submarginal 

 spot of the forewing above becomes often obsolete or disappears entirely, the South 

 Indian dry-season examples have (always ?) two submarginal spots. These two 

 spots are also present in a ? from Deesa in Colonel Swinhoe's collection, which 

 has the cell-bar of the forewing below like North Indian specimens, and agrees 

 with the latter also in the size of the white submarginal dots of the liindwing above. 

 The darker South Indian form of a warm and wet climate differs very slightly from 

 the corresponding summer form of North India, and is sometimes not distinguishable. 



