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critcivora (Boisd.). Daiiais Chrysippus (Liu.), Ti/tia (Gray). 

 Argynnis Sagana (Doubl.), vorax* (Butler), Niphe (Goclart),J«^owim 

 (Meoctr.), Ella (Brem.), Jlavescens (Butler). Vatiessa Angelica, 

 cai'dui (Lin.), CaUirhoe (Hiibu.), Charonia (J)v\xvj) . Junonia Almana 

 (Lim.),Asteria (Lin.). Isodema Adehna (Feld.). Apatura _fi'(?r<'(Fekl.). 

 Charaxes JVarcccus (Hewits.). N'eptis sangaica* (Moore), Pryeri* 

 (Butler), Eiirynome (Westw.). Alliuma Pryerl* (Moore), Stdpitia 

 (Cram.). ITesfhia aasimilis (Jjin.). Arcje meridionalis (Yg\^.). Neope 

 Muirheadi. Mycalesis Qotama (Moore) , Perdlccas (Kewita.) ,snngaiaca* 

 (Butler). Ipldhlma Motschultslcii, Zodia* (Butler), megalomma* 

 (Butler). Palceonympha opniiua* (Butler). Lethe Syrcis, lanaris* 

 (Butler), satyrina* (Butler). Zameros Flegyas (Cram.). Lyccena 

 Argia (Menetr.), Serotia (Meuetr.), Argiolus (Liu.), hcefica (Liu.), 

 Praxiteles (Feld.). Miletus Hamadas (Druce). Neplianda fusca 

 (Menetr.). Ghrysoplianus chinensis {Ye\di.). D ipsas micans {^lendtw') . 

 Thecla Eretria (^Qw\i'&.') , Avidiena (Hewits.) . Anops Bulis (Hewits.). 

 Pampliila Mathias (Yabr.), guttata (Breva.),Jlfencia* (Moore) ,pellucida, 

 siihhyalina (Menetr.), Dara, 3Iaro. Hesperia Mangala (Moore), Occia 

 (Hewits.), Bejijamani (Guer.), Alexis. Antigonus Yasava (Moore). 

 Pyrqus macidatus, sinicus* (Butler), Inachus (Menetr.). JSfissoniades 

 montanus (Brem.), rusticanus (Butler). Plesioneiira Phodicus 

 (Hewits.), &c. 



Eiglity-six species altog-etlier, o£ wliich those marked with an 

 astei'isk, fourteen in number, have been described from specimens of my 

 own capture. I am persuaded that there are many more to be obtained 

 in these two provinces ; but, during my twelve years' stay in China, 

 from one cause or another, chiefly from pressure of business, I was 

 unable to have more than ten days' collecting altogether in any place 

 except the neighbourhood immediately around Shanghai, where — 

 owing to the want of variety of the vegetation, every inch of the ground 

 being cultivated chiefly with paddy (rice), and there being no woods, 

 Maste places, or hedges even, and scarcely a bush — the species of 

 luztterflies are very few, and are all to be obtained iu one season. The 

 bulk of the biisiness in Shanghai has to be done during the summer six 

 months, and during the winter six months (the two seasons being 

 clearly defined, almost to a day, by the change of the monsoon), wlien 

 there is a little leisure, there is not an insect to be got. For the benefit 

 of people at home, who think that residents in China have an easy 

 time of it, I may mention that, during the tea and silk seasons, it is 

 a continual drive, from early morning lill all hours of the night. 



