collected in Southern Afghanistan. 341 



20. Polyomniatus haticus. 



Papilio bu'ticHs, Linn., Syst. Nat., i. (2), p. 789 (1766). 



Quetta, May, June, and September ; Ispingil, June : 

 Kasian, June ; Lora Valley, June ; Kandahar, April 

 to June. 



21. Catochrysops contracta. 



Lampides contracta, Butler, P. Z. S., 1880, p. 406, 

 pi. xxxiv., f. 8. 



Kandahar, May and June. Very common (Roberts). 



22. Catochrysops sp. 



Near C. amyntas, Fab., of Europe, and nearer still to 

 the American form, C. comyntas, Godart ; but, as I got 

 only one female example (Quetta, September), it is 

 necessary to wait for further specimens before it can be 

 properly identified. 



23. Zizera karsandra. 



Polyommatus karsandra, Moore, P. Z.S., 1865, p. 505, 

 pi. xxxi., f. 7. 



Metazai, May. 



24. Zizera kandura. 



Polyommatus kandura, Moore, P. Z.S., 1865, p. 772, 

 pi. xli., f. 7. 



Quetta, September. 



The under side of the only example taken is much 

 paler than the type, but it is otherwise identical. 



25. Zizera trochilus. 



Lyccena trochilus, Freyer, Neuere Beitr., v., pi. 440, 

 f. 1 (1844). 



Quetta. 



26. Scolitantidcs cashmirensis. 

 Scolitajitides caslmiirevsis, Moore, P. Z. S., 1874, p. 272. 



Kandahar, May and June. Very common {Roberts). 



