438 Mr. H. J. Elwes’ catalogue of the 
Not uncommon up to 2 or 38000 ft. from April till 
October, but the females are less often procured than 
the males. 
PARNASSIIN #. 
437. Parnassius Hardwickei. 
Parnassius Hardwicket, Gray, Cat. Lep. B. M., p. 76, 
t. x1i., figs. 8—11 (1852); Elwes, P. Z.8., 1886, 
p- 38. 
Not uncommon in the higher ranges of the interior, 
but not obtained in British Sikkim. 
438. Parnassius Jacquemontit. 
Parnassius Jacquemontii, Boisd., Sp. Gen., p. 400 
(1836), in part, ?. 
P. -epaphus var. sikkimensis, Elwes, P. Z. §., 1882, 
p. 399, t. xxv., figs. 4—6. 
P. Jacquemontii, Elwes, P. Z.§., 1886, p. 36, t. ii., 
fie. 1. 
Occurs at great elevations in the interior. I have 
taken it myself in September as high as 18,000 ft. near 
the Donkia pass. I do not now see anything to distinguish 
the Sikkim insect from that found in the North-west, 
excepting its smaller size. 
439. Parnassius acco. 
Parnassius acco, Gray, Cat. Lep. B. M., 1, p. 76, 
t. xil., figs. 5, 6 (1852). 
P. acco, Elwes, P. Z.S., 1882, p. 400; P. Z. §., 1886, 
p. 35. 
The single specimen, which I formerly mentioned as 
having been received with the last species from native 
collectors in the Chumbi valley, remains unique as 
regards this part of the Himalayas. 
HESPERIDA. 
440. Badamia exclamationis. 
Papilio Exclamationis, Fabr., Syst. Ent., p. 530 (1775). 
Common up to about 6000 ft. from April to October. 
Varies considerably in size and in the number and size 
of the spots on the fore wing. 
