l^astern Pierida, 34-3 



This species hardly enters the Indian region. It is truly Palse- 

 arctic. 



47. Pleris kalora, Moore. 



Pieris kalora, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1865, p. 489, pi. xxxi. 



f. 15. 

 Hab. — N. W. Himalayas, 15,000 feet elevation (Capt. Lang). 

 Allied to P. calUdice. A Palaearctic species. 



e. Agathon group. {^Aporia, Hiibn.) 



48. Pieris agathon, Gray. 



Pieris agathon, G. R. Gray, Lep. Ins. Nepal, pi. 8, f. 1, ^; 

 Bd. Sp. Gen. p. 447, $. 



P. phryxe, Bd. Sp. Gen. p. 446 ; Blanchard, Voy. Jacquemont, 



Ins. t. 2, f. 1 , ? . 

 Hab.—^. India (B. M. <?, $). 



This curious and isolated form, I think with Mr. Moore, comes 

 next P. cratcegi and P. soratia, which latter has the small yellow 

 spot at the base of the hind wings beneath. The three species agree 

 with each other, and with the true Pieris, in all important points of 

 structure ; and I can see no reason for separating them generically, 

 although the short hairy palpi perhaps indicate the affinity of this 

 family to the Papilionidce. 



49. Pieris nabellica, Boisduval. 

 Pieris nabellica, Bd. Sp. Gen. p. 509. 



Hab. — N. W. India, Upper Kunawur (Capt. Lang). (Coll. 

 Moore.) 



The affinities of this remarkable species were quite mistaken by 

 Boisduval, who places it along with P. protomedia and other 

 African species. It is, however, clearly allied to P. agathon and 

 P. soracta, but is so coloured as to lead one at first sight to place 

 it near P. eucharis, from which group it differs in neuration and 

 other points of structure. 



50. Pieris soracta, Moore. 

 Pieris soracta, Moore, Cat. Lep. E. I. C. p. 84. 

 //flfc.— N. India (Coll. Moore, B. M.). 

 This is evidently close to the European P. cratcegi, and the 



