468 Mr. N. D. Riley on 



1 ?, Valley bottom 10 miles E. of Everest, 14,000 ft., 

 9/8/21 (B.). 



Specimens taken at 16,000 ft. and above are much the 

 smallest. 



17. Argynnis clara manis Friihst. 



1900. Boloria clara Moore (part), I.e., iv, p. 253. 

 1905. A. clara race manis Bing., I.e., i, p. 443. 

 1912. A. clara manis Friihst., I.e., ix, p. 514. 

 1912. A. (Boloria) clara manis Evans, I.e., p. 582. 

 1 (^, E. of Doya La, 16,000 ft., 27/7/21, (B.). 



18. Melilaea sindura tibetana Fawcett. 



1905. M. sindura race sikkimensis f. tibetana Bing., I.e., 



i, p. 453. 

 1912. M. sindura tibetana Friihst., I.e., ix, p. 511. 

 1 <^, E. of Doya La, 16,000 ft., 27/7/21 {B.). 



19. Vanessa chinensis Leech. 



1908. F. KYticae chinensis Stichel, in Seitz, i, p. 203. 



1 $, Tibet Plateau, between Kishong and Shigar Jong, 

 14,000 ft., 16/6/21 {B.). 



20. Vanessa caschmirensis aesis Friihst. 



1899. Aglais kasckmirensis Moore, I.e., iv, p. 87. 

 1905. Vanessa caschmirensis Bing., he., i, p. 367. 

 1912. F. caschmirensis aesis Friihst., I.e., ix, p. 527. 

 1912. Va7iessa (Aglais) cashmirensis Evans, I.e., p. 579. 



1 $, 30/6/21, 17,400 ft. ; 1 <^, 16/7/21, 18,000 ft., N.N.W. 

 of Everest, above Rongbuk Glacier : 2 i^, Kharta, 12,000 ft., 

 30/7/21 (B.). 



21. Vanessa ladakensis Moore. 



1899. Aglais ladakensis Moore, I.e., iv, p. 90. 

 1905. Vanessa ladakensis Bing., I.e., i, p. 368. 

 1912. F. urticae ladakensis Friihst., I.e., ix, p. 527. 

 1912. F. (Aglais) ladakensis Evans, I.e., p. 579. 



1 ^, 25 miles N. of Phari, 14,800 ft., 1/6/21 ; 3 c^, 7 ?, 

 15 miles E. of Tatzang, 15,700 ft., 3/6/21 ; 1 <^, above Rong- 

 buk C41acier, 17,400 ft., 30/6/21 (B.). 



With regard to the last three species, these records are 

 additional proof that the three are not all forms of F. 

 urticae. Ladakensis and caschmirensis occur throughout 

 the area traversed by the expedition, and dated speci- 



