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VI. Notes on the Species of Charaxes described in the 

 ' Reise der Novara;' with descriptions of two new 

 species. By A. G. Butler^ F.L.S., &c. 



[Bead 7th February, 1870.] 



After carefully plodding througli Dr. Felder's descrip- 

 tions of new species of Charaxes described in the second 

 volume of the " Voyage of the Novara/^ I have come to 

 the following conclusions respecting them. 



1. Charaxes Mandarinus (p. 437). 



I have carefully compared three specimens of this form 

 with C. Narcceus, and it seems to me very doubtful 

 whether it can be considered a distinct species; if it 

 is so, we have a third still dai'ker form in the British 

 Museum, from the same part of China, which ought to be 

 described. I have seen both sexes of C. Narcceus, but 

 only males of C. Mandarinus. 



2. Charaxes Attalus (p. 438) . 



The characters given to distinguish this from C. Atha- 

 mas (considering that the two insects are from the same 

 locality, and that the latter is a variable species), seem 

 very insufficient: the width of the band seems the best 

 character, the others are very inconstant. 



3. Charaxes Bharata (p. 438) . 



This species is perhaps distinct from C. Athamas ; the 

 British Museum has it from Nepal, and white varieties 

 from Northern India ; the typical form is also in the col- 

 lection of Capt. Lang. 



4. Char axis Arja (p. 438). 



I think there can be little doubt of this being a variety 

 of the preceding ; Capt. Lang has several specimens 

 agreeing pretty closely with Dr. Felder's description, 

 but specimens in the British Museum from Silhet differ 

 in having a second subapical spot in the front-wings. 



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