Observed in a tour through India and Ceylon. 99 
I left Darjiling on December 22nd, with much regret, 
and a strong desire to return at a better time of the year. 
On the way down, at about 4000 feet, Zeias pyrene was 
common, while close to Tindaria station, at about 2900 
feet, I netted from the train a pale Blue with a whitish 
patch on each wing, Cyuniris dilectus, Moore, as well as 
another Blue, Cyaniris ladon, Cr., form pseudargiolus, 
Boisd., and an Acidaliid, /dxa vemotata, Guen. 
At Tindaria I left the train and walked down to Sukna. 
The following things were met with: (1) At altitudes of 
from 2800 feet to 2000 feet :— 
The Erycinid, Zemeros flegyas, Cram., almost abundant, 
but rather worn ; Mycalesis indistans, Moore; Precis lemonias, 
a small specimen in fine condition, also large ones worn 
[this and P. wphita were the only species of the genus met 
with in the Darjiling district]; single examples of Neptis 
aceris, N. astola and N. varmona; Symbrenthia hyppoclus, 
common; Lampides celeno, Cr. form alexis, Stoll., also 
common; Ganoris canidia, a female; Huphina nadina, a 
male, about 3000 feet; H. nerissa, a male, about 2500 feet ; 
Tachyris hippo, a very fine female; Zerias hecabe, abund- 
ant, two males, one of them dwarled, were of the variety 
without the “ dog’s head.” 
(2) At altitudes of 2000 feet to 1500 feet :—Here [I 
took Catopsilia pyranthe, a male ; Yphthima marshalli, two ; 
Huphina nerissa, worn males were common ; Precis lemonias, 
several; Zerias libythea, common; and the Blue, Zizeru 
otis, Fab. 
At about 3.30 p.m., I watched a fine specimen of Papilio 
aristolochie flying very slowly about herbage, apparently 
seeking for a resting-place for the night, just as [ had seen 
P. pammon doing at Khairna on November 18th; near 
the same place I missed two specimens of a black-and- 
white Danaid. 
(3) A little way above Sukna, perhaps at about 700 feet 
above sea-level Orsotviana | Jycalesis] runeka, Moore, was 
in the greatest abundance in a deeply-shaded wood ; this, a 
typical shade-lover, is sluggish but is on the move later 
than most things (for it was just before sundown), but 
when kicked up from ferns or other low herbage it did not 
fly more than two or three yards. It varies greatly in the 
pale streak on the under-side which may be white and very 
conspicuous or almost obsolete. One specimen exhibits a 
well-marked bite on the hind margin of both hind-wings 
