54 Messrs. W. L. Distant and \V. B. Piyev on 



common in forest-paths tlian elsewhere. The prettj black 

 males with their blue-edged wings frequent spots in the forest 

 where the sun happens to penetrate, seating themselves on 

 the leaves with the wings wide-spread. 



65. Euripus horneensis^ n. sp. 



This species or local race bears about the same relationship 

 to E. halitherses as Euphrn Loivii does to E. rhadamanthus j 

 and is therefore remarkable for its melanic hue. 



Male. Scarcely differing from the corresponding sex of E. 

 halitherses and E. euplceoides. 



Female. Dark chocolate-brown above with all the white 

 markings (as in the other two species) much abbreviated, espe- 

 cially on the posterior wings, wliere the usual whitish basal 

 area is reduced to a few whitish basal streaks. 



Exp. wings : d" , 60 niillim. ; ? , 75 millim. 



Common ; the male is the rover in this case, the female 

 being confined to one or two places in the vicinity of Elopura. 



QQ. Eur {pus cinnamomeus. 



Eiiripiiif cinncnnomeus, Wood-Miison, J. A. S. Beng. vol. 1. p. 272, t. iv. 

 fig. 4 (1881). 



This species was described from a specimen captured in the 

 Khasi Hills, N.E. India. 



67. Cyrestis nivea^ var. nivalis. 



AmatJmsia nivea, Zinken-Soramer, Nova Acta Ac. Nat.-Cur. xvi. p. 138, 



t. xiv. fig. 1 (1831). 

 Cyrestis nivalis, Feld. Reise Nov. Lep. iii. p. 414. n. 634 (18G6). 



68. Chersonesia rahria. 



Cyrestis rahria, Moore (Ilorsf. & Moore), Cat. Lep. Mus. E. I. Co. vol. i. 

 p. 147. n. 301, t. iii. a. fig. 2 (1857). 



Edge of forest &c. 



69. Parthcnos gamhrisius. 



Papilio gamhrisius, Fabricius, Ent. Sjst. iii. 1, p. 85. u. 2G4 (1793). 

 Abundant everywhere. 



70. Lebadea paduka. 



Liinenitis jmdtfJca, Moore (Horsf. & Moore), Cat Lep. Mas. E.I Co. 

 vol. i. p. 179. n. 365 (1857j. 



Common ; forest-paths and similar places. 



71. Pandita sinoria. 

 Pandita sinoria, Felder, lieise Nov. Lep. iii. p. 425. n. 670 (1866). 

 Abundant; fond of the hottest sunsliine. 



