HASORA. 



ill-defined series of narrow purplish white discal streaks. Third joint of 

 palpi brown ; thorax beneath greyish ; middle of abdomen beneath and 

 sides of the bands and legs orange red. 



Female similar, but with darker bluish grey hairs without the orange 

 red subcostal streak and black discal patch. 



Expanse, 2f inches. 



Habitat, Darjeeling." (Moore, I. c.) 



Also occurs in Cachar ( Wood-Mason and de Niceville) ; Sikkim (Elwes). 



In collections Indian Museum and de Niceville. 



This species occurs commonly in the Nilgiris; it is the* /. helivius of Mr. 

 Hampson, which latter seems to be a very distinct insect, and apparently 

 has never been recorded from Indian limits ; its description is appended : 



Papilio helmus, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iii, pi. lx., fig. D. (1779). 



" The body and wings of this Plebeian are beneath of the same colour 

 that is seen on the upperside of the figure given here, with the exception 

 that the little yellow spot is larger and white. Palpi and feet orange. Hab. 

 Surinam," (Cramer, I. c.) 



In Cramer's figure all the upper surface of both wings, the body, head, 

 and thorax are of an uniform brown, with a rather deep nearly black 

 border and pale cilia. There is a light yellowish spot just outside the 

 cell on the forewing, of which there is no trace in /. jaina. 



12, I8MENE MAHINTHA, MOORE. 



Ismene mahintha, Moore, P. Z. S., 1874, P- 575> pi- Ixvii, fig. 4. 



" Upperside dark glossy olive brown : base of forewing and middle of 

 the hindwing with abdominal margin, densely clothed with long ferrugi- 

 nous hairs : forewing in male with a small yellow discal spot and a black 

 oblique square patch below the cell : female with two yellow obliquely dis- 

 posed discal spots ; cilia of forewing yellowish, of hindwing ochrey red. 

 Underside dark bluish, fawn-colour spots on forewing as above. Body 

 clothed with yellowish ferruginous hairs. 



Expanse, if inch. 



Habitat, Burmah." (Moore, I. c.) 



Also recorded from Cachar (Wood-Mason and de Niceville). 



In collections Indian Museum and de Niceville. 



GENUS V.-HA80RA. 



Hasora, Moore, Lep. Cey., vol. i, p. 159 (1881). 



Hasora, Distant, Rhop. Mai., p. 374(1882-86). 



" Differs from Badamia in the forewing being short, broad, and trian- 

 gular ; first subcostal emitted at one-third, second and third at equal 

 distances between it and end of the cell, fourth half-way between third 

 and the end ; middle median at two-fourths and lower at three-fourths 

 before end of the cell ; hindwing very short, lengthened hindward ; apex 

 slightly angular, exterior margin slightly convex, lobe somewhat lengthened, 

 abdominal margin long ; second subcostal at one-fourth from the 



* Mr. de Niceville informs me that Mr. Hampson admits he was mistaken. 



