184 BUTTERFLIES. 



595. Halpe moorei, Watson. 



Better known in India as H. beturia, Hewitson. Recorded from 

 Sikhim by Colonel Swinhoe, though Mr. Otto Muller does not seem 

 to have ever obtained it there. It is a common butterfly of the 

 plains, especially so in Calcutta, and may well be found in the 

 Terai and on the outer slopes of the hills. 



596. HaLpe homolea, Hewitson. 



Better known perhaps as H. sikkima, Moore. It is an excessively 

 common species in Sikhim at low elevations throughout the warmer 

 months. Colonel Swinhoe has recently described five new species of 

 £Ial2)e, all from " Shillong," though probably not one of them is to be 

 found at that hill station, but many miles away from it in the low hot 

 valleys at the foot of the hills. Four of these " new species " are from 

 single specimens, one species from two examples. It is in the highest 

 degree improbable that any of them will obtain currency ; they are 

 almost certainly bad species all of them. 



597. Halpe separata, Moore. 



Occurs in the forests about Senchal from 6,000 to 9,000 feet, 

 especially in the rains. 



598. Halpe kdmara, de Nic(iville. 



A rare species, which occurs also in Bhutan. 



599. Halpe hyrie, de Nic^ville. 



Originally described from the Naga Hills. Mr. G. C. Dudgeon 

 possesses a single female taken in Bhutan in May. 



600. Halpe gupta, de Nicciville. 



Apparently confined in India to Sikhim, and I believe it to occur 

 only at the higher elevations from 6,000 to 9,000 feet. It is found 

 also in Western China. 



601. Halpe cerata, Hewitson, 



Found at low elevations commonly throughout the year. 



602. Halpe zema, Hewitson. 



This species has a wide range and is found as far south as Nias 

 island off the West coast of Sumatra. In Sikhim it is quite common, 

 and is found from 1,000 to 3,000 feet from April to November. 



603. Halpe aina, de Nicdville. 



A very rare species. I have no precise record of its time and 

 place of appearance. Colonel Swinhoe records it from the Khasi 

 Hills. 



604. Cupitha purreea, Moore. 



Not common, occurs at low elevations only, and is found 

 throughout the warm months. 



