492 MR. F. MOORE ON DIURNAL LEPIDOPTERA [June 13, 
27. CoLtAs EDUSA, var. myrmidone, 
Abundant in the Himalayas. 
28. CoLtAs HYALE, Linn. 
Note.—“ Tolerably abundant in the Himalayas, 5000 to 10,000 
feet. Common in the meadows and pasture-lands of the Simla Hills 
and Kunawur ; of rapid flight, coursing over the turf and beds of 
thyme, not dawdling so much as C. edusa, which affects the same 
grounds.” 
29. CoLias NERIENE, Fischer, Ent. Russ. Lep. t. 11. f. 3, 4. 
Note.— This white Colias is very common in Lower and Middle 
Kunawur ; an early spring insect, scouring over the gentian-studded 
turf of the pasture-lands, 6000 to 10,000 feet altitude. It is a very 
fast flyer, faster than C. edusa.” 
30. CoLiAs SHIPKEE, n. sp. (Pl. XXXI. fig. 13.) 
Colias shipkee, Lang, MS. 
Upperside. Fore wings rich primrose-yellow, some individuals with 
a warmer tint on the disk ; exterior margin broadly black, broadest 
at apical angle, and having a sinuous inner edge, within which is a 
series of slightly curved yellow spots, the four upper spots rather 
lanceolate, the three lower more square; a black spot closing the 
discoidal cell, which spot in some is annular, enclosing a yellow centre; 
cilia at apical angle and along exterior margin rosy. Hind wings 
primrose-yellow, more or less suffused in different individuals with 
dusky irrorations ; a series of acute oval yellow spots within the ex- 
terior margin, their edges more or less defined with black ; base 
black ; discoidal cell closed by a very faintly defined orange spot ; 
cilia rosy. 
Underside. Fore wings yellow, the black margin of upperside ap- 
pearing faintly beneath of a greenish grey colour, and having also 
indistinctly the series of yellow spots as above; costal margin greenish 
grey, black spot closing the cell as above. Hind wings dull greenish 
grey ; exterior margin yellow, showing the form of the spots of the 
upperside ; a rufous spot with silvery centre at end of discoidal cell. 
Antenne, legs, head, with frontal tuft, and fore part of thorax rosy ; 
palpi greenish yellow ; thorax and abdomen greenish grey. 
Expanse 2 inches, 
Hab. Tibet. 
Note.—* Flies with rapidity over the pastures on the mountain- 
slopes above the Sutlej, near Shipkee, at an altitude of 13,000 to 
15,000 feet, frequenting the meadow-land, rich in grasses and flowers, 
just below the melting snow-beds in June.” 
The species of Colias that appears to be nearest allied to this is 
C. vauthiert from Chili. 
31. Tertas HECABE, Linn, 
Has a wide range; Himalayas and plains. 
