406 MR. H. J. ELWES ON BUTTERFLIES FROM SIKKIM. [May 2, 



ZOPHOESSA ATKINSONIA. 



Z. atkinsonia. Hew. Ent. Mo. Mag. 1876, p. 1.51 ; Hevvits, Desc. 

 Lep. ill Coll. Atkinson, 1879, p. 2, t. 1. figs. 2, 3. 



One specimen of this species, which is found at about 8000 feet 

 near Darjeeling, and probably in the interior. 



The published figure of this species is bad, being much too rufous, 

 and the markings much brighter than in any of four specimens in 

 my collection. The type, however, is somewhat brighter than the 



Satyrus padma, Koll. Kaschm. p. 445, t. xv. figs. 1, 2. 



I received twenty specimens of a species which, if not identical with, 

 is very close to S. padma, though not so large as Kollar's figure, and 

 differing somewhat in the underside of the wing from any examples 

 I have from the north-west. 



The white spot on the costal margin seems to distinguish this 

 from any other species in my collection except S. weranr/a, Lang, 

 which is much smaller ; but all these Ilimalayan Satyri are very 

 nearly allied, and we do not yet know much about them. 



Mycalesis visala, Moore, Cat. Lep. E.L C. p. 230. 



A single pair of this species, which is not uncommon near 

 Darjeeling. The apex of the fore wing is sharply angled, almost 

 pointed. The female differs only in larger size and paler colour. 



Mycalesis, sp. 



A single female specimen, which at present I am not able to deter- 

 mine. 



Ypthima sakra, Moore, Cat. Lep. E.L C. p. 286. 



A large number of this species, mostly in bad condition. The 

 ocelli vary from three to five above in the males ; but the females, 

 besides being paler in colour above, have usually an additional small 

 ocellus on the fore wing. 



Ypthima, sp. 



A single male specimen, which I cannot identify with any known 

 species, but which I refrain from naming, as it seems to me there are 

 already too many names in this difficult and little understood genus. 

 It is 1| inch in expanse, dark brown above, with large dark ocellus, 

 ringed yellow and double-pupilled, on fore wing above. On the hind 

 wing one large central double ocellus and two small ones. Beneath 

 it is grey, with minute pale brown strife and two irregular transverse 

 fascise on both wings. Margin darker. Hind wing with three double 

 ocelli in a paler band. It resembles Y. metJwra, Hew., more than 

 any other species I know, but differs considerably beneath from a 

 Burmese specimen of that insect. 



