48 

 NOTES ON BUTTERFLIES FROM THE NAGA HILLS. 



BY 



Major H. C. Tytler, 17th Infantry. 



(With Plate A.) 



Part I. 



The only account of butterflies from the Naga Hills, as far as I 

 am aware, is that by Mr. H. J. Elwes, P. Z. S., 1891, p. 249, and 

 1892, p. 647 ; in these notes Mr. Elwes gives a list of the rarer and 

 more interesting butterflies collected in the years 1889 and 1890 

 by Mr. Doherty in the Naga and Karen Hills and in Perak and 

 also a few in the Assam valle3^ 



In these notes I have included all the commoner butterflies most 

 of which were probably taken by Mr. Doherty, but not mentioned 

 by Mr. Elwes, and also a few not found by him ; this is by no 

 means a complete list and no doubt many other forms will turn up 

 especially amongst the Lycgenidae and Hesperiidee. 



As far as possible I have given exact dates, localities and 

 altitudes where the insects were captured and hope this will assist 

 future collectors when working these interesting hills. 



Since Mr. Doherty visited these hills the Assam Bengal Railway 

 has been built and passes Avithin a march of Nichuguard on the 

 frontier, and so access to these hills is now very much easier. 



The area collected over by myself and my collectors consists of — 



(1) The low countiy at the foot of the hills between Nichu- 

 guard, about 700 ft. and Gaspani, 1,700 ft. j this consists almost 

 entirely of fine forest and is excellent collecting ground. 



(2) The country close to Kohima from 3,000 ft. to 5,000 ft., 

 here the hillsides are extensively cultivated and what little forest 

 there is is of recent growth, consequently good butterflies are not 

 plentiful. 



(3) The country above the cart road between Kohima and 

 Maothana, on the Manipur frontier, from 5,000 ft. to 7,000 ft. ; 

 this is grand collecting ground, the hills are steep and covered 

 with thick virgin forest. 



