NOTl'JS ON BUTTERILIES FROM THE NAG A HILLS. 56 



74. EtiEspe cjfcnus, Westirood. — Several males and two females of this 

 beautiful butterfly were obtained at 6,000 ft. during September and Octo- 

 ber ; they are fond of flying up and down narrow jungle paths and are difli- 

 cnlt to catoh as the thick jungle prevents the net being handled efiiciently . 



74a. Biscophora tullia, Cramer. — Common at low elevations from March 

 to October. 



Sub-family — Nymphalix.t: . 



75. Cftaraxes marmax, WcAtwnod. — Taken at the foot of the hills in March, 

 April and August. 



76. Gtiacaxes kahruba, Moore — Two males taken at Tamlu and Gaspani 

 in August and October. 



77. Cftaraxes aristogiton, Fdder. — Five males obtained at the foot of 

 the hills in April and October. 



78. G^apaxes hierax, Felder. — I have not taken typical Merax in these 

 hills but it will probably occur ; I follow Bingham in considering all the 

 banded forms to be varieties of this form — 



(1) Variety, hipponax, Felder. 



Typical forms taken at the foot of the hills in March and April ; it is a 

 most variable form and merges into iorvn jalinder in one direction and into 

 form pleistonax in another ; it is impossible to place some of the interme- 

 diate forms under any typical varietal form satisfactority. 



(2) Variety, naganum, n. 



I propose this name for the narrow yellow banded forms which Moore 

 considers to be a varietjr of C. liipponax and which are peculiar to the Naga 

 Hills. It is certainly a very distinct form and worthy of a name. Three 

 males taken in April at the foot of the hills are very small, only measuring 

 2-85 inches across ; rainy season forms taken at Tamlu and at Nichuguard 

 in August are larger. 



(3) Variety, pleistonax, Felder. 



A single typical male obtained at Nichuguard in August. 



(4) Variety, khasiana, Butler. 



Two typical males taken at the foot of the hills in April and August, the 

 specimen taken in the latter month has the basal area much darker than 

 the male taken in April. Forms intermediate between this and jalinder 

 were also obtained. 



(5) Variety, jalinder, Butler. 



This is the commonest form ; takeii at the foot of the hills from February 

 to September. 



79. Ctiaraxes sulphureus, llothch and Jordan. — Taken sparingly at the 

 foot of the hills in June,. October and November. 



80. Eulepis athamas Drury — Taken commonly throughout the year from 

 the foot of the hills up to .jjOOO ft. 



