NOTES ON BUTTEBFLIES FROM THE NAG A HILLS. 61 



128. Athyma asura, Moore. — Three males taken at Gaspani, 1,700 ft., in 

 August and October. 



129. Neptis astoia, Moore. — Very common ; wet season forms taken at 

 Kohima from August to November and dry season forms in February. 



130. Neptis varmona, Moore. — Not so common as the last; drj^ season 

 forms taken at the foot of the hills and at Kohima in February. 



131. Neptis yerburii, Butler.— Taken at 5,000 ft. from July to November, 

 but not commonly ; the form from these hills have the white bands some- 

 Avhat narrower than the form from the N.-W. Himalayas. 



132. Neptis soma, Moore. — A few specimens taken at the foot of the hills 

 in January and February. 



138. Neptis guilta, Swinhoe. — Recorded from the Naga Hills. 



134. Neptis cartica, Moore. — Recorded from the Naga Hills, but I have 

 not met with it. 



135. Neptis radha, Moore. — Mr. Doherty obtained this in the Naga Hills 

 but it must be very rare. 



136. Neptis ananta, Moore. — Not uncommon from July to October. Two 

 Avet season form males taken at the foot of the hills in July and August 

 and many males of the dry season form with pale yellow bands were taken 

 at 5,000 — 6,000 ft. from August to October ; it is curious that I only 

 obtained the form Avith the dark bands at low elevations and the form 

 with the pale bands at high elevations. 



137. Neptis miah, Moore. — Not uncommon at the foot of the hills in June 

 and July, a single male was also taken in March. 



138. Neptis viraja, Moore. — Recorded from the Naga Hills, but I have 

 not met with it. 



139. Rallinda hordonia, Stoll. — A few males taken at low elevations in 

 February and August. 



140. Cyrestis tliyodamas, Boisduval. — A single male was taken at Kohima 

 in September and another was seen ; it does not ajppear to be common. 



141. Cliersonesia risa, Z>oMi^e(^«?/. — Two males obtained at Nichuguard 

 in June. 



142. Junonia iphita, Cramer. — Very common throughout the year in the 

 neighbourhood of Kohima. Dry season forms taken in February, May, 

 November and December, and wet season forms from August to November. 



143. Junonia lemonias, L. — Common at low elevations, not taken above 

 4,000 ft. The autumn brood is intermediate in coloration and depth of 

 markings between the summer and spring broods, specimens of the latter 

 taken in February are very small and pale underneath. 



144. Junonia orithya, Linn. — A very common butterfly throughout the 

 year in the neighbourhood of Kohima. 



145. Junonia atlites Johannson. — Not common, a few wet season forms 

 taken in October and November at the foot of the hills and below Kohima 



