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JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, Vol. XXI. 



G'enj.$. Svb-gemis. 



NYMPHAIjIDJE 

 — lontd. 



Species. Race. 



NVMPHALIN.TE — COmW. 



Loaditu- Synomjms. &c. 



4.rgynniw (Argynnis) laodice ..rudra, M. .. As,-Up. B. 

 —contd. ^eontd. 



The Ladak form of jainadeva . 

 separase as pallida. It is muol 

 paier and smaJlei: than jaina 

 deva. 



agla.ia 



vitatha, M,.. Chit.-Kash. 



ashretha, Ev Chit. 



adippe .. jainadeva, M. Chlt.-Kum. 



pallida, Ev... Lad. 



(Bathora).. lathonia ..isscea, Db. ., Chit.-Up.B. 



(Boloria) ,. gemmata, .... Sik. 



But. 



aUissima, 

 El. 



.ioidoui, 

 Lang. 



mackinnoni, 

 DeN. 



chitralensis, 

 M. 



Sik.-Bhut. 

 Muss. 

 Kash. 



Chit. 



X3ales 



hej^exuoue . 

 Std. 



sipora, M. . . Chit.-Sik. 



generator, N. Kash.- 

 Std. Lahoul. 



Chit.-Lad. 



Vitatha is the name lor the smal 

 pale form of agi aia occur 

 ring at high exeva^ions ( lO.OOt 

 to IJ.OCC'I in Ka-Hhmir and Chi 

 trai. In the va eys at th( 

 Southern end of Chitrai, parti 

 cu.any in the Ashreth Vaile; 

 occurs a large form with t 

 bright fulvous male ; the fe 

 ma e is darker and in somi 

 ca'^es is entirely covered wit! 

 dark purp e sea ea (figured b' 

 DeN in J. B. N. H S., XIV 

 236) I propose the name mh 

 retha for thjs form ; it oocur 

 at about 6,(X)0 to 8,000 feet. 



The Indian form of hegemont 

 differs from Central Asia spe- 

 cimens but as there are only i! 

 specimens n he B. M. its se- 

 paration is not JxTstifled. 



clara, .... Garhwal. 



Blanch. 



manis, Fruh Sik. 



Melitsea . (Mellicta) , siiidura,M. ...• Lad.-Kum. 



balbita, M. .. Kash. 



balba, Ev. ... 



ikkimensis. 

 M. 



Chit. 

 Sik 



balbita from Kashmir is a much 

 larger and more briJ iant race 

 than sindura or sikkimensis, 

 the Chitrai form is as brilliant 

 as balbita bit is much smal' ei 

 and the discal band is more 

 compjeto : I propose to call it 

 balha. 



