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The ' Calt/sisme' group oi Mi/calesis a,ppe&r to fall under the following 

 in Coorg: — 



(i) M. perseus, Fab. 

 (ii) M. mineus polydecta, Cr. 

 (iii) M, perseoides igilia. Fruh. To be distinguished from polydecta by 



the sharply angled discal line on the forewing below, 

 (iv) M. subdita, Mre., with the ocellus on the upperside of the forewing 

 surrounded by a narrow, sharply defined yellow ring. 



Regarding Myc. anaxias Major Evans writes : — 



" Coorg specimens differ from the Northern Indian form in a most im- 

 " portant particular, the patch of modified scales above the end of the cell 

 " upper hind wing is deep black while in the Northern Indian form it is grey. 

 " Your form is typical, so the Northern Indian form will have to be given a 

 " new name." 



It is to be hoped that Major Evans' monograph on Mycalesis which has 

 been interrupted by the war will clear up the many doubtful points con- 

 nected with the Southern Indian Mycaleses. Moore's method of describing 

 Myc. itubdita from Southern India and then figuring a specimen from. 

 Ceylon is a trifle confusing. 



Melanitis zitenius yokala is decidedly rare in Coorg. 

 Among the Nymphalinae, Charaxes imna is fairly common in the evergreen 

 while C. fabius is a rare visitor on the east. I have found the females of 

 Apatura piarisatis camiba and Euripus eo7isimilis meridionalis more common 

 than the males — a decided reversal of Himalayan experience with the 

 typical forms. 



Of the five Euthalias, E. landabilis, Swin., is not "uncommon on the western 

 slopes in January and September, while in August I have noticed it twice 

 in deciduous forest on the eastern boundary, though never in the interven- 

 ing country. This eastern form is decidedly paler and would no doubt be 

 elevated into a race by Fruhstorfer. E. nais, Forster, is rare at Fraserpet 

 in the east. Vanessa indica nubicola, Fruhstorfer, is a rarity in Coorg and 

 possibly a straggler from the Nilgiris in the cold weather. 



Atella alcippoides, M., like its larva, is decidedly local and gregarious, 

 occurring only in the vicinity of its food plant (Alsodeia zeylanica) on the 

 western slopes. Of Eulepis schreiberi .and Doleschallia inalabarica, I have 

 only seen one specimen in three years — both on the Periambadi Ghat 

 road. They may be counted as the least common of the Coorg 

 Nymphalidae. 



Among the 18 Papilionidae, P. liomedon is probably the least often 

 captured. I have found it on the Periambadi Ghat in January, May, June 

 and December, so that it is certainly double-brooded. It affects the flowers 

 of Mussaenda frondosa but is always hard to catch. 



P. antiphates in Coorg is identical with the Travancore form figured by 

 Bingham as typical, but placed as race naira, M're., by Evans. 



P. dravidarum I have only found at the foot of the western slopes and 

 never abundant. Mr. T. N. Hearsey states that he found it common at 

 Pollibetta on lantana flowers in August. 



The 29 Pieridae offer nothing worthy of note. Five species of Colotis 

 are to be found along the eastern border, while on the western slopes the 

 following forms of Appias intermingle : — 



Appias li')ythea, Fob. 



,, hippo latifaseiata, M. 



,, albina swinhoei, M. 



„ xcardi, M. 



„ indra statilia, Fruh. 

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