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37. Moduza procris. — Taken by Mr. Evershed in April and recorded by 

 Dr. Campbell from Tiger Sholah. 



38. Pantoporia ranga. — Rare, about 2,500 feet ; August, September. 



39. Athyma perius. — Common at 2,000 to 6,000 feet: in May, June, 

 August to October. 



40. Neptis eurynome. — Common at all elevations ; April to June, August 

 to October. Two forms occur, one with the underside golden and the other 

 chocolate ; in the latter the veins of the forewing are very heavily marked 

 with black, a feature I have not observed in specimens from North India. 



41. Neptis columella. — Rare at low elevations in September, and obtain- 

 ed by Dr. Henderson in May ; my specimens are blue tinted asjumbah. 



42. Neptis jumbah. — Common at low elevations; May, June and Sep- 

 tember. 



43. Neptis soma kallaura. — Rather uncommon in Tiger Sholah ; May, June 

 and September. The soma group is very puzzling ; my specimens differ a 

 good deal from Bingham's description, they are larger with the markings 

 more or less sullied and the underside deep chocolate ; I have a specimen of 

 hampsoni from the Nilgiris and a long series of soma from Sikkim and find 

 that kallaura is a very distinct form. 



44. Rahinda hordonia. — Common at a low elevations and occasionally 

 seen in Tiger Sholah ; in May, June, August to October. I have failed to 

 find the differences pointed out by Mr. Bell, as regards the light and dark 

 male mark, in either Sikkim or Palni Hill specimens. 



45. Oyrestis thyodamas. — Not common at low elevations and sometimes 

 seen at 7,500 feet ; in May, June, September, October. 



46. Junonia ipliita. — Very common to 5,000 feet ; May, June, August to 

 October, and has been seen at 7,500 feet. 



47. Junonia lemonias. — Found with iphita ; Mr. Evershed records it as 

 especially common in December and January. 



48. Junonia orithyia. "i Common at all elevations and seasons especially 



49. Junonia liierta. j hierta. 



50. Junonia almana. — Recorded as occurring rarely at all elevations. I 

 did not come across it. 



51. Vanessa cardui. — Common always and everywhere. 



52. Vanessa indica. — Common above 3,000 feet; April to June, August to 

 October. Mr. Evershed notes that the larva has precisely the same habits 

 as the larva of V. atalanta and feeds on the leaves of stinging nettles, 

 which it spins together. 



53. Vanessa canace. — Common at 4,000 to 6,000 feet ; May, June, August 



to October. 



"1 Common at low elevations ; May, June, 



54. Hypolimnas bolina. ' August to October and occasionally seen 



55. Hypolimnas misippus. '• at high elevations especially during 



J migrations. 



