BUTTERFLIES FROM TEE CHIN HILLS. 671 



231. Dercas verhuellii, Van der Hoeven. 

 Two specimens from 3,500 feet in the rains. 



t Subfamily Papilionin/e. 

 232. Teinopalpus imperulis, Hope. 

 Several seen one day in May, flying round the highest peak 

 (Kennedy Peak) in the Letba range, at an elevation of over 8,000 feet. 

 As I was on the march at the time, I could not wait more than half-an- 

 hour, during which time none came within reach, hut there is no doubt 

 that the species is correctly identified. 



233. Troides ^acus, Felder. 

 A single male at 3,500 feet in the rains. 



234. Papilio (Menelaides) aristolochi^, Fabricius. 

 Common in the Upper Chindwin, and in the hills up to 3,500 feet, 



235. Papilio (Byasa) polla, de Niccville. 

 A single female at 5,000 feet in the rains. 



236. Papilio (Byasa) philoxenus, Gray. 



Common at SjOOO feet from May throughout the raius ; a single 

 specimen of the form dasarada, Moore, was obtained at the same season 

 and elevation. 



237. Papilio machaon, Linnaaus. 

 The geographical race sikhimensis^ Moore, occurs commonly at and 

 above 6,000 feet during March and April. 



238. Papilio (Orpheides) demoleus, Linnaaus. 

 Common, but not noticed above 3,000 feet. 



239. Papilio (Charus) helenus, Linnaius. 

 Not uncommon in the hills up to 4,000 feet. 



240. Papilio (Charus) chaon, Westwood. 

 Occurred rarely in company with the preceding. 



241. Papilio (Iliades) mbmnon, Linna3us. 



The Indian race agenor, Linnaeus, occurred fairly commonly at the 

 foot of the hills. 



242. Papilio (Panosmiopsis) ehetenor, Westwood. 



Captain Longe, R.E., obtained a single male at 2,000 feet on the 

 Manipur river in February, and Surgeon-Captain Graves captured a 

 second male at 5,000 feet in the rains. 



t In this subfamily I have followed Mr. W. Kothschild's recent revision of the genns 

 Papilio in " Novitates Zoologicte," vol. ii, 1895. 



