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makes the following statement : — " Hewitson described a Philippine 

 insect as oceia, and subsequently put every Indian Hesperid in his 

 collection with the long brush of hairs on the upperside of the 

 hindwing over his Philippine insect." 



This statement, as it stands, is absolutely correct, but is hardly cal- 

 culated to increase Colonel Swinhoe's reputation for accuracy, since by 

 an oversight he has overlooked the fact that in the whole Hewitson col- 

 lection there is not a single Indian Hesperid loith a brush on the upperside 

 of the kindiving, the only specimen being the one placed above the label 

 *' oceia," which is ticketed " Philippines," and there is no shadow of 

 doubt as to its being the actual specimen described by Hewitson. In 

 describing his B. sikkima, Colonel Swinhoe makes no attempt to point 

 out how it differs from B. oceia, and I may add that I have compai'ed 

 Burmese specimens with the Hewitson type in the presence of Colonel 

 Swinboe and have asked him to point out any differences between 

 them, which he has confessed himself quite imable to do, but has main- 

 tained that, being a Philippine insect, B. oceia must be distinct from 

 anything found in India, the value of which argument is shown 

 by the fact that of 86 HesperiidcR recorded from the Philippines by 

 Semper, no less than 37 have also bean recorded from within Indian 

 limits. 



305. Baoeis (Parnara) austeni, Moore. 



Common in the Upper Chin d win from March to May. This species 

 is very fairly constant, but the subapical spots are frequently reduced 

 from three to two, and the upper of the two spots in the diseoidal cell 

 is frequently very minute ; but I have seen no specimen in which it has 

 been actually wanting. It is rather difficult to discriminate between 

 this species and females of B. oceia, but the tone of the underside of the 

 hindwing appears to be a safe guide, as B. austeni always has a reddish 

 tinge, while B. oceia is more slatey. 



30G. Baoris (Parnara) conjuncta, Herrich-SchalFer (=narooa, 



Moore.) 



A few specimens from the Upper Chindwin in April. 

 307. Baoris (Parnara) toona, Moore. 



Common in the Upper Chindwin and up to ],500 feet from March 

 to May. 



