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(o). Astictopterus quadripunctatus, Swin, Khasi Hills. Above as olivas- 

 cens, M, larger : there are two subapical white clots on the forewing above 

 and three below, (xvi, 171). 



(6). In xviii, 209, Svvinhoe describes the females of Bullis buto, DeN 

 from the Khasi Hills and Tajuria drucei, Swin, from Haipaw, Shan 

 States. 



(17). Isamia nohlei is the name Swinhce gives to a butterfly caught by- 

 Noble in Rangoon in 1887 and figured as irawada, var, by Moore in Lep. 

 Ind. pi. 47. le. (xviii, 481). This is merely a variety of splendens. 

 But. 



(9). Isamia eclecta, Swiu, from Palone, Burma, caught in June 1887. 

 There is a long description, but no comparison with any other insect, (xix, 

 331). This will certainly be a variety of some well-known form, probably 

 splendens. But. 



(8). Arhopala dascia, Swin, from Toungoo. This is said to be rather as 

 ganesa, M, but darker and is what Watson figured in plate A., fig. 6, J. B. 

 N. H. S. X., but Watson's specimen had the tails broken ofi'. (xix, 499). 

 Watson was too careful an observer to make a mistake about tails ; I have 

 already named his specimens as ganesa uutsoni in J. B. N. H. S.xxi, 998. 

 ^1. dascia I suspect to be the same as my ellisi described in J. B. N. H. S. 

 xxiii. 303 ; my name has prioritj'. 



(10) Swinhoe describes the female of his Rapala francesca from Cherra 

 Poonji. (xx. 158). 



(11). Cyrestis atosia, Swin, from Maymyo. (Graham, presumably the 

 late Major G. H. Graham) said to resemble irmce, Forbes, from Sumatra ; 

 it belongs to the manalis group, which is represented in India by the oiivea 

 group. Swinhce states that Bingham in his " Butterflies of India " figured 

 nivalis, Fd. from Java instead of the very distinct nivea, Z. S., which has 

 a broad black costal border from the base to the apex of the forewing. In 

 atosia the band is similar, but the transverse lines are dark chocolate brown 

 (xx, 408). It seems to be very near to nivea, and I think will prove to be 

 a mere variety of nivalis. 



(12). Neptis amicus, Swin, from Toungoo (Graham). Resembles clinia from 

 the Andanians, but above the markings are larger, the submarginal band is 

 pure white, while on the forewing below, the cell streak is narrower and 

 the subapical spots are joined together (xx, 408). This is probably a 

 seasonal form of susruta, M. 



(13). Tacupa curiosa, Swin, Xaga Hills (Graham : 3 males). Tacnpa is 

 a new genus in the group Astictopterina;. The specimens were named 

 Watsoniella swinhaii. El, but are generically distinct. In describing the 

 genus, Tacuma, Swinhce does not mention how it diff"ers from any other 

 genus, nor does he say how ctiriosa difl'ers from any other species. It is said 

 to be a chocolate black insect, very dark and uniform, the veins promi- 

 nent, below it is paler, the outer and hind margins of the forewing being 

 paler still (xx, 408). 



23. Lord Rothschild gives us some interesting notes on the 3Iorphince 



or what he calls AmathusiidcB. 



(1). In Novitates Zoologicfe xxiii, ne figures a male Stidopthalma from 

 Kindat, Burma, which he considers to be sparta, DeN, and states that sparta 

 is a distinct species and not a race of Jioicqua, as considered by Fruhstorfer. 

 In N. Z. XXV, he names the Stictopthalma caught by Col. Tytler at Sebong, 

 Manipur, tytleri, Roth and considers that the male he previously figured 

 from Burma belongs to this species and not to sparta, which is a distinct 

 species between Jiou-qna, Wd, and louisa W. M. As far as I know De Ai- 

 ceville's type of sparta remains nnique, but I believe that time will show 

 that ti/tleri=sparta. 

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