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NOTES ON SOME NEW AND INTERESTING BUTTER- 

 FLIES PROM MANIPUR AND THE NAGA HILLS. 



BY 



Lieut. -OoL. H. 0. Tytler, 17th Infantry. 



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Part I. 



Since writing my notes on " Butterflies from the Naga Hills, " 

 published in the Journal of October 31st, 1911, and March 31st, 1912, 

 I have had the good fortune to spend three years at Imphal in the 

 Manipur State, and have endeavoured, with the aid of a large staff 

 of Native collectors, numbering at one time as many as eleven, to 

 systematically work portions of the surrounding hills which are so 

 little known entomologically and also parts of the Naga Hills in 

 the vicinity of Kohima. It is not my intention in these notes to 

 give a full account of the results obtained but only to mention those 

 forms which appear to be new or undescribed, or are otherwise in- 

 teresting. 



I also take this opportunity to describe a few new and interesting 

 forms taken by Captain Porter on the Dihang River in the Abor 

 Hills. 



For convenience sake, I have divided the Manipur State into four 

 portions : — 



(1) The Manipur Valley, 2,600 feet, which is extensively cul- 



tivated with rice and practically devoid of all forest. 



(2) The Western Manipur Hills, which lie between the Maniptir 



Valley and Oachar. These hills are covered with dense 

 forest and are crossed by the Cachar Road, a bridle path, 

 leading from Imphal to Silchar in the Oachar Valley. 

 The highest peak is Kabru, 8,400 feet, overlooking the 

 northern end of the Manipur Valley. 



(3) The Eastern Manipur Hills, which lie between the Manipur 



Valley and Burma. These hills are thickly wooded and 

 are crossed towards the south by the Burma Road, a 

 bridle path, leading from Imphal to Tamu in Burma. 

 Towards the north the Ukral Road leads to Ukral, a 

 mission station, about 50 miles from Imphal. Near 

 Ukral, Suroifui is the highest peak being over 9,000 feet ; 

 ^n the vicinity of the Burma Road the hills are much 

 lower, the highest probably not exceeding 6,000 feet. 



(4) The Northern Manipur Hills, which adjoin the Naga Hills 



and connect the Western and Eastern Manipur Hills, are 

 crossed by the main Government cart-road leading from 

 Imphal to Kohima in the Naga Hills. Above Maothana, 

 close to the Naga Hills border, the southern spurs of 



