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NOTES ON SOME NEW AND INTERESTING BUTTER- 

 FLIES FROM MANIPUR AND THE NAGA HILLS. 



BY 



LiEUT.-OoL. H. C. Tytler, 17th Infantey. 



Part II. 



Subfamily — NymphalirKS, 



EuiEPis LissAiNEi, n. sp. (PL I, Fig. 4 J ) . 



This belongs to the Marccea-Meghaduta group and may possibly be the 

 dry-season form of the latter, but as I failed to take it in the wet-season 

 it is better to keep it distinct for the present. From marccea, which I only 

 know from Seitz's figure, it differs on upper forewing in having the spot 

 beyond the cell much larger and the spots on the black terminal border 

 quite separate with their inner edges even and outer edges conical. In 

 onarccea it is not so, the spots are continuous forming a greenish band, the 

 outer edge being straight and the inner edge forming a row of rounded or 

 conical projections. On the hindwing the subterminal black band is much 

 narrower and there is a terminal row of black spots somewhat as in megha- 

 duta, but which is quite wanting in the figure of marccea. The anal angle 

 has two black spots placed on the green colour, whereas in marccea only one 

 spot is shown placed on a pinkish ground. In size it differs greatly Ijeing 

 very much smaller. 



From megTiaduta, which I also only know from Seitz's figure, vol. ix, pL 

 1.35a, it differs in being much smaller and less heavily marked. The dusky 

 area on upperside near base of forewing and along vein 1 of hindwing is 

 entirely wanting. On upp)er hindwing the terminal black line, broad and 

 distinct in meghaduta, is much reduced and entirely wanting at the apex. 

 The subterminal spots so well marked in meghaduta are also much reduced 

 near tornal angle and obsolescent or entirely wanting near the apex. 



Underside : ground colour pale yellowish green. Forewing costa, except 

 near apex and termen, broadly chocolate ; a similar subterminal chocolate 

 band outwardly margined with blackish ; a subcostal band as on upp)erside 

 commencing at the subterminal band and continued along vein 4 and lower 

 edge of cell to just below base of vein 2, and joined to the costal chocolate 

 band by a similar band along the discocellulars, both margined with black. 

 Hindwing : a submarginal band edged with blackish from costa to tormis ; a 

 subbasal similar band continued along vein, and joining the submarginal band 

 a terminal narrow chocolate band, rather paler towards the apex, inwardly; 

 margined with small rather obsolescent black spots ; and finally a small 

 black spot on dorsum on the inner edged of the submarginal band. 



Expanse: 6 6 2-52— 2-73". 



Sixteen males taken near Phesima, Naga Hills, at about 6,000' at the end 

 of April, May and the beginning of June. 



Apatura sordida, Moore. 



Rather cominon in the Manipur valley where numerous specimens of both 

 sexes were taken more or less throughout the summer and autumn. A 

 single specimen was also obtained on the Silchar Road in October. It is 

 extremely local. 



Apatura sordida naga, sub-sp. nov. (PI. I, Fig. 3 J). 



Male. Upperside : very similar to the typical form but the wings are of 

 somewhat different shape. Forewing: termen not so emarginate ; Macular 



