NOTi:S ON BUTTERFLIES FROM TRE NAGA HILLS. m^ 



h?k0.d pale yelloio and not pure ivhite as in typical form. Hindwing : termen 

 round and not emarginate near tornus ; tornal ocellus not ringed and very 

 indistinct. Underside : r-aAhev greyer than typical form with a distinct 

 golden sheen along terminal area. Forewing : a blue centre to the ocellus 

 and cell closed by a brown bar. Hindwing : the discal brown band very 

 concave near the costa and the white spots outwardly further placed from, 

 the discal band than in typical sordida. 



Expanse: S 2-45— 2-9". 



A single $ was taken at Yakama, Naga HiUs, at about 6,000' in June ; 

 three ^ ^ &t the same place in September and seven more in October. 



A very distinct and Avell marked race which apparently flies at a much 

 higher elevation than the typical form which in Manipur flies at about 

 2,600'. 



The specimen of A. sordida recorded by me from the Naga Hills, J. B. N. 

 H. Soc, vol. xxi, p. 56, is probably referable to this race. I am unable tO' 

 compare it as I left it behind in England. 



Apatfra vlxjpi, Doherty. 



A single male of this rare butterfly was taken by Captain Porter on the 

 Dihang River, Abu Hills, in June, and is now in my collection. 



Apatura florenci^, n. sp. (PI. II, Fig. 10 § ). 



Female. Upperside: both wings termen rounder than in the male; 

 ground colour dusky green. Forewing : outer half dark brown ; no spot 

 in cell, markings otherwise placed as in male but pale creamy yellow in 

 colour with the exception of the submarginal spot in inter space 2 and the 

 marginal line near the tornus which are tinged with darker yellow. 

 Hindwing : markings as in male but bases of interspaces 5 and 6 not 

 paler than rest of the wing. Underside: both wings pale silvery bluish 

 green. Forewing : no pale diff"use spot in cell ; markings otherwise as- 

 in male but almost pure white in colour ; the discal spots and those placed 

 beyond the cell inwardly margined with dark purplish black. Hindwing : 

 markings as in male but discal band straighter. 



Expanse : $ $ 2-8o— cJ-Qo". 



2 Yaxieiy albop)unctata,T\. V. Upperside: the spots are all white with no 

 tinge of cream colour. 



The female is very rare and only six specimens were obtained in August, 

 and September at about 6,500'. 



The males are not so rare as I thought, though very local, and many 

 specimens were taken near Jakama in the Naga Hills during July, August 

 and September and a few at Kirban and Takabama where I had not 

 previously met with it. 



This species will, I think, prove to be a race of A. ulupi, Doherty. 



Apatura manipuriensis, n. sp. (PI. II, Figs. 11, 12; c? $ •) 

 Male. Upperside: both wings smoky brown with hyaline very pale 

 markings, slightly tinted with mauve reflections, and almost devoid of 

 scales in places. Forewing : termen deeply excavated at its middle ; cell 

 and base of interspaces 2 and 3 hyaline dusted with pale brown scales ; 

 a brown streak, sometimes divided in two, in the middle of the cell and 

 another similar streak closing it ; a broad hyaline post median area, almost- 

 reaching the termen, inwardly sharply defined and outwardly diff'use bearing a 

 large black spot in interspace 2, a very small and indistinct spot sometimes- 

 in interspace 3 and a large brown diffuse patch in interspace 1 ; a 

 preapical pale spot in interspace 6 ; and finally a brown terminal band, 

 broadest in interspaces 2 and 3. Hindwing: basal half hyaline tinted 

 with very pale mauve and slightly dusted with brown scales near costa- 



