242 MR. F. MOORE ON LEPIDOPTERA [Feb. 21, 
APATURA JACINTHA. 
Papilio jacintha, Drury, Ulust. Exot. Ins. ii. pl. 21. f. 1, 2 (1773). 
* Hills, June to September. Settling upon oak (Quercus incana). 
Never found in company with preceding.” 
ACIDALIA NIPHE. 
Papilio niphe, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. 2, p. 785 (1767); Drury, 
Illust. Exot. Ins. i. pl. 6. f. 1. 
** Found in the valleys.” 
ARGYNNIS CHILDRENI. 
Argynnis childreni, Gray, Zool. Misc. p. 33 (1831); Lep. Ins. 
Nepal, p. 11, pl. 11. 
Argynnis sakontala, Kollar, Hiigel’s Kasch. iv. p. 439, pl. 12 
(1844). 
“On thistles, 6000 feet.”’ 
ARGYNNIS JAINADEVA. 
Argynnis jainadeva, Moore, Ent. Monthly Mag. 1864, p. 131; 
P. Z. S. 1865, p. 495, pl. 30. f. 1. 
ARGYNNIS ISSHA. 
Argynnis issea, Moore, Catal. Lep. Mus. E.I. C. i. p. 156 (1857). 
** Hills, flying over the grassy slopes.” 
ARGYNNIS BARALACHA, 0. sp. (Plate XI. figs. 1, 1 a.) 
Male. Upperside fulvous; lower basal area of both wings mi- 
nutely black-speckled: fore wing with a black recurved streak 
within the cell, a lunular streak at its end; a discal transverse zig- 
zag series of broader streaks, two outer rows of small spots, which 
are indistinct at the apex, and a marginal, indistinct, dentated 
lunular speckled line: hind wing with two less distinct and more 
slender cell-streaks, discal row of spots, two outer rows of spots 
(of which the inner row is indistinct), and a marginal speckled line. 
Underside—fore wing paler fulvous, with the cell, discal, and inner 
row of black spots as above showing very indistinctly ; the costal 
border, two streaks from the apex, and short X-shaped marginal 
marks being yellow: hind wing yellow, with a very irregular trans- 
verse subbasal, discal, and a marginal fulvous-red band ; the sub- 
basal band bordered outwardly by linear pearly streaks, the discal 
band by indistinct pearly lunules, and the marginal band traversed 
by pearly X-shaped marks; the discal and marginal bands more or 
less confluent ; a small pearly spot also within the cell. 
Expanse 13 inch. 
Hab. Ladak. In coll. British Museum. 
MELITHA CASHMIRENSIS. 
Melitea cashmirensis, Moore, P.Z. 8. 1874, p. 267, pl. 43. f. 4. 
