272 mr. h. j. elwes on butterflies from [apr. 21, 



Clerome gracilis. 



C. gracilis, Butl. x\nn. Nat. Hist. ser. 3, xx. p. 401 (1867) ; Dist. 

 Rhop. Mai. p. 81, t. viii. 1 <S • 



A good species, of which four males and two females were sent 

 from Perak by Doherty. The female, which was unknown to Dis- 

 tant, differs only in the shape of the wings. 



Clerome arcesilaus. 

 C. arcesilaus, Fabr. ; Butt. Ind. i. p. 313. 



Also taken at Perak by Doherty, and constantly distinct from 

 the last, which is smaller and of a diiferent colour below. 



Melanocyma faunula. 



Clerome faunula, Westw. Gen. D. L. ii. p. 334, t. 54. 1 $ (1851) ; 

 Dist. Rhop. Mai. p. 81, t. viii. 2 $ . 



Clerome {Melanocym.a) faunula, Westw. Trans. Ent. Soc. n. s. iv. 

 p. 186, t. 21.2 $ (1858). 



A good series of this fine species were sent from Perak by 

 Doherty. As the male does not seem to have been described, I 

 may note that it has a curious sexual character in the shape of a 

 large tuft of grey hairs between the submedian and internal veins 

 of the hind wing near the anal angle. The same tuft exists, but in 

 a much less developed form, in the male of Clerome assama, Westw., 

 and seems to have been overlooked in the ' Butterflies of India ' as 

 well as by Westwood, though it has been remarked as occurring in 

 Xanthotcenia busiris. On this account and on account of its very 

 different appearance from any other of the genus Clerome known to 

 me, I think Westwood' s genus should be adopted. 



Xanthot^nia busiris. 



Clerome {Xanthotcenia) busiris, Westw. Trans. Ent. Soc. n. s. iv. 

 p. 187 (1858). 



Xanthotania busiris, Dist. Rhop. Mai. p. 82, t. v. fig. 7 ; Butt. 

 Ind. i. p. 284. 



A pair sent from Perak by Doherty. 



EURYTELA HORSFIELDTI. 



E. horsfieldii, Bdv. Faun. Ent. Mad. p. 54, $ ; Butt. Ind. ii. 

 p. 12, t. xviii. 69. 



Two males were sent from the Karen Hills by Doherty, and I 

 have another from Singmo in the Shan States taken by Dr. Manders. 



EURYTELA CASTELNAUI. 



E. castelnaui, Feld. Wien. ent. Mon. iv. p. 401 (1860) ; Reise 

 Nov. t. 61. figs. 5, 6. 



Seems not common at Perak, as Doherty sent four males only, 

 but no female. They are somewhat larger than, but otherwise iden- 

 tical with, a specimen from Borneo. 



