A Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Hainan 515 



Mr. C. T. Bowring, late Commissioner of Chinese Customs at Hoihow. 

 Mr. Bowring enlisted the services of several Europeans and natives in 

 obtaining specimens from all parts of the island, and special credit is 

 due to Mr. Young Chun and to Dr. Bercovitz. A paper describing 

 twenty-two new forms sent home by Mr. Bowring was published in 

 the Bulletin op the Hill Museum, vol. I, p. 167, 1921. Two 

 further specimens were described in the same journal on p. 353, 1922. 

 We describe as new in the present list Ixias pyrene hainana f. maculosa. 



2.— LOCALITIES. 



The journey made by Mr. Chun, and the districts where collections 

 were made, are shown on the map appended to this paper. Mr. Chun 

 went from Hoihow across country to Kimkang, Taifong, Nodia, Faisa 

 and Nodoa. He made Nodoa his headquarters with the American 

 Presbyterian Mission, and visited Tamchou, afterwards making a 

 journey to Nanfong, the " Dome," Fanta, Fanluen, Longmasui, 

 Hamngausui, Fonkiang, Tunglo and Fanza. He then proceeded to 

 ascend the Five Finger Mountains, attaining about 6,000 feet. It 

 was necessary to employ coolies and aborigines to cut a way through 

 the dense forest, and the whole route was broken up by huge boulders. 

 A camp was pitched half-way up, and here Mr. Chun stayed for two 

 months collecting". 



Dr. Bercovitz, of the American Mission at Kachek, engaged natives 

 to collect at Mr. Bowring's expense, and collecting was done between 

 Kachek and Leanui, and the Seven Finger Mountains. In this region 

 were obtained the Anaclebis henrici, Papilio coon insperatus and the 

 Eulaceura. 



Mr. Bowring engaged a Hainan youth to work the country from 

 Hoihow to Dingan, and from Dingan to Leanui. The Coelites was 

 taken in this region. 



Around Hoihow Mr. Bowring collected a good deal himself, and 

 went west as far as hill 564, which is a volcano extinct since 100 years. 

 He went east as far as Kabeang, and south to Dingan. 



Mr. Bowring had a substation at Yulinkang on the south coast, and 

 from there received among others the Papilio hipponous bowringi. 



A number of things were received from an American Missionary at 

 Nodoa ; these included Eriboea atliamas. 



Specimens noted as from " Interior " were taken in the area covered 

 by Dr. Bercovitz's collectors. 



