1886.] W. Doherty — A List of Bittterflies taken in Kumaon. 121 



Family MORPHID^, Westwood. 



I did not capture any morphid in Kumaon, but in the great gorge of 

 the Sarju below Kapkot, I observed several specimens of a magnificent 

 new species, probably an Amathusia or a Zeuxidia (I think I noticed the 

 acuteness of its wings), and an excellent mimic of Etiploea midamusy 

 which was common there. They had the true morphid flight, and always 

 settled on the underside of leaves with folded wings. I spent half the 

 day in trying to catch them, but was unsuccessful, owing to the danger- 

 ous and precipitous nature of the place. 



Family APATURID^, Boisduval. 



Subfamily Kalliminji. 



54. Kallima inachus, Boisd. (inachis). River valleys, 2 — 5,000 

 feet. 



Subfamily Aegynnin^. 



65. CuPHA erymanthis, Drury. R-iver valleys up to 5,000 feet. 



56. Atella phalanta, Drury. Tarai and hills to 6,000 feet. 



57. Atella sinha, Koll. Kali valley, 2 — 3,000 feet, common. 



58. Argynnis ISSJIA, Gray. The dark basal area on the hindwing 

 above is broad and undefined ; the submarginal dark band of the hind- 

 wing below is distinctly broken by an ochreous space between the radial 

 and the upper median. In these respects it differs from latonia, Linn. 

 (lathonia). The prehensores also seem tolerably distinct. The species 

 is common all over Kumaon from Bagheswar (3,500 feet) in the Sarju 

 valley to the Lepu Lek, 16,000 feet. At very high altitudes the speci- 

 m.ens are small. 



59. Argynnis childreni, Gray. Naini Tal, Khati, 6,000 — 8,500 

 feet. 



60. Argynnis kamala, Moore. Dhankuri, 10,000 feet. 



61. Argynnis jainadeva, Moore. Pindari Yalley, 9,000 feet, rare. 



62. Argynnis niphe, Linn. Lower Himalayan region from the 

 Kali valley, 2,500 feet, to Almora and above Pithoragarh, 6,000 feet. 



Subfamily Apaturinj:. 

 Va7iessa-GrovLip. 



63. Vanessa kaschmirensis, Koll. From the Kali valley (2,500 

 feet) to the summit of the Lepu Lek, over 18,000 feet, far above the 

 snow line. I also found it abundantly in Nepalese Tibet and in the 

 dry valleys of Hundes (Chinese Tibet). The prehensores as drawn by 

 me are different from those of urticce figured by Dr. Buchanan White. 



