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trace of the patch of dense scales on the forewing, which also had no 

 trace of an ocellus : the underside darker—the colour of Y. maJiratta, 

 Moore — , the fasciae of both wings indistinct as in the dry-season form, 

 the ocelli on the underside of the hindwing even smaller and more 

 separated. 



The disposition of the ocelli and general appearance of the two forms 

 is the same, as also that of the single male above described, and I believe 

 them to constitute one species, which I suspect to be the one mentioned 

 as Y. singala from Kumaon and Y. thora from Ganjam by Mr. Doherty, 

 J. A. S. B., 1886, Vol. LV, Part II, No. II, p. 120. The species is 

 allied to, but quite distinct from, Y. singala and Y. tliora^ which I 

 suspect are two forms of one species. 



22. Ypthima mahratta, Moore. 

 3500 ft. The northern slopes, rare. 



23. Ypthima huebneri, Kirby. 



3000 — 4)000 ft. The northern slopes, common. 



24. Ypthima ceylonica, Hewitson. 



2000 — 4000 ft. The southern slopes, where it takes the place of 

 Y. huebneri of the northern slopes. 



25. Ypthima chenui, Guerin. 



5000 — 8000 ft. Common on rocky hill sides. It has four broods 

 with scarcely any difference in the ocellation. Also found of larger 

 size on the Anaymalai Hills south of the Palghat Gap flying with 

 Y. ypthitnoides. 



26. Ypthima tabella, Marshall. 



Common at the north-west corner of the Nilgiris on the Wynad 

 boundary. 



27. ZiPCETES SAiTis, Hewitson. 



2000^3000 ft. Not uncommon on the western slopes. A brood 

 emerges at the end of September. 



28. Melanitis aswa, Moore. 

 Form tamhra, Moore. 



3000 — 4000 ft. Common on the lower slopes flying round trees at 

 dusk. The former with the nearly straight outer margin to the forewing 

 is the wet-season form appearing in June, the latter with the falcated 

 forewing taking its place in December. The wet-season form varies much 

 in the prominence of the ocelli of the underside ; the dry-season form 

 sometimes has the upperside immaculate, sometimes with one or more 

 white subapical spots on the forewing. 



29. Melanitis bela, Moore. 



One specimen from the southern slopes is the only Nilgiri record 

 of this species. 



