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62. Hypolimnas bolina, Linnseus. 



63. Hypolimnas misippus, Linnseus. 



Three forms of the female occur '* mimicking" L. clirysijppus^ L. 

 alcippus, and L. dori^pus. 



64. Argynnis niphe, Linnaeus. 



Confined to the plateau, where it is very common ; much smaller 

 in size than North Indian specimens. 



65. Parthenos virens, Moore. 



Common on the western slopes and occurs throughout the district 

 as a rare straggler. 



QQ. MoDUZA PROCRis, Cramer. 

 3000—4000 ft. Rare. 



67. Athyma perius, Linnaeus. 

 3000—7000 ft. 



68. Athyma mahesa, Moore. 



3000—4000 ft. Rare. The dry-season form is larger than Sikkim 

 specimens of maliesa — not ranga — and has the markings similar, while 

 the wet-season form is smaller and has the markings on the upperside 

 reduced to the discal band on both wings, and on the forewing three 

 indistinct spots from the subcostal nervare and one in the cell. 



69. Athyma selenophora, Kollar. 



3000 — 5000 ft. Very rare. I have only taken three males and 

 three females. Compared with Sikkim specimens the male has the upper 

 spot of the discal band, on the forewing, smaller and rounder, the next 

 spot of the same size, then the rest of the band on both wings narrower. 



70. Athyma inarina, Butler. 



3000 ft. Two males which have the fulvous band on the upper- 

 side obsolescent, also one female on the western slopes. 



71. Symph^dra nais, Forster. 

 1000—3000 ft. In bamboo jungle. 



72. EUTHALIA EVELINA, Stoll. 



1000—4000 ft. Rare and difficult to catch. 



73. EuTHALiA lepidea, Butler. 

 2000—6000 ft. Rare. 



74. Euthalia garuda, Moore. . 

 1000— 3000 ft. Rare. 



75. Euthalia lubentina, Cramer. 

 3000—4000 ft. Rare. 



76. Pyrameis cardui, Linnaeus. 

 Confined to the plateau. 



77. Pyrameis indica, Herbst. 

 Confined to the plateau. 



