1883.] G. F. Hampson — Butterflies of the Nilgiri District. 355 



78. Vanessa canace, Linnseus. 

 3000—7000 ft. 



Larva, orange and white in alternate segments, numerous black 

 spots on the orange segments, black streaks on the white, seven white 

 branching black-tipped spines on each orange segment. Pupa, varie- 

 gated reddish-brown with frontal gold and silver spots, head produced 

 and bifid. 



Differs from the description of the early stages of V. haronica. 



79. Ctrestis thtodamas, Boisduval. 



Throughout the district. The yellow form does not occur. 



80. Kallima wardi, Moore. 



2000 — 4000 ft. Rare on the northern, not uncommon on the 

 southern slopes. Comes freely to sugar. The prominence of the discal 

 spots varies much ; rather larger and paler than specimens from Canara. 



81. Charaxes athamas, Drury. 

 Form samatha, Moore. 

 3000—4000 ft. Common. 



82. Charaxes fabius, Fabricius. 

 3000—4000 ft. Rare. 



83. Charaxes imna, Biitler. 



3000 — 4000 ft. Rare. The male has the basal fulvous area much 

 brighter than C. psapJion, the female is larger than the female of that 

 species = 0. serendiba, and has the apex of the forewing much more 

 produced, the shape of the white band and the black line defining its 

 inner margin varies much, and on the forewing the band sometimes 

 extends within the black line. 



Family LEMONIID^. 

 Subfamily LiBYTH^iNiE. 



84. LiBYTHEA MYRRHA, Godart. 

 Form rama, Moore. 



3000 — 7000 ft. The width of the markings varies much, some 

 specimens being typical L. myrrha, some intermediate, and some L. rama. 



85. LiBYTHEA LEPITA, MoOrC. 



3000 — 4000 ft. Rare. All the markings are small, and the dis- 

 coidal streak, on the forewing, and two spots beyond it are well separated, 

 and the underside is more variegated compared to Kumaon specimens. 



Subfamily Nemeobiinj;. 



86. Abisara sufpusa, Moore. 

 3000—5000 ft. Fairly common. 



