356 G. F, Hampson — Buttei flies of the Nilgiri District. [No. 4, 



Family LYC^NID^, 



87. Spalgis epius, Westwood. 



2000 — 4000 ft. Commoner on the southern slopes than the 

 northern. 



88. Neopithecops zalmora, Butler. 



3000 — 4000 ft. The size of the white markings varies much in 

 the several broods, but usually the dry-season form has much more white 

 on the upperside than the wet-season form, and the black markings of the 

 underside are smaller and fewer. 



89. Megisba thwaitesi, Moore. 



2000 — 4000 ft. The acuteness of the forewing and the size of the 

 white discal patch vary slightly. 



90. Curetis thetys, Drury. 



1000' — 3000 ft. Confined to the southern and western slopes and 

 very rare. The outer margin of the hindwing much rounded. Both 

 the orange and white forms of the female occur. 



91. Ctaniris puspa, Horsfield. 

 Form lavendularis, Moore. 



„ lilacea, var. n. 



Description : Male. Upperside, hotli wings with no white on the 

 disc. Female. Upperside, hoth wings with the whole white discal area 

 suffused with blue more especially towards the base. Underside, hotli 

 wings as in the typical G. puspa. The seasonal broods do not differ. 

 Habitat : Nilgiris southern slopes and Nellyampathy Hills, Cochin. 



2000 — 4000 ft. The fuspa form is smaller than Himalayan speci- 

 mens. The lavendularis form agrees with Ceylon specimens, 



92. Cyaniris albidisca, Moore. 

 3000—7000 ft. Common. 



93. Cyaniris limbatus, Moore. 



3000 — 7000 ft. Male very common ; female rare, the whole disc 

 suffused with blue. 



94. CyANiRis AKASA, Horsfield. 



6000 — 8000 ft. Confined to the plateau, where it is very common. 



95. Chilades laius, Cramer. 



1000 — 3000 ft. Found in cultivation at the base of the hills in the 

 cold weather. 



96. Chilades varunana, Moore. 



One pair taken on the western slopes in October 1888, at 300 ft. 



97. ZizERA PUTLi, Kollar. 



1000 — 3000 ft. Found in cultivation at the base of the hills. 



98. ZizERA PYGMJiA, Snellin. 

 1000—7000 ft. 



