360 G. F. Hampson — Butterflies of the Nilgiri District. [No. 4, 



Coonoor, are tlie only known specimens of this rare and distinct species . 

 As Mr. de Niceville will describe the female in " The Butterflies of 

 India, " Vol. Ill, it is unnecessary to do so here. 



145. Pratapa cleobis, Godart. 



3000 — 6000 ft. Rare. Nilgiri specimens have the discal band on 

 the underside not bounded outwardly by a white line, and the markings 

 at the anal angle obsolescent compared with North Indian specimens. 



146. Tajuria longinus, Fabricius. 

 2000—4000 ft. Rare. 



147. Tajuria melastigma, de Niceville. 



2000 — 3000 ft. I have taken two males and two females, and on 

 vseveral occasions found wings on the ground. There is also a male in 

 Mr. A. Lindsay's collection. Mr. de Niceville will describe the female 

 in " The Butterflies of India " Vol. III. 



148. Cheritra jaffra, Butler. 



About fifteen specimens taken in September, 1888, on the western 

 slopes. 



149. Htpolyc^na nilgirica, Moore. 



1000 ft. Described from a single male taken by Mr. A. Lindsay, 

 which is the only Nilgiri record of the species, though it has since been 

 taken in Ceylon. 



150. Htpoltc^na etolus, Fabricius. 



Three females taken on the western slopes in September, 1888, at 

 2,500 ft. 



151. LoxuRA ATTMNUS, Cramer. 

 1000—4000 ft. 



152. LoxuRA SURTA, Moore. 



About ten specimens taken on the western slopes in September, 

 1888, at 300—3000 ft. 



153. BiNDAHARA SUGRIVA, Horsfield. 



2000 — 4000 ft. Fifteen males and one female this year, before 

 which I had not seen the species. The wet-season form is larger and 

 has the nnderside darker and yellower than the dry-season form. 



154. SURENDRA TODARA, Moore. 



2000—4000 ft. Common 



155. Amblypodia naradoides, Moore. 

 Form darana^ Moore. 



2000 — 4000 ft. Fairly common on the southern slopes, rare on the 

 northern. The variety of the female without any blue on the upperside 

 (A. darana) is rare. 



156. Satadra canarica, Moore. 



3500 ft. A single female March, 1887, on the northern slopes. 

 At least two species of Nilasera occur, which 1 have seen on one or 



