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1888.] G. F. Hampson — Butterflies of the Nilgiri District. 367 



250. Halpe honorei, de Niceville. 

 300—4000 ft. 



251. Halpe cerata, Hewitson. 



About thirty specimens taken on the western slopes in September, 

 1888. 



252. IsoTEiNON viNDHiANA, Moore. 



253. ISOTEINON NILGIRIANA, Moore. 



254. IsoTEiNON MODESTA, Moore. 



I. vindhiana is, I think, the dry-season form of I. nilgiriana, and 

 I. modesta, described from a single specimen taken by Mr. A. Lindsay, a 

 variety. 



2000 — 4000 ft. I. nilgiriana and I. vindhiana common. I. modesta 

 I have never taken. 



255. GOMALIA ALBOFASCIATA, MoorO. 



1000 — 3000 ft. Found in cultivation on the plains, rare, 



256. Ptrgus galea, Fabricius. 

 1000—8000 ft. 



257. Htarotis atratus, Fabricius. 



2000 — 4000 ft. Not uncommon on the southern slopes, rare on 

 the northern. 



258. Tagiades atticus, Fabricius. 

 2000—5000 ft. 



259. Tagiades obscurus, Mabille. 

 2000—5000 ft. Not common. 



260. Plesioneura leucocera, Kollar. 

 2000— 5000 ft. Common. 



261. Plesioneura fusca, n. sp. 

 Habitat : Nilgiris and Shevaroy Hills. 

 Expanse : 1*7 inches. 



Description. Differs from P. sjoilothyrus in having the cilia of the 

 hind wing alternately black and white as in P. leucocera; the costal 

 bifid spot of the discal series, on the forewing, white, not ochreous ; the 

 underside mottled with obscure grey ; the latter half of the antennas, in 

 the male, white. The two lower spots of the subapical series, on the 

 foiewing, are often wanting, also the lowest spot of the discal series. 

 Very near to P. nigricans, de Niceville. 

 2000—4000 ft. Not uncommon. 



262. Plesioneura spilothyrus, Felder. 



2500 ft. The western slopes, two specimens, September, 1888, 



263. Plesioneura ambareesa, Moore. 



2000 — 6000 ft. Not uncommon on the southern slopes, rare on 

 the northern. 



