54 L. de Niceville — A list of Butterflies [No. 1, 



(13.) Acrcea vesta. 



The larvae and pupae of this insect covered the weeds all along the 

 roadside. In the North- West Himalayas it is a local and rare species, in 

 Sikkim it is the commonest butterfly seen. 

 (14.) Gethosia Ublis. 

 Many seen. 



68. Cetliosia cyane, Drury. 



A much rarer insect than the preceding, a few specimens only seen. 

 (18.) Symbrenthia hyppoclus. 

 One only taken. It is a very rapid flyer for so small an insect, but it 

 frequently settles. 



69. Junonia asterie, Linnaeus. 



70. Precis veda, Kollar. 



A water-loving insect, I have never taken it except in beds of streams, 

 up and down which it flies keeping to a regular beat, and occasionally 

 settling on a leaf, darting off in pursuit of any intruder venturing near, only 

 to return to the same resting place. It is a wary insect and not easy to 

 capture unless waited for in the line of its flight when a quick stroke of 

 the net may secure it. 



(25.) Hestina nama. 



Males only met with commonly. 

 (39.) Zemerosflegyas. 



Very common, settled on the road and pathways. 

 (41.) Lampides ardates. 

 (45. ) Lamp ides p uspa. 

 All the females that I have seen of this species have been smaller 

 than the males. 



(54.) Appias hippo. 

 Both sexes seen, males common. The intensity of the crome-yellow 

 apical spot on fore-wing and the ground-colour of the hind-wing seems 

 variable, some specimens being much darker than others. 



71. Pieris canidia, Sparrman. 

 Common near Kurseong. 



(57.) Hebomoia glaucippe. 

 An occasional one seen. 



72. Hespcria eltola, He wit son. 

 One specimen only. 



73. Satarupa bhagava, Moore. 

 One taken near Chunabatti. 



Part III. 

 Butterflies taken on the road between Kurseong, 4,840 feet, and Darji* 

 ling, 6,885 feet. 



