1895.] L. de Niceville & Dr. L. Martin — Butterflies of Sumatra. 441 



277. LaxitaJorphna, Boisduval. 



Hewitson. Grose Smith. All the species of Laxita are of weak 

 flight, and found in forests only. Owing to their very delicate structur-e 

 and colours, perfect specimens are very scarce. L. lyclene, de Niceville, 

 is the commonest, and occurs in the plains, very plentiful near Selesseh 

 together with T. haquinus, Fabricius. L. damajanti, Felder, is less 

 common from Namoe Oekor to Bekantschan. L. orphna is decidedly 

 rare, and is found from Bekantschan to the Central Plateau. 



278. Abisara savitri, Felder. 



Hewitson as susa and savitri. Hagen. Grose Smith as susa. 

 Staudinger. The " Sospita" susa of Hewitson is a synonym of this species, 

 and is so given by Hewitson himself. 



279. Abisara aita, de Niceville. 



A. aita, de Niceville, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hisfc. Soc, vol. viii, p. 49, n. 9, pi. L, 

 fig. 10, male (1893). 



Habitat : N.-E. Sumatra. 



Expanse : $ , 215 inches. 



Description: Female, differs from the male in being slightly larger, 

 the ground-colour of the upperside of both wings is dull ferruginous in- 

 stead of dull hair-brown, the two discal bands of the forewing are wider 

 and more prominent, and the white area of the liindwing is rather 

 larger. Underside shews the same differences as are found on the 

 upperside. 



The two species of Abisara with tails are rare, and are some- 

 what stronger on the wing than the other species of the subfamily. 

 A. savitri, Felder, belongs to the forests of the alluvial plain, whereas 

 A. aita is only found at high elevations, from Soengei Batoe to the 

 Central Plateau. Dr. Martin first received the latter from his Battak 

 collectors in July, 1893. 



280. Abisara kausambi, Felder. 



Hewitson. Hagen as echerius, var. kausambi. Butler as Albisara 

 [sic] kausambi. ** Distant. A distinct species, the male of which has 

 two pale bands crossing the disc of the forewing on the upperside, 

 the outer of which is anteriorly developed into a somewhat broad 

 whitish fascia. The hiudwing on the upperside shews two apical 

 and two anal black spots. It was originally described from the Malay 

 Peninsula ; I possess specimens from Perak, Jelebu and Singapore, also 

 in the Malay Peninsula, and from Sumatra and Borneo. 



