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W. Doherty — JSfotes on Assam Bu*ferflies. 



[No. 1, 



The chrysalis somewhat resembles those of the Erycinidcp, and 

 strikingly illustrates the singularity of the group. It is suspended, 

 uot girt, but rigidly inclined towards the surface of the leaf. It is less 

 compact in form than that of other Lycmnidce, and is studded with 

 bristles. Of these a number on the side of the head are white, with 

 two black ones on each side of the top of the head, and one black one on 

 each si'le of the thorax above the thoracic angle. The second, third, and 

 Eour-th abdominal segments have each a lower white and an upper black 

 bristle approximate laterally, while the last segments have a number of 

 white lateral and of black subdorsal ones. The ground colour is oohreous 

 much marked with dark, especially on the upper surface of the abdo- 

 men, each segment having a black line neai' its hind margin, except 

 the first which has two distinct black spots dorsally. The wing-covers 

 are veined and bordered with brown. 



I name this species after my fellow traveller in Assam, Lieutenant 

 Ernst Hartert, the ornithologist and African traveller, who obtained the 

 sole specimen, 



Sub-family TilncLTNiB. 



Zephyetjs pavo, de Niceville. A single specimen taken near Mar- 

 gherita at oidy four hundred feet elevation. Though a male, it precis- 

 ly agreed with Mr. de Niceville 's description of the (unique) type, 

 which was very likely also a male, though described as a female. 



TiGHERRA ACTE, Moore. The very distinct dry-season form, non- 

 ocellate and dusky fuscous below, was first seen in November, as well as 

 that of Gheritra freja, while that of Lcxura afijmnus appeared early in 

 October. 



Dacalana vidura, Horsf. This speeies, which is rai'e in Assam, 

 though common in the Malayan region, has ti e habit of alighting on 

 the underside of leaves (witli closed wings i, disappearing in the act as 

 if by masfic. It is a ground butterfly, living among bushes. Nenmii- 

 rina hiemalis, which alights in precisely the snnie manner, is on the 

 other liand a ti-ee buttei-fly, and rarely descends within reach of the 

 net. When flviu'i' it stronsrly resembles the wiiite species of Cyn-.-'iis 

 and the nuitlis of the genus Urapfmjx, the latter being apparentlv a 

 protected group. 



Family Papilionid^;. 

 Papilio (Panoruanopms) hlkphe.wk. Uoulileday. Two males of 

 this lai e species, Dikrang near Sadiya. 



PapILTO (EUPLOSOPSIRI TKLlfAHCHDS, Ifew. The undoscriheil femnle 

 of this species appeal's to be dinioi'phic, one form resembling the male, 



