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42. (? Argynnis chtldreni.) 
Argynnis childreni, Gray, Zool. Misc., p. 33 (1831); 
Lep. Ins. Nepal, p. IJ, t. 11, ^ (1846). 
Dr. P. W. Bassett- Smith, R.N., my fellow- worker in 
Natural History on board H.M.S. Penguin/' observed 
in March, 1893, a large "Fritillary^^ on the summit of 
Tai-mo-shan, a mountain 3,200 feet high lying just out- 
side the British territory at Kowloon. This he believed 
at the time to be A. childreni , a species which we had 
taken together in the Chusan Islands. Although this is 
but a doubtful record, I mention it in the hope that this 
fine insect may yet be found, or at any rate looked out 
for, in the " Peak district of Hong-Kong, or in other 
parts of South China. 
43. Athyma jperiiis. 
Papilo perius, Linn., Syst. Nat., ed. x., p. 471 (1758). 
Pap. leucothoe) I. c, p. 478 {et auctorum). 
On my arrival at Hong-Kong in December, 1891, I 
found this butterfly very plentiful, but already getting 
worn, and it remained on the wing only three or four 
weeks. It reappeared in the following March, but was 
not nearly as common as before. It frequents sunny 
roadsides and has a strong and graceful flight. 
44. Athyma nefte. 
Papilio nefte, Cram., Pap. Exot., iii., t. 256, figg. 
E. F. (1782). 
Not uncommon in the Happy Valley and elsewhere, 
and met with from December to May, a fresh brood 
appearing at the end of March. It is very partial to 
the flowers of Poinsettia. 
45. Athyma svlpitia. 
Papilio sulpitia, Cram., Pap. Exot., iii., t. 214, figg. 
E. F. (1782;. 
Occasionally found at Lantana flowers, and flying 
along shady pathways, but not very common. March 
and April. 
