(ENEIS. 75 
Qlneis pumilus. (Plate XI. fig. 2, var.) 
Chiunobas pumilus, Fclder, llcisc Nov., Lcp. iii. p. 490, pi. O'J. iigs. G, 7 (1867) ; Elwes, 
Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1882, p. 404, pi. xxv. fig. 3 ; Marsliall & de Nicevillc, Butt. 
Ind. i. p. 238, pi. .\v. fig. 37, S type (1882). 
CEneis? {Satyrus?) palcearcticus, Staudingci', Stctt. cut. Zeit. 1889, p. 20. 
(Eneis pumilus, var. laina, Alplieraky, Rom. sur Lep. v. p. 80 (1889). 
The type of ffi. ]}umilus, which occurs in Ladak aud South-western Thibet, 
is much smaller than any other described form of the species. In colour it is 
light brown, and the transverse macular bands are slightly paler. I have lately 
received a long series of this form fi-om my collectors in the above-named 
localities. 
The Sikkim specimens referred to by Mr, Elwes {I. c.) are larger, the 
ground-colour is darker, the transverse bands more pronounced, and the 
under sm-face of secondaries blacker. 
The form described by Dr. Staudinger as palcearcticus ( = (E. pumilus, 
var. lama, Alph.) only differs from the Sikkim form in the narrower macular 
band of all the wings, the paler ground-coloui', and whiter neuration of under 
surface of secondaries. 
The form of (E. pumilus fi'om Western China and How-kow, Thibet, does 
not agree with either of the varieties referred to above, and I therefore 
describe it as : — 
Var. iole, var. nov. (Plate XI. fig. '2, cJ .) Agrees with var. jMliearcticus, Staud., in some respects, 
but larger, and fuliginous brown in colour. The primaries are traversed by a series of six 
small pale ochreous spots, and from the third of these three others form an oblique band to 
the costa ; secondaries have a narrow pale ochreous macular central band. Fringes whitish, 
distinctly chequered with the ground-colour at the extremities of the nervules. Under surface 
of primaries grey-brown, with the spots whiter and rather larger than above ; the secondaries 
have the basal two thirds fuliginous, limited by a darker anguhited line, which is bordered 
outwards by a white band ; the outer third is grey-brown, traversed by a narrow blackish 
sinuate submarginal band ; there are some whitish marks towards the base, and the venation 
is sometimes pale, but not broadly whitish as in paJaarcticus. Female is rather paler, but 
agrees with the male in marking. 
Expanse 5() millini. 
Occurs sparingly at Iluang-mu-chang, Wa-ssu-kow, Omei-shan in Western 
China, and at How-kow in Thibet. It is found in July at elevations ranging 
from 3500 feet to 10,000 foet. 
M. Grum-Grshimailo has sent me specimens of (E. pumilus from Amrio. 
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