1895.] L. de Niceville & Dr. L. Martin— Butterflies of Sumatra. 441 
277. Laxita orphna, Boisdnval. 
Hewitson. Grose Smith. All the species of Laxita are of weak 
flight, and found in forests only. Owing to their very delicate structure 
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 Bekantschau. 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. Hist. Soc., vol. viii, p. 49, n. 9, pi. L, 
fig. 10, male (1893). 
Habitat : N.-E. Sumatra. 
Expanse: 9,2T5 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 hindwing 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 
[hie] 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 hindwing 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. 
