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Precis almana was noted, and P. atlites , Johanss., here came under 
my observation for the first time, but in poor condition; it is then 
a rather ghostly-looking butterfly though a somewhat strong flier; 
this last is also true of Atella phalantha. A single specimen of my 
old Amritsar friend Euthalia garuda was observed, as before, to 
settle with its wings fully expanded and closely appressed to the 
the ground. Elymnias undularis was in abundance; it is especially 
addicted to the characteristically Indian butterfly habit of flying into 
or through bushes, and even of flying about inside them. It is clearly 
gregarious, several specimens flying in and about one bushy Palm, 
its food-plant. The male is very striking on the wing, and when 
settled, even though the under-side is somewhat leaf-like, it is yet 
quite conspicuous. The female, on the other hand, is on the wing a 
very fair mimic of Danaida plexippus, but its flight is weaker. 
Catopsilia pyranthe and G. pomona were both rather common; 
Terias hecabe was abundant, and, as usual, gregarious, or, at least, 
sociable. 
In half-shaded spots an occasional Nychitona xiphia flitted slowly 
along close to the ground. Ergolis ariadne, Linn., was abundant; of 
E. merione , Cram., two specimens were secured. The butterflies of 
this genus settle with the wings three-fourths expanded. 
Nepheronia hippia was rather common ; though its female some¬ 
what mimics Tirumcda limniace, the male, when on the wing, looks 
much bluer than that insect. 
A brilliant fulvous Skipper, Telicota bambusae, Moore, was the 
only representative of the group, but there were several Blues, to 
wit: Catochrysops strabo, which was common; Lampides celeno, Cram., 
larger than usual, one being of the form alexis, Stoll; and a lot of 
Neopithecops zalmora , Butl. A single example of Curetis thetis , Drury, 
apparently bitten by some enemy, fell to my net; its silvery-white 
under-side is very striking. But perhaps the strangest-looking 
butterfly of the lot was Loxura atymnus , Cram., of which I got 
two. Its wings are much plaited longitudinally, and when at rest its 
extremely long tails, crumpled look, and brown colour give it quite 
the appearance of a dead leaf. A closer examination shows that 
the portion of the hind-wing near the anal angle is bent down, or 
back, nearly to a right angle; this bent portion is, however, rela¬ 
tively smaller, more oval and less sharply bent than the rounder anal 
lobes of Rapala and Aphnaeus; moreover it is not furnished with 
the very large marginal scales which are so conspicuous in those 
genera. 
