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The following were all common: Huphina nadina and II. nerissa , 
both males; Ixias pyrene , large; Neptis aceris ; Precis iphita , spreading 
itself out like a Eupithecia when settled; Symbrenthia lucina y and 
Lampides celeno , while Terms hecabe was both abundant and large. 
Other things taken were Yphthima marshalli , Butl., and Or so- 
triaena meda , Fabr. (runeha, Moore), a very dull butterfly. In 
marked contrast was Jamides bochus , Cram., the male iridescent 
dark-blue above, quite gem-like, beneath dull grey with a metallic 
ocellus at the anal angle of the hind-wing; the female is compara¬ 
tively dull in colour. 
That day for some reason I missed a larger proportion of the 
good things than usual, but managed to catch the following:— 
Prioneris thestylis, a male ; Cirrhochroa aoris, looking on the wing like 
a big Argynnis, but settling with wings half-expanded, several seen, 
but only one netted ; a Charaxes ( Eulepis ) athamas, Drury, taken on 
a flower, was the only individual of the genus that I got in all my 
travels. Another specimen of this very distinct and beautiful species 
was seen feeding upon human ordure. Fear of fouling my net pre¬ 
vented me from striking down upon it, and it suddenly darted up, 
went twice round with a swift jerky flight and then disappeared. 
Mr. Moller had indeed told me that Charaxes was a very foul 
feeder. 
The elegant day-flying Moth Trypheromera plagifera must be 
added to my list, as well as the little Geometer Psilocambogia memo - 
rata , Walk., which I found dead, caught and set out upon a burr of 
some Composite flower; lastly a Beetle, Mimela horsfieldi, Hope, of 
brilliant green with coppery tinge. 
The extraordinary abundance of Dragon-flies of many kinds at the 
Banjit Biver was remarkable, yet I did not once see a butterfly 
attacked by any of them. 
I left Darjiling on December 22nd, with much regret, and a 
strong desire to return at a better time of the year. On the way 
down, at about 4000 ft., Ixias pyrene was common, while close to 
Tindaria station, at about 2900 ft., I netted from the train Cyaniris 
dilectus, Moore, a pale Blue with a whitish patch on each wing, as 
well as another Blue, C. ladon , Cram., f. pseudargiolus, Boisd., and 
an Acidaliid, Idaea remotata, Guen. 
At Tindaria I left the train and walked down to Sukna. The 
following things were met with: (1) At altitudes of from 2800 ft. 
to 2000 ft.:—The Erycinid, Zemeros Jlegyas, almost abundant, but 
rather worn; Mycalesis indistans; Precis lemonias, a small specimen 
in fine condition, also large ones worn (this and P. iphita were the 
