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Show 270 MR. H. J. ELWES ON BUTTERFLIES FROM [Apr. 21, ELYMNIAS PATNA. Melanitis patna, Westw. Gen. D. L. ii. p. 405. Dyctis patna, Butt. Ind. i. p. 277. Two specimens from the Karen Hills taken at 4000 feet. Though Marshall and de Niceville have adopted Butler's genus Dyctis in their book, their remarks show that they do not believe it to be a natnral one, and m y own observations so far as they go lead me to the same opinion. Subfamily MORPHINE. ZEUXIDIA AMETHYSTUS. Z. amethystus, Butl. P. Z. S. 1365, p. 485; Dist. Rhop. Mai. p. 72, t. vii. 1 d, 2 2- Z. masoni, Moore, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 826 ; Butt. Ind. i. p. 286. Several specimens of both sexes were taken at the foot of the Karen Hills by Doherty in March and April, which agree with a male from Perak. I am unable from these specimens to see how Z. masoni differs from Z. amethystus, to which both Distant and de Niceville consider it closely allied. I have another male from Borneo which is identical with the Burmese species. ZEUXIDIA AURELIUS. Pap. aurelius, Cram. Pap. Ex. ii. p. 110, t. 168. A, B. Zeuxidia aurelius, Dist. Rhop. Mai. p. 425, t. xxxvii. fig. 1 <$. A single male of this fine species sent from Perak by Doherty was unfortunately much damaged. AMATHUSIA AMYTHAON. A. amythaon, Doubl. Ann. Nat. Hist. xix. p. 175(1847); Butt. Ind. i. p. 291. ? A. portheus, Feld. Reise Nov. iii. p. 461 (1865) ; Butt. Ind. i. p. 293, fig. ? A. westwoodi, Butl. Ent. Mo. Mag. vi. p. 55 (1869); Butt. Ind. i. p. 292. I received three males and a female of this species taken at the foot of the Karen Hills by Doherty, which agree with one from Sikkim in Mr. Godman's collection, identified by him with A. portheus, also with a pair taken by Major Bingham in Tenasserim in my collection. I agree with the authors of the 'Butterflies of India ' in thinking that only one species is represented by the three names given above. ENISPE EUTHYMIUS. Adolias euthymius, Doubl. Ann. Nat. Hist. xvi. p. 179 (1845). Enispe euthymius, Butt. Ind. i. p. 300. Seems to be very common in the Karen Hills at 1500-4000 feet. |