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Show 358 MR. A. G. BUTLER ON [Julie 29, 7. AMECERA SCHAKRA. Satyrus schakra, Kollar in Hiig. Kaschm. iv. 2, p. 446, pi. 15. figs. 3, 4 (1848). o* 2 , Murree, 4th, 5th, and 11th August, and 7th September ; d, between Abbottabad and Kala Pani, 25th September, 1885. " Very common in August and September. Found all along the hill as far as Thundiani, and as low as Tret and Bugnoter; probably not above 5000 feet."-/. TV. Y. 8. CALLEREBIA ANNADA. Erebia annada, Moore, Cat. Lep. E.I. Co. Mus. i. p. 226. n. 475 (1857). d 2 , between Abbottabad and Kala Pani, 25th September, 1885. " Not uncommon about Kala Pani ; here its habits appeared different from those of Callerebia in general, as it was flying about over stones and low bushes, not affecting the shade ; near Tret (8th October), however, it affected the shade much like C. nirmala and C. dakshar-J. TV. Y. It is an interesting fact that Major Yerbury sends the above species under the name of " C. hybrida;" because his identifications are, to a great extent, derived from Mr. de Niceville. A short time since I was severely taken to task for having described C. hybrida as a species (not that I ever did so, for I distinctly stated my opinion that it was a hybrid and an inconstant one) ; now if the gentleman who attacked me obtained his identification from the same source, it is clear that what he considered a very bad species is C. annada. Who shall decide this point? 9. CALLEREBIA NIRMALA. Erebia nirmala, Moore, P. Z. S. 1865, p. 501. n. 91. d $, Murree, 6th, 9th, and 12th August, 1885. " Callerebia daksha and nirmala. These two species appear to me to merge into one another. They were common at Murree in shady places in August 1885."-,/. W. Y. Major Yerbury sends seven specimens, some of them rather worn, but all perfectly typical C. nirmala ; whether the female has beeu identified for him as C. daksha or whether he actually possesses the latter species, I cannot say ; but I am much inclined to accept the first as the more probable explanation of his note. I should be glad to obtain specimens of C. daksha for our collection, as we only have one male labelled by Mr. Moore and received from him in 1877; from this one specimen it is impossible to decide how far the differential characters of the species can be relied upon ; if constant, they are amply sufficient to distinguish it from C. nirmala. 10. YPTHIMA ORDINATA. Ypthima ordinata, Butler, P. Z. S. 1880, p. 148, pi. xv. fig. 3. d 2 , between Abbottabad and Kala Pani, 25th September, 1885. 2, between Murree and Tret, 1st October. |