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Show 1891.] THE NAGA AND KAREN HILLS AND PERAK. 287 possible to recognize even as local races the various forms Moore. ABISARA FYLLA. Taxilafylla, Doubl. & Hew. Gen. Diurn. Lep. ii. p. 422, t.lxix.3 Abisara fylla, Butt. Ind. ii. p. 321. Seems abundant in the Naga Hills, as also in East Pegu and the Bemardmyo district. TAXILA HACIUINUS and var. FASCIATA. Pap. haquinus, Fabr. Abisara haquinus, Dist. Rhop. Mai. p. 190, t. xviii. 13 ( $ ). Taxila fasciata, Moore, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 832, t. Iii. 1(6"); Butt. Ind. ii. p. 318. There appear to be two forms of this, one of which, T. fasciata, Moore, distinguished by the absence of rufous colour on the apex of the fore wing in the male and the less rufous tint of the female, is common below the Karen Hills, and occurs also in Tenasserim. In the Malay Peninsula at Perak the form which is identified with haquinus ( = drupadi, Horsf.) occurs. If no intermediate examples exist, these forms can be distinguished. TAXILA THUISTO, Taxila thuisto, Hew. Ex. Butt. ii. Tax. t. i. figs. 5, 6 (1860). Abisara thuisto, Dist. Rhop. Mai. p. 191. figs. 51 6, 52 2 • Two forms of this also occur, of which the one found in East Pegu is distinguished from the one taken at Perak by the band across the apex of the fore wing beneath showing faintly through the deep black of the upperside. LAXITA DAMAJANTI. Abisara damajanti, Feld. Wien. ent. Mon. iv. p. 397 (1860) Dist. Rhop. Mai. pp. 192, 449, t. xl. figs. 10 6, 11 2 • Taxila tanita, Hew. Ex. Butt. ii. Tax. t. i. (1860). Abisara tanita, Dist. Rhop. Mai. p. 192, t. xviii. fig. 14 ($). This lovely species, for which I adopt Butler's genus Laxita (cf. Trans. Linn. Soc., 2nd ser. Zool. i. p. 546 (1879) ; Butt. Ind. ii. p. 318), was taken at Perak. Distant, though he figures it under both names, gives no reasons for so doing, and I am unable to distinguish two species in the Malay Peninsula. LAXITA TELESIA. Taxila telesia, Hew. Ex. Butt. ii. Tax. t. i. 1, 2. Laxita telesia, Butt. Ind. ii. p. 319. Abisara telesia, Dist. Rhop. Mai. p. 449, t. xl. figs. 2 6,3 2 Two males of this beautiful species from Perak. LAXITA ORPHNA, var. ? Ernests orphna, Bdv. Sp. Gen. i. t. 21. f. 4 (1836). Taxila orphna, Hew. Ex. Butt. ii. Tax. t. 1. f. 7. Two specimens from Perak, of which one is like E. orphna from |