( 119 VI. Notes on the Species of Charaxes described in the ' Reise der Novara;' with descriptions of two new species. By A. G. Butler^ F.L.S., &c. [Bead 7th February, 1870.] After carefully plodding througli Dr. Felder's descrip-tions of new species of Charaxes described in the second volume of the " Voyage of the Novara/^ I have come to the following conclusions respecting them. 1. Charaxes Mandarinus (p. 437). I have carefully compared three specimens of this form with C. Narcceus, and it seems to me very doubtful whether it can be considered a distinct species; if it is so, we have a third still dai'ker form in the British Museum, from the same part of China, which ought to be described. I have seen both sexes of C. Narcceus, but only males of C. Mandarinus. 2. Charaxes Attalus (p. 438) . The characters given to distinguish this from C. Atha-mas (considering that the two insects are from the same locality, and that the latter is a variable species), seem very insufficient: the width of the band seems the best character, the others are very inconstant. 3. Charaxes Bharata (p. 438) . This species is perhaps distinct from C. Athamas ; the British Museum has it from Nepal, and white varieties from Northern India ; the typical form is also in the col-lection of Capt. Lang. 4. Char axis Arja (p. 438). I think there can be little doubt of this being a variety of the preceding ; Capt. Lang has several specimens agreeing pretty closely with Dr. Felder's description, but specimens in the British Museum from Silhet differ in having a second subapical spot in the front-wings. TRANS. ENT. SOC. 1870. — PART I. (mARCH.)
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