NOVITATBS ZOOLOOICAE XXV. 1918. 249 



Pamassius discobolus erebus Verity. 



Parnassius discobolus erebus Verity, Bhopal. Palaear. p. 312. pi. xii. f. 3 (1911) (Boro-Choro). 



1 (J, 2 9? Boro-Choro, E. Thian Shan (Grum-Grshmailo), ex coll. Felder 

 (I ? 1889). 



Pamassius discobolus verityi subsp. nov. 



This is the insect Stichel and Verity identified as olympius Stdgr., and which 

 Staudinger specially mentions as being similar to d. insignis, but whiter. It is 

 distinguished from all other races by being much purer white. 



4 <J(J Korla (Haberhauer) ; 1 3 Kuruk-Tag. 



Parnassius discobolus insignis Stdgr. 



Parnassius discobolus var. insignis Staudinger, Slett. Entom. Zeit. vol. xlvii, pi. 194 (1886) (S. Alai). 



3 (J (J, 6 ?$ Kappak, Alexander Mountains, July 1905 ; 2 <?<?, 2 $? Alexander 

 Mountains ex coll. Tancre ; 6 <JcJ, 3 $? Issyk-Kul ex coll. Tancre ; 1 ? Ill 

 District ex coll. Tancre. 



Pamassius discobolus subsp. ? 



This is as white as verity, but the ocelli are smaller and the black subterminal 

 bands of both wings much larger and more pronounced. 

 1 (J Kaschka-Ssu, Thian Shan. 



Pamassius discobolus subsp. ? 



This form is very ash grey, and the markings other than the ocelli of the 

 hindwings and the 5 large patches of the forewings are much obliterated. 



1 (J Merw ex Tancre coll. 



Pamassius discobolus hybrid ? ? 



The.se 2 specimens are quite dissimilar, the one much resembling a small 

 2 ab. chryseis of ap. alpherakyi, the other more a very large discobolus. 



2 $? Kuldja ex coll. Tancre. 



Pamassius discobolus superbus Gr.-Grsh. 



Paniassi^is dixrnbolns var. superbus Grum-Grshmailo in Romanoff. Mem. sur Lipid, vol. iv. p. 180 

 (1890) (Rochan, Afghanistan). 



5 (Sd, 4 ?? Turkestan ! ! loc. err. ; 1 (J Alai ; 1 <J, 1 $ Roshan, Bokhara ! 

 July 1911 ; 3 oV, 2 ?? Kudara, Afghanistan, 11,000 ft. ex coll. Felder; 1 $ 

 Afghanistan ex coll. Tancre ; 1 $ ? 



Pamassius discobolus romanovi Gr.-Grsh. 



Parnassius rorttanm-i Grum-Grshmailo, Horae .Soc. Entom. Rots. vol. xxil. p. 303 (1888) (Transalai). 



6 <J<J, 3 ?$ Turkestan ! ! loc. err. ; 8 <?<?, 8 $? Pamirs ; 4 <J(J Transalai, 10,000— 

 11,000 ft. (Grum-Grshmailo) (cotypes) ex coll. Felder. 



Ab. ? 



These specimens have yellow ocelli. 



1 (J Juldus ; 1 (J, 1 $ Pamirs. 



