AND TIIK AT-PS OF CENTRAL ETTROPK, 



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ab. Pallida, 'I'ntt : gnl. col. almost wh. 



[Obs.— Both these abs. ave conspicuously wanting in dk. markings un.s.] 

 (d.) increased heaviness of lilk. markings. 

 ab. Sphyrus, lll>. (Sahari^^ ohth.: /Estiva, Kinu'v); up.s. blk. 

 markings broader, itn.s. more rust-col. spots, and larger bl. 

 ones ; " tails " shorter, size small. 

 Loc. Arpilles, .Teur-Brulee, vii. (ir.srAi.) ; kc. 

 ab. Nigrofasciata, llnthki' ; with broad blk. border almost covering 

 the bl. 

 Loc. With type, but v. rare ; and as it ha= been obtained by 

 freezing pupie, only to be expected in the hightest haunts of the sp. : 

 Zermatt {A(i.). 



(e.) or. -red spots in yell, lunules of border 



up.s. h.w., esp. nr. costa, constituting : 

 ab. Rufopunctata, TIV;, 



Tribe Thaidi. 



Genus, Thai's, Fah:; Fd. pit. ArhuAochta ; hyb. p. • 



Prevailing col. yell, and blk. with red spots. 



Dist. Char, conspicuous dog-toothing, out. marg. up.s. esp. h.w. 



T. Polyxena, ,SV/////'. (Hypennnestra, Saipoli : Hypsipele, 



Fahr. : Rumina, Fsji.) ; 60mm. 

 5 larger than (J . 

 Dist. Char, not more than 1 red spot up.s. f.w. 



Loc Formerly in Tessin (Fsd.). It may be found again, just 

 ■ as L. Ijoeticua was; esp. as it was taken in some numbers by Trapj>, 

 in the vineyards at Orta, vi. 19/.57. Like all the genus it flies v. 

 early in the day, and is seldom seen after 2 p.m. 

 Directions of Yar. (a.) darker colouring. 



='^Yar. Cassandra, ///'. (Demnosia, h'rr. : Creusa, Mrinni) ; also 

 smaller, r)Onnu. 

 Loc. Digne and Chiiteaufort ; Savoie (/vV(»r) ; \'ence ; Cagnes ; 

 nr. mouth of Loup; Cannes; on marshy gnl., and flies only a short 

 time {P,nii.) ; Mouth of the Roja, iv. /92 (Ao/t/.s). 



[Obs.— Mr. A. H. .Jones remarks that the emergence of this sp. depends 

 greatly on the season ; it was fairly c. at Hyeres, v. b. /88, but entirely over 

 and the larvaj full fed by v. 6/94.] 



(b.) red spots replaced by yell, lighter than 

 gi'd. col. 

 ab. Meta, :Meigen (Rumina alba, K^p. : Rufescens, olfJi. : 

 Flavoniaculata, Schililc). 



(c.) absence of red spot inn. marg. up.s. f.Av. 



*T. (Rumina. /..) var. Medesicaste, lllifin- (Ihiinina. Hh.: 

 Rumina australis, Fsp.) ; -iSmm. 



