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Directions of Yar. (a.) depth, of col. up.s., gradually paling in 



spots, deepening in grd. col. 

 yar. Intermedia, Tntt : " fuscons brn. with pale fulvous markings." 



Log. The usual form in the warmer parts of the Valais ; also on 

 the E. slopes of the Jura, &c. 



[Obs. — This according to Frey is var. Meone, Enp ; if this is correct Inter- 

 tnfdia nmst fall before Meone.] 



Yar. Egerides, Stgr. ; dk. fuscous with pale yell, markings. 



Loc. The usual form in the less warm part of the region. It 

 must, however, be understood that every intermediate shade exists, 

 and that no hard and fast line can be drawn. 



ab. Pallida, Tntt .• with whitish markings. 



(b.) number of eye-spots un.s. h.w. ; 8-6, 



gen. 4 or 5. 

 (c.) extent of prp. sufl'usion un.s. h.w, 

 [This is gen. in proportion to the col. 

 up.s., there being most in type, and 

 least, often none, in Etfcrides.] 

 [Obs. — In Mr. Fison's colleetion is a specimen, from Lueens, with no It. 

 spots on basal half of f.w. and no It. band on. h.w.] 



P. Achine, Scopoll (Deianini, L.) ; 50mm. Fd. pit. 



Lolhim pcreniit', Poa annua, and other grasses. 

 Up.s. f.w., It. mark from nr. centre of costa more marked in $ 



than in <? . 

 Dist. Char, series of large eye-spots on f. and h.w. up. and un.s., 

 unpupilled on up.s., those on un.s. h.w. placed in a conspicuous 

 wh. band. 



Loc. Local, and preferring damp, shady woods, vi. e. and vii. 

 Neighbourhood of i')asle, c;/., Liestal, Tfl'enthal, &c. {(.'hrut) ; the 

 Bechburg (R.-S.) ; Canton of Aargau {Mcusiur) ; Schaffhausen 

 (Tiapp) ; Uetliberg, vii. 13/85, &c. (Lnin.) ; Canton of St. Gall, but 

 scarce {Tdachlfr) ; Glarus (Heer) ; Lungern ; Aarberg ; Worb ; Lake 

 of Bienne {M.-D.) ; Lattrigen, vi. /'^O (Tntt) ; Neuveville {(U)nlern) ; 

 the pine woods of the Dole, ab. {} hiker) ; Bois de Veyrier, vi. 24; 

 Bois de Bay, vi. 24 and 26 ; Hermance, vi. 25 ; Onex, vii. 11 {BL.); 

 Veytaux, vi. 13/97 and /99, scarce; Aigle, vii. /Ol, ab. {Wh.); 

 thence to Sepey, vii. 2/98 {Jonca) ; Bex ; Martigny (Fav.). 



Mendel, vii. /95 (Lnm.) ; Pejo, vii. /y5 (Chp.) ; Berchtesgaden, vi. 

 27, 1900 (Law/). 



Directions of Yar. (a.) un.s. h.w. presence or absence of a small 



eye-spot immediately above the 3rd 

 from anal ang. 

 (b.) number of eye-spots un.s. f.w. containing 

 wh. pupils. 

 [In all examples I have seen the lowest is pupilled and the next 

 blind : the others vary.j 



