AND THE ALPS OF CENTRAL EUROPE. 



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ab. Mincki, Sccbohl : in wh. the band is yt41. 



(e.) darkening of up.s, ; v. rarely the l^ase of 

 f.w. is dk. brn. and the It. band h.w. 

 obsolescent. 



E. Ida, Esp. ; 40mni. 



(T with, 2 without dk. brn. patch across disc, up.s. f.w. 

 Dist. Char. un.s. h.w. It. cl. band narrow and /(//. ; brn. aiKh'oco- 

 nial patch in <^ up.s. f.w. much divided up by or. nervuros. 



Log. Locarno, viii. (////.). 



Nice, Val des Fleurs ; \'allon Obscur ; Cannes, Sec. (linn.); nr. 

 Grasse, on the road to Castellane, vii. 16/91 (XicJuiLsiDi) ; Iselle ; S. 

 slopes of the Tyrolese x\lps {Kaiw). 



Directions of Yar. (a.) size : J s occasionally v. small {Pomdl). 

 (b.) un.s. h.w. intensity of col. and markings. 



*E. Pasiphae, /vsy;. (Bathseba, Godart) ; 40mm. 



$ with basal half up.s. f.w. or.-brn. ; dk. brn. in S . 

 Dist. Char. un.s. h.w. broadish wh. band, coming out towards 

 border between the 2 costal and the 3 anal eye-spots. 

 Log. Only in the S. part of the Alpes Maritimes ; not a mtn. sp. 

 Directions of Yar. (a.) occasionally the eye-spot nr. apex f.w. 



up.s. has only one pupil. 

 (b.) a 1th spot up.s. h.w., scarce {Powell). 

 [Obs. — In Col. Agassiz's collection are several specimens, from Angers, with 

 the or. replaced by yell., almost of a lemon col.] 



'■'ab. Flava, H7t. ; this form may possibly occur also within our 

 range in the Alpes Maritimes. 



Tribe Ccenonymphidi. 



Genus, Aphantopus, WnUciKirot. 



A. Hyperanthus, L. (Polymeda, Scoiioli) ; 42mm. Fd. 



pit. i'oa, Milliiiiii, &c. : hyb. 1. 

 3 V. dk., 5 rather lighter, sooty-brn. 

 Dist. Char, un.s., series of yell. -ringed eye-spots, normally 3 f.w., 

 5 h.w., with no other markings. 



Log. Gen. distributed and c, often ab. ; but not usually 

 above 3500ft. ; vi.-vii. and sometimes viii. 



Directions of Yar. (a.) great diminution of size, culminating in : 

 ab. Minor, l-'iulm; <y 17mm., $ 20mm; J un.s. ohve-gr., ? 

 yellowish olive. 



(b.) loss of eye-spots un.s. 

 ab. Arete, MilUirc : with wh. centres and yell, rings. 

 ab. Caeca, Fachs ,- with wh. points only. 



