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2. Parnassius imperator, Oberth. 

 Ta-Tsien-lou. From Ch. Oberthiir's collection. 



var. angustus, Frust. 



Kamba-jong, Tibet ; vii-1903. 



The specimens in my own collection also came from Kamba- 

 jong. 



3. Parnassius delphius, Ev. , var. fuldussica, Verity. 



Tian-Chian, Fuldus, 9000 feet; vii-1879, caught by S. Al- 

 pheraky. 



var. staudingeri, Bang-Hass. 

 Hissar Mountains. 



var. chitralica, Verity. 



Shundar, Chitral, lo-viii. Very few examples of this form 

 are known. There are two in the British Museum and four in my 

 own collection. Localities: — Kila-drosh, Shundar, Baroghil. 



var. stoliczkanus, Moore. 



W. Tibet, Rupshu, Lachu Ling Pass, 16,000 feet; vii. 

 Bara Lacha Pass, N. of Lahoul, 1 6,000 feet ; iS-iv-yq. 

 The specimens in my collection come from Rupshu, Sumkil 

 and Tagalang-la, ca. 17,000 feet ; vii. 



4. Parnassius hardwickii, Gray. 



This very variable species has different geographical and 

 seasonal forms. Some of the specimens in the Indian Museum are 

 as dark as ab. charino, Kirby, and some as pale as ab, otos, Frust. 



Punjab: Sutlej Valley, 10,000 feet; viii. Kulu. Lahoul. 

 Pangi, 10,000 to 13,000 feet; vii (light form = o^os, Frust.). 

 Kangra, Jalauri (pale form). 



Tibet : Nila (an aberration with the red ocelli of the upper 

 and lower wings absent). Phari-jong; viii-ix (pale form). Chumbi 

 (pale and dark forms). 



Sikkim : Gnatong (dark form). 



The last form represents the typical charino, Kirby. 



5. Parnassius acco, Gray. 



Tibet near Sulphur Springs; io-vii-96. 



This butterfly is represented in very few collections. I have 

 it from Kangma (Tibet), S. W. Tibet, Shera-la in Ladak, Rupshu, 

 Tagalang-la and Sumkil. The specimens in the British Museum 

 come from S. W. Tibet; Tibet lat. 34° 47' 10" N., long. 81° 40' 



