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90 NEOPE. By Dr. A. Seitz. 



muirheadii. N. muirheadii Fldr. (33a). Large, dark velvety brown above; hindwing with some obsolete sub- 



marginal ocelli; all the fringes hght. Beneath there is a pale discal stripe from the costa of the forewing 

 to the anal angle of the hindwing, being proximally bordered with dark; distally to this stripe l)oth wings 

 have a row of subniarginal ocelli ; some irregular markings on the disc and near the l)ase. Central and 

 segonax. West China. — As segonax Hew. a specimen has been figured in which the band-like marking of the 



segonacia. underside is more reddish grey than yellowish grey. — segonacia Oberth. is smaller, and the discal band 

 of the underside is distinct onl}- in the costal half of the wings; the ocelli of the hindwing are very small, 

 felderi. almost punctiform. From Kiang-si. — In ab. felderi Leech, which fhes together with the other forms on 

 the Omei-shan, the upperside is paler, somewhat suifused with golden, the black dots being absent or in- 

 distinct; the white band of the underside is broader and somewhat shines through above. 



bremeri. N. bremeri Fhh. (33b). Dark brown above, with black submarginal spots, to which a small 



yellowish bone-coloured spot is joined both on the proximal and on the distal side. Beneath greyish 

 brown, suifused with lilac and variegated with yellowish; a submarginal row of white-pupilled ocelli which 

 are bordered with yellow and on the hindwing moreover with fuscous. — Not rare and distributed over a 

 wide area, from the provinces at the mouth of the Yang-tse to Tibet, in May and again from Jul}- to September. 



pulaha. N. pulaha Moore (33b). Wings chocolate above, being chestnut-brown towards the base; the costal 



area traversed by ochreous transverse bands commencing at the costa, one being placed at the apex of the 

 cell, the third before the apex, and the second midway between them, these bands being continued each 

 by a row of yellow dots; the median and submedian nervures of the forewing, moreover, being yellow in 

 the basal half. Hindwing clouded with dark beneath, on the disc a dark irregular band, which is variegated 

 with white and has a white distal border. In the western Himalayan countries, as far as Kashmir, where 



rainosa. Young found swarms of this butterfly flying around oak-trees. — Its eastern representative is ramosa Ijceeh 

 (33 b, c), in which the spots of the upperside are dull white instead of ochre-yellow and reduced in size. 

 In Central and West China, in April and again trom June to August. 



gosdi- N. goschkevitschii Mni. (= gaschkevitschii Fldr., niphonica Bdr.) (33 c). Upperside of cf bright 



kevitsdiii. ochre-yellow, of the ? spotted and veined with yellowish bone-colour. One of the brightest species of Neope, 

 the entire surface of the wings in the cf being suffused with a golden yellow sheen. — In Japan, extremely 

 plentiful, in spring and again from the end of July, on trunks of trees, on poles, walls, etc. 



armandii. N. armandii Ohinih. (33d). The forewing more sparsely spotted with yellow, the hindwing on the 



contrary almost entirel)' yellow, except the costal margin, the costal portion of the distal margin and the 

 basal area. In the very irregular markings of the underside of the hindwing a certain pattern is distinctly 

 recognizable: a dull white band with a greasy gloss extends from the middle of the abdominal fold towards 

 the apex, at the sulicostal vein a second band emanates from it, running })arallel with the submarginal row 

 of ocelli and ending above the anal angle, being several times incurved. This band separates from the 

 disc of the underside of the hindwing a dark cloudy spot which is reticulated with white. In West China, 

 near Mupin and Ta-tsien-lu ; liitiierto only obtained in mid-summer, but being probably on the wing also in 

 fusca. April and May. — The form fusca Leech (33c, d), from Chang-Yang and Omei-shan, has the hindwing 

 above brown, therein resembling bremeri, but is at once recognized by the characteristic pattern of the 

 hindwing beneath. Here belongs perhaps as an accessory form the more brightlj- coloured N. kashkina 

 Moore from North India. 



oberthueri. N. oberthueri Leech (33d). Likewise very similar to bremeri on the upperside, but the forewing 



above has 3 distinct pale costal patches. The hindwing beneath is almost uniformly dark brown , being 

 finely chased. — In West China, on the Omei-shan, at Mupin, Pu-tsu-fong, and Tchou-pin-sa, in June and July. 



diristi. N. Christ! Oberth. (33d). Above black-brown, rather abundantly spotted and marmorated with 



j-ellow, especially in the ?. The underside of both wings with a very irregular pattern, jjiearing numerous 

 bands, lines, clouds and rings. On the underside of the hindwing two light bands are more distinctly 

 recognizable, these bands extend from the costa towards the anal angle, converging behind, meeting each 

 othei' between the anal ocellus and the preceding one. — In West China widely distributed and not rare, 

 in May and again from August. 



simuUms. N. simulans Leech (88 e). One of the finest Neope ; above deep chocolate-brown, with ])early white 



double row of spots and at the apex of the cell of the forewing a thin white curved bar. Hindwing 

 beneath beautifully marked with violet. — In West China, in the summer. The specimens figured are from 

 Ta-tsien-lu and Wa-su-kow. • 



agrestis. N. agrestis Oberth. (33 e). Much smaller than all the previous species. Above brown, spotted with 



dark yellow. The underside of the hindwing dark brown, with 2 larger, angulate, white costal spots. — 



albicans. In ab. albicans Leeeh (33 e) the dark underside of the hindwing is dusted with grey and variegated with 

 several white spots. In West China, where the two forms fly promiscuously in some places and are separate 

 in other districts; hitherto found only in May and June, but there is probably a second brood from August. 



