ZEPHYRUS. By Dr. A. Seitz. 271 



Z. desgodinsi Obtrfh. (74a). Of this insect only the ? is known, which is perhaps nothing but a desgodinsi. 

 ?-form of one of the other species with golden green cTcf. The presence of onlj' 2, separate, discal spots 

 on the forewing above is doubtless not a constant character. Also the somewhat different underside is not 

 sufficient evidence of the specific distinctness of d<>sgodinsi. — The single specimen on which the species was 

 based and whose figure we have copied, came from Ta-tsien-lu. 



Z. ataxus Dhl. & Hen-. (? r= katura Hew) (74a, mispelt cirtarus on the plate). This large species, ataxus. 

 with the upperside rather pale golden green in the cf and spotted with red and blue in the ?, is at once 

 recognized by the underside, which is figured and need not be described. — Widely distributed but rare: in 

 Kashmir, the North -Western Himalayas, Tibet and the adjacent districts of West China; in July. As far 

 as one is able to judge from the scanty material the black border of the forewing above is broader in 

 specimens from Kashmir and India than in the Chinese cf here figured. 



Z. pedius Leech (74a). The single ?, which I -know only from Leech's book, was obtained 2A pedius. 

 Wa-ssu-kow (West China) in July. The wliitish silvery grey underside is as pale as in ata.nis-d', but 

 without its numerous discal spots. The forewing with an almost ivory yellow smear. 



Z. saphirina Sffjr. Much smaller than all the previous forms, the tail very short. The upperside saphirina. 

 of the d' with the golden gloss duller, much darker blue-green, the black border being very thin. ? abo^•e 

 either uniformly dark black-grej', darker at the outer margin, or with pale smear beyond the cell. The 

 underside pale silvery grey, with a mother-of-peaiJ gloss, the mai'kings being almost the same as in 

 quercug. — Amurland, Corea, North Japan and Askold, not rare, but local, in Juh'. The larva beaten in June 

 from Quercus mongolica (Graeser). 



Z. hecale Leech (74b, misprinted hecate on the plate), cf above dark blue-green, with a strong liecale. 

 metallic gloss; the black border so broad as to occupy almost the whole outer third of the forewing and 

 the entire outer half of the hindwing. ? above deep black-brown, with 2 brick- red discal spots. Underside 

 dark brownish grey, with distinct white lines. — West China, in Julj^, 5 — 8000 ft. high. 



Z. tsangkie Oberth. (74 b). Very close to hecale, but the border of the o^ above not quite so broad, isangkie. 

 Moreover, there are above spots of a blue-violet gloss in the anal area of the hindwing in the cT and on 

 the disc of the forewing in the ¥. — West Cluna, apparently rather plentiful, up to 10000 ft. 



b. cf with feebler blue gloss. Widely distributed. 



Z. dohertyi Nicer. While the ¥ of this species is very similar to that of Uangkie, differing only in dohcrtyi. 

 the dark coppery brown underside and the smaller and more yellow than red discal spots of the forewing, 

 the cf is quite ditFerent, as the golden metallic gloss is entirely absent, being replaced by a dull blue sheen 

 similar to that of quercus-&. — In Kashmir and the North -Western Himalayas. 



Z, icana Moore (74 c). On the upperside, especially in the cf, very similar to quercus, but both icana. 

 sexes at once recognized by the underside being dark brown instead of pale grey. There is on the under- 

 side a black-brown band which stands nearer to the centre of the wings than to the outer edge, the hind- 

 wing being bright orange-red in the anal area. — In Kashmir and West China, also in the Himalaya at 

 Simla and in Kumaon, not plentiful, in June and July, up to 10 000 ft. 



Z. signata Btlr. (74c). Wings abo\e with lilac gloss and broad black border. Underside earth signata. 

 grey, with numerous white lines and hooks, which vary individually in number and distinctness. From 

 Hokkaido. — quercivora Stgr. (74c) is the mainland form from Central and West China and Amurland; quercivora. 

 the black border is narrower, particularly on the hindwing, the purplish metallic sheen therefore being more 

 extended, and the anal area of the hindwing beneath is orange-red instead of greyish yellow. — Larva 

 green , with dark spots on the back and sides , anteriorly dai-ker spotted and more densely hairy ; on 

 segment 1 1 there is a short process ; until July on oak. The butterflj^ in August, not rare. 



Z. coelistis Leech (74 b). This rather large form is above bright blue, the black border of the fore- coelistis. 

 wing broad, of the hindwing narrow. In the ? this black border is broader than in the cf figured and 

 contains an orange-yellow spot, which is traversed by the 2. median vein. The upperside of the cf is 

 remarkably similar to that of Tajuria luculentus, which insect however has a more western range. In ab. 

 nigricans Leech i\w whole upperside is shaded with dark, the black borders being widened, extending along nigricans. 

 the veins into the wing. — In Sze-chuen, up to 8000 ft., in July. 



Z. bieti Oberth. (74 e). Above as in quercus, but the black border much broader in the cf, and bieti. 

 the 2 bearing some orange spots like querelas ab. beJlus. The underside of both sexes quite different from 

 that of quercus, being dark brown and bearing a proximally dark-edged pale curved band and a discocellular 

 bar of the same colour. — In Sze-chuen and the adjacent Tibet, very abundant from May until August, up 

 to 10000 ft. 



