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H. cashmirensis Moore (85 c). Without the marginal row of dots on the forewing. Underside oi cashmiren- 

 hindwing without white dots or with some obsolescent smears. Kashmir. — In alpina Ersch., which is 5;*'j„- 

 only a form of cashmirensis, the spots of the hindwing above are distinctly white and form a short 

 median band. From Turkestan. — darwazica Gr.-Grsh. differs from cashmirensis only in the somewhat darwazica. 

 broader and more whitish fringes. — There occur intergradations between all three forms. 



H. cribrellum Ei\ (85 e). Tlu' median band of the hindwing beneath does not terminate at vein 8, crihrellum. 

 but extends beyond it. Hindtibia without brush of hair. Tarsi and tibiae spinose. The interspace bet- 

 ween veins 7 and 8 of the hindwing beneath with only one white spots towards the middle; the whole 

 area between the brown postmedian band and the fringes is white, as are also the veins. Four apical 

 spots. South Ftussia, and from the Ural to Amurland and China. — In the from hybrida fontt. nov.. hybrida. 

 from Kentei, tlie upperside of the wings is dull black: at the apex of the cell a small ashy gre}- lunule. 

 The two white smears before the two terminal spots of the median band are absent: the terminal spots 

 of both fore- aTid hindwing are small and almiwt circular. Specimens from northern Amurland and Dauria 

 with darker ground-colour and sniallci- white marginal dots are called obsurior liy StaCDINGEE. ubmirior. 



H. nobilis Styr. (85 e). At once recognized by the characteristic underside. The white band of nobilis. 

 the hindwing beneath is very distinct on an ashy grey ground, broad and regular: the marginal area 

 between the brown postmedian band and the fringes white; the latter not interrupted beneath. Turkestan. 

 — In the Tianshan flies the form fucata form. nov. Tlie upperside of the wings is quite black without a /ucala. 

 single grey scale. The forewing has no median band: the band of the hindwing is reduced to three spots. 

 The row of marginal dots complete, but all the dots are small and ashy grey. The dark places on the 

 underside of both wings are blackish grey with an intermixture of greenish. 



H. leuzeae Uberth. (85 e). The marginal area of the same colour before the fringes as the ground; leuzeav. 

 the interspace between veins 7 and 8 on the under.side of the hindwing bears two small white dots, one 

 being the first spot of the median band, and the other lying before it; there is moreover a small pale 

 dot towards the fringes, often connected with the latter. The subterminal row of dots on the hindwing 

 beneath developed to a white (?) band which is almost as broad as the median band. Mascara in Al- 

 geria, only one sjjecimen known. Very near proto Esp. 



H. proto Esp. (85 d). The interspace between veins 7 and 8 on the underside of the hindwing proio. 

 bears only a single spot in the centre, namely the one which is the first spot of the median band; in the 

 marginal area a second spot, which may be united with the fringes. Upperside of the wings gre3'-brown; 

 the spots but little prominent, yellowish. Hindwing beneath yellowish grey or pale reddish; beyond the 

 median band follows a brown postmedian one, the whole marginal area beyond it being of the same 

 colour as the ground. In each marginal cellule a dark dot, above which there is a light arched smear. 

 South Europe, Syria, Armenia, Turkestan. — The form mohammed Oberth. (85 e) differs in the large white mohammed. 

 spots of the underside of both wings, in the very distinct subterminal row of dots and in the hindmng 

 beneath being more variegated with white. Algeria. 



H. staudingeri Spr. The marginal band with distinct separate dots. The white spot situated on staudinoeri. 

 the upperside of the forewing between veins 3 and 4 large, longer than broad, always very distinct. The 

 dots of the marginal row grey and but little prominent on both wings. Hindwing beneath reddish, with 

 very prominent spots in the subterminal band. Fringes interrupted beneath. Central Asia, from the Ala- 

 tau and Tianshan. — plurimacula Christ., from Persia and Mesopotamia, has a paler underside to the ^^g*,';^ 

 hindwing and shows a larger rounded spots towards the costal margin. — proteus Sfgr. (85 d) is as large proteus. 

 as the name-typical form. The white spots are smaller, especially on the hindwing, on which they may 

 all be absent except for 3 or 4 in the centre of the disc. Hindwing beneath red, the median band narrow 

 and the marginal dots very small. This form i.s very variable and intergrades imperceptibly with the 

 name-typical form. From Ferghana. — prometheus Stgr. (85 d) is smaller than the name-typical race; promdhcus. 

 darker, sometimes even blackish: the marginal dots but httle marked. — epimetheus jorm. nov. (85 d) cpimdheus. 

 is of the same size as the name-typical race, black, not variegated with grey. Median band of the upper- 

 side reduced to three large spots forming a triangle, one situated in the cell, another in interspace 3 and 

 the third in 4. iledian band of hindwing with four small spots. Marginal dots absent. Hindwing beneath 

 dark reddish grey, with a very distinct median liand. Subterminal row of spots obsolescent oi' absent. 

 This variet}' flies at ^largelan. 



H. tessellum Hbn. (85 e, f). Hindwing beneath grey-green or light olive, with three bands of light tessellum. 

 spots; the basal band, consisting of two spots, terminates in the cell: the median band very broad, reach- 

 ing from veins 4 to 8; the white spot between veins 3 and 4 projects strongly from the band. Fore- 

 wing with four apical spots. From Russia throughout Anterior Asia to West China, Tibet and the Tian- 

 shan. — The form nigricans form, nov., from Juldus, of which I have a $, has the upperside of the nigricans. 



