58 Mr. J. H. Leech's 7iew species of Rhopalocera 



and also white longitudinal patches at the extremity of the cell, the first 

 being situated near the costa ; in other respects the female does not differ 

 from the male, except in size. Expanse, 65 mm. 



This example of the female was taken with male specimens 

 at Ta-chien-lu in June, at an elevation of over 8000 feet. 



PiEKis DAviDis, Oherth., var. venata, var. nov. 



This form, which seems at first sight to he a distinct species, 

 occurs^ with, and is more abmidant than, the type in various 

 localities at high elevations. 



The male agrees well with the type on the upper surface, but the female is 

 not so much suffused with black ; on the under side of both sexes the secondaries 

 and tips of primaries are rich lemon-yellow, and the veins are broadly bor- 

 dered with black; the fringes are also black. Expanse, $ 59 mm., ? 55 mm. 



Thecla patrius, sp. n. 

 Eesembles T. w-alhum from Europe, but the tails are longer in the 

 males. The principal distinctions, however, are found in the markings of 

 the under surface, where the transverse lines are more oblique ; that on the 

 secondaries starts from beyond the middle of costa ; the orange band is 

 broader, and is followed by two large velvety black spots ; the orange band 

 is preceded and followed by a metallic bluish line ; the primaries have a pale 

 submarginal line, which in the male merges into orange towards inner angle. 

 Expanse, 33 mm. 



Several specimens, including both sexes, from Pu-tsu-fong, 

 taken at an elevation of about 10,000 feet in June and July. 



Lyc^na ion, sp. n. 

 Agrees almost exactly with L. fiscJieri, Eversm., on the upper surface, 

 but the ^^nder surface of secondaries presents the following differences : the 

 ground colour is much whiter ; there are three or four patches of grey near 

 the base ; the central band is uninterrupted, grey in colour, contains a whitish 

 spot, and has a spur from its outer edge to a grey band on the outer margin ; 

 this latter is intersected by a whitish transverse line ; there are no orange 

 markings on the outer margin, but there are some silvery scales and a small 

 black spot above anal angle. Expanse, 28 — 30 mm. 



Specimens were taken at Wa-Shan, Wa-ssu-kou, Chow-pin-sa, 

 Chia-kou-ho, and Ta-chien-lu, in June and July, at elevations 

 ranging from 5000 to 8300 feet. 



EUDAMUS SIMPLEX, Sp. n. 

 Both sexes may be compai'ed with E. hifasclatus, Brem. (Oberthiir, 

 Etud. d'Entom., vol. xi., pi. vi., fig. 47). The wings are much shorter, 

 broader, and rounder in contour ; the ground colour is dark shining brown ; 

 the apical spots are confluent, forming a dash. On the under surface the 

 apex of primaries, and outer margins of all the wings, are clouded with bluish 

 grey, and the dark transverse bands of the secondaries are not bordered 

 with paler. The fi-inges also are not chequered. Expanse, <? 45, ? 48 mm. 



A large number of specimens from Ta-chien-lu, Pu-tsu-fong, 

 and Chow-pin-sa, taken in May and June, and at Ni-tou and 

 Wa-ssu-kou in July and August. 



Eudamus proximus, sp. n. 

 S . Closely allied to E. nepos, Oberthiir (Etud. d'Entom., vol. xi., p. 26, 

 pi. vi., fig. 49), but can be easily separated by the ground colour, which is 



