130 NVMPIIALID^. NYMPH ALIN^. ARGYNNIS. 



Sd7 to tlie Indian species of Arg'ynnis. 



A. With second subcostal nervule of forevving given off before end of cell. 



a. Male and female differing widely in colour and markings of forewing, male with ground-colour 

 fulvous throughout, female with apical half deep purple crossed by an oblique white band. 

 Upperside of hindwing in both sexes with bluish lunules on the black outer margin. 



421. A. (Acidalia) niphe, India, Java, China, Australia. 

 h, Male and female similarly marked. 



rt'. Silvery markings on underside of hindwing in the form of distinct bands. 

 rt*. No silvery markings on basal half of hindwing. 



422. A. RUDRA, Assam, Yunan, Kashmir?. 

 b"^. Basal half of hindwing with silvery markings. 



a.^. Outer margin of hindwing on upperside broadly bluish-greenish. 



423. A. CHiLDRENi, Himalayas, Assam, Burma. 



b^. Outer margin of hindwing concolourous with rest of wing. 



a.*. With a single short subbasal silver band in addition to the 

 discal one. 



424. A. PANDORA, Eastern Europe, North Africa, Central Asia, Gilgit. 

 b^. With three more or less complete subbasal silver bands in 



addition to the discal one. 



425. A. KAMALA, North-West Himalayas. 



3'. Silvery markings on underside of hindwing consisting of isolated well-separated spots. 

 a-. Outer margin of both wings evenly curved without any angulation. 



«■•. Submargiual silvery band on underside of hindwing composed of 



lunular spots. Apex of forewing on upperside concolourous with rest 



of wing. 



a*. Underside of hindwing with a series of ferruginous spots with 



silver centres between the discal and submarginal series of 



silver spots. 



426. A. JAINADKVA, North-West Himalayas. 



3*. Underside of hindwing lacking the series of ferruginous spots 

 with silver centres between the discal and submarginal series 

 of silver spots. 



427. A. viTATHA, Kashmir. 



*'. Submarginal silvery band on underside of hindwing composed of tri- 

 angular spots joined at the base. Apex of forewing marked with whitish 

 streaks between the nervules. 



428. A. CLARA, Kumaon. 



i*. Outer margin of forewing emarginate, hindwing angled at discoidal nervule 

 and anal angle, silvery markings on underside extremely large and prominent. 



429. A. LATHONIA, Europe, North Africa, Central Asia, Himalayas. 

 t'. Outer margin of forewing slightly convex, apex very sharply angled, costal 



margin of hindwing very straight, outer margin slightly angled at third 

 median nervule, anal angle rounded. 

 a". Upperside bright fulvous, cilia fulvous throughout. 



430. A. GEMMATA, Native Sikkim, Chumbi. 

 i'. Upperside ochreous, cilia spotted with white. 



431. A. ALTissiMA, Native Sikkim, Chumbi. 



B. With second subcostal nervule of forewing given off after end of cell. 



a. Costal and outer margins of hindwing nearly straight, apex angled. 



432. A. siPORA, Kashmir, Lahoul. 

 *. Costal and outer margins of hindwing curved, apex rounded. 



433. A. JERDONI, Kashmir. 



Mr. Moore places the first species, Argynnis niphe, in a distinct genus named Acidalia, of 

 which it is the type. His description is given below.* 



• Acidalia, Hiibner. Verz. bek. Schmett., p. 31 (1816) ; id., Moore, Lep. Cey., vol. i, p. 60 (1881) ; Argyn- 

 nis (part), Doubleday, Gen. Diurn. Lep., vol i, p. 171 (1848). " Forbwing triangular ; casta much axchtA, apex 

 rounded, ?;r/«>?V>-«/arjs-z« oblique, sinuous, convex [? concave] below the apex; costal nervure extending two- 

 thirds of the margin ; first and second subcostal nervules emitted before the end of the cell, third at nearly one- 

 half beyond, fourth and fifth at two-thirds beyond ; 7ifiPer [middle] disco-cellular nervule shortest, deeply concave, 

 lower slightly concave ; ut>per discoidal ni-rvxAe: from the end of the cell in a line with the subcostal, lotver fro™ '«« 

 middle of the disco-cellulars ; second median nervule emitted at nearly one-third before the end of the cell Jitst 

 from two-thirds before its ^nA; submedian nervure recurved. Hindwing short, \>xo3.6. ; costal margin very 

 convexly angular at the base; <:<7i/a/ ««»-z/«r« much arched from the base, the basal spur curved out A-ard; /(^J^ 

 subcostal nervule emitted at nearly one-half distance before the end of the cell ; disco-cellular nervules ol equal 

 length, upper curved very obliquely outward, lower slightly curved ; two upper median nervules from end 01 

 the cell, lower from one-third before its end , submedian and internal nervures slightly recurved at the base. 



