Lepidopterafrom Kiukiang. 101 



starting from the anterior margin in the direction of inner margin, 

 is suddenly diverted towards the outer margin, but after reaching 

 the 2nd subcostal nervule it resumes its original course, and 

 terminates at the anal angle. Six very distinct white -pup iled 

 ocelli : of these No. 1 on the anterior margin and No. 5 are the 

 largest, whilst that at the anal angle has two white pupils. Each 

 ocellus is placed within a ring of greyish violet ; on the outer 

 margin lines similar to those on primaries. Fringes as above. 

 Expanse, ^ 64 mm., ? 68 mm. 



A common insect at Kiukiang. 



4. Lethe syrcis, Hew., Ex. Butt., iv.. Deb., t. iii., figs. 13, 



14 ; Oberth., Et. Ent., vi., t. vii., fig. 3. 



I received a long series of this fine species. 



5. Neope ? muirheadii, Feld., Wien. Ent. Mon., vi., p. 28 



(Jan., 1862). 



? Debis segonax, Hew., Exot. Butt., iii., Deb., t. i., 



fig. 5 (June, 1862). 

 Neope segonacia, Oberth,, Et. Ent., vii., fig. 4. 



Fairly common at Kiukiang, and is there a most 

 variable insect. 



6. Melanargia halimede, Men., Schrenk's Reise, p. 37, 



t. iii., figs. 6, 7. Var. meridionalis, Feld., Wien. 

 Ent. Mon., vi., p. 29 (1862). (PI. VIH., figs. 5, 6). 



"AM. halimede amurensi haec varietas circa Ningpo 

 proveniens colore differt fusco prsedominante fasciisque 

 albis idcirco angustioribus. Ad sectionem M. lacheseos, 

 Hiibn., egregia species pertinet." 



As will be seen by Felder's remarks quoted above, it 

 is expressly stated that the dark colouring predominates 

 in var. meridionalis. This is invariably the case with 

 specimens from Ningpo and Kiukiang, but not with 

 those from Amurland or Corea. The majority of Ningpo 

 examples are nearly, some entirely, black ; the same 

 applies to those from Kiukiang. Figs. 5 and 6 represent 

 the palest and darkest examples selected from over 130 

 specimens from the last-named locality. Corean halimede 

 are darker than Amurland examples, but from neither 

 of these localities has anything dark enough for var. 



