Lepidoptera of the Altai Mountains. 331 



80. V, atalanta, L. 



I did not see this, but it is recorded by Kindermann 

 and Ruckbeil. 



81. V. folycliloros, L. 



A hibernated specimen was seen at Obb on May 27th, 

 and a female fresh out was taken in the Bija Valley on 

 August 6th. 



82. V. xantliomelas, Esp. 



Herr Tancre informs me that this was taken by Ruckbeil, 

 but I have not seen a specimen. 



83. V. urtic/e, L. 



Seen here and there in different parts of the country, 

 but commonest in the high mountains, where it was the 

 only Vanessa I noticed, and came out about the middle of 

 July. 



84. V. cardui, L. 



Seems to be scarce in the Altai. I. only took one on 

 the Bashkaus at the end of July. 



85. V. io, L. 



I took one or two in the low country in August. 



86. V. L-album, Esp. 



This was common at the north end of Lake Teletskoi 

 and down the Bija Valley in the middle of August. When 

 disturbed it settles on the trunks of trees, and is rather 

 wild and difficult to catch. 



87. Grapta c-alhim, L. 



Hybernated specimens were seen at Barnaoul and 

 Ongodai, and fresh ones came out in the Bija Valley at 

 the end of July. There are two specimens in Dr. 

 Staudinger's collection, one marked West. Sib. and 

 one Altai (coll. Lederer), which seem to be intermediate 

 between what is known as interposita, Stgr., from Mar- 

 gilan and Samarkan, which they resemble on the upper- 

 side, and egea, which they resemble on the underside. 



