Lcpidopicra of the Altai MountainH. 361 



154, P. hiera, Fabr. 



This is an early spring species in Asia. I took one at 

 Biisk on June 4th, and saw two or three more in the 

 foot-hills of the mountains on the 0th. Neither Kinder- 

 mann nor Ruckbeil seem to have found it, but it occurs 

 in the Kentei Mountains and on the Lena. 



1,55. F. achine, Scop. 



This was uncommon or nearly over on the Lower Bash- 

 kaus and Bija Valleys at the beginning of August, and, as 

 Staudiriger says of those from Kentei, seem to be smaller 

 in size than European specimens. It occurs as far north 

 as St. Petersburg. 



156. P. deidamia, Ev. 



A few worn-out specimens were found in a hot rocky 

 gorge in the Tchulishman Valley on July 28th, and 

 I received two or three from Ongodai. This species 

 occurs as far west as the Ural, where Grum-Grshimailo 

 took it in the beginning of June. There is no appreciable 

 difference between these West Siberian specimens. Those 

 from Amdo, however, in Grum-Grshimailo's collection are 

 larger, paler below, and have the white fringes, which are 

 only apparent in quite fresh specimens, much more 

 conspicuous. 



157. JSpinephele lycaon, Rott. 



This was the only species of the genus common in the 

 Altai. Specimens from Uliassutai in Mongolia were 

 separated by Staudinger as var. catamelas on account of 

 the uniform dark colour of the underside of the hind- 

 wing. This character is, in my specimens, variable, and 

 though on the average it holds good, yet I can pick out 

 some European examples, which are nearly the same 

 on the underside. I have tliree males and a female 

 collected by Ruckbeil at Kenderlik, a much more southern 

 and probably hotter place than that part of the Altai 

 where I was, which are as pale below as any European 

 specimens. 



158. Upinephele hypera7ithus. 



I found this species only in the Lower Bashkaus and 

 Bija Valleys, from about 2000 feet down to the opep 

 country at the beginning of August. 



