358 M. A. AvinofE on 



Subsp. darvasica, nov. (Plate LIV, fig. 3, $.) 



In the mountains of Darvas (Buchara) Mrs. Hohlbeck 

 has recorded a new form closely allied to illustris, Gr.-Gr., 

 from the Transalai Mountains (Turkestan). The chief 

 difference from both of them consists in the hyaline trans- 

 parency of the wings in darvasica, not at all connected 

 with the state of preservation ; the reddish pigment in the 

 ocelli is exceedingly light in colour. These characters 

 somewhat recall subsp. hunza. The submarginal markings 

 present an intermediate character between subsp. illustris, 

 with a generally well-developed row of ocelli and lunulae, 

 and subsp. kirichenkoi, Avin., with its complete absence 

 of any such markings. 



Subsp. sobolevskyi, nov. (Plate LIV, fig. 7, (^; 5, 9.) 



This butterfly has been caught by the young traveller 

 Mr. J. Sobolevsky in the Kiliang Pass in Chinese Turkestan. 

 This form belongs distinctly to the group delphiiis-delphiiis. 

 It should be ranged closely with iiddussica. Verity. The 

 row of usual antemarginal markings of the secondaries is 

 removed far inwardly. Narrow white lunulae divide the 

 markings of the internervural spaces 7-6 from the broad 

 fuscous marginal band. The anal markings are plain 

 black, without blue as in the Tian Shan forms. The 

 discal ocelli are small, the central one with diminished red 

 fillings. The basal grey area is dense, and has the shape 

 of that of the acdestis forms (comp. with figures 5—9 of 

 Plate LII). The primaries have no special character 

 compared with iiddussica intermedia, Ver., and delpJiius 

 except the apparently constant development of dark 

 scaling all over the surface of the wings. 



P. simo, Gray, subsp. grayi, nov. (Plate LIV, fig. 6, (^.) 



This is the largest of all the simo forms, it stands 

 close to the race simonius, Stgr., from which it differs 

 besides the size, by the very heavy submarginal markings 

 of both pairs of wings. The whole dark pattern is Avell 

 defined on the densely-scaled surface of the wings. This 

 race inhabits the north-western slopes of the Alai Moun- 

 tains near Jengisbai. My two specimens from this locality 

 are exactly alike. It must be noted that the shape of the 

 wings is just as broad as in the simonius race, and has 

 not the acute apex of simulator, Stgr., which almost equals 



