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thereby have the appearance of two transverse series of spots ; the 

 discal band anteriorly curved inwards, the subterrainal band feebly 

 bisinuate ; the black scaling is very dense and sharply defined on 

 the dark medial and discocellular areas in the cell, and therefore 

 appears like black transverse bars ; terraen with a very slender jet- 

 black anticiliary line. Hind wing : dorsal 

 half clothed with recumbent long white 

 hairs ; a discal prominent red spot in inter- 

 space 5, and a similar spot in interspace 7, 

 round each of which the black scaling of the 

 ground-colour is very dense and forms a 

 more or less conspicuous ring ; terminal 

 third of the wing dull white with a sub- 

 terminal black spot in interspace 2, another 

 slightly larger similar spot that is centred 

 with a minute spot of blue scales in inter- 

 space 3, and above the latter a bisinuate 

 Fig. 33. Parnassius dusky-black transverse sinuous streak that 

 delphius, race whitei. extends to and broadens at the apex of 

 the wing. Cilia of both fore and hind 



wings prominent and yellowish white in colonr. Underside with 

 the usual glassy glazed appearance ; the markings similar, but 

 seen chiefly by transparency from the upperside; only the red 

 spots, an additional similar spot at base of interspace 7 on the 

 hind wing, and a black spot on the discocellulars of the fore wing 

 marked by actual scaling, not merely seen by transparency from 

 above. Antennae black with a few scattered minute yellow specks : 

 head, thorax and abdomen covered with long black hairs ; beneath : 

 the palpi, thorax and abdomen yellowish white. 

 Hub. Sikhim, 16,000 to 19,000 feet. 



This is one of the many races '? or varieties ? of P. delphius, 

 Eversrnanu, and is closest to the race? or var. ? staudingeri, 

 Bang-Haas. The type and only specimen was procured by Mr. 

 Claude White and was sent to Mr. F. Moller of Darjiling for 

 identification, Mr. Moller kindly forwarded it to me. 



This race of P. delphius, Eversmann, differs from its nearest ally 

 P. delphius, race staudingeri, by the form of the markings on the 

 fore wing, and notably by the white scaling on the hind wing, 

 which is carried right up to the terminal margin from apex to 

 tornus. In staudingeri and, in fact, in all the many races of 

 P. delphius, the terminal edging to the hind wing is markedly 

 dusky subhyaline black. 



565. Parnassius charltonius. Gray, Cat. Lep. Brit. Mus., Pap. 1852, 

 p. 77, pi. 12, fig. 7 $ ; Moore, Sci. Res. Sec. York. Miss., Lep. 

 1879, p. 5, pi. 1, fig. 3 c?5 Elwes, P. Z. S. 1886, p. 43, pi. 3, 

 fig. 5 $ anal pouch; 'Moore (Kailasius), Lep. Ind. v, 1901-1903, 

 p. 118, pi. 411, figs. 3, 3o, 3b, d 1 ? 



c? . Upperside : creamy-white. Fore wing irrorated with black 



