592 ^Ir. N. D. Itllcy on Rhopalocera from 



the exception of the extremes of the inner edge ; uniformly 

 yellow iu tiyris. The mottling of the underside of the hind- 

 M-ing also has considerably more yellow in its composition 

 than is the case in true tschudica. 



Two males approach menestho in the richness of the under- 

 side coloration ; one approaches dyala in the poverty of it. 

 The extent of the orange in the apical patch of the forewing 

 above is, on the average^ appreciably greater than is tlie case 

 in dyala. 



B.M. types No. Rh. 165, $ , 25. 3. 20 ; 166, ? , 30. 3. 20, 

 Fathah. 



Satyridae. ~~ 



3. Pararge megcera iranica, subsp. n. 



2 J, Kizil-Robat, Mesopotamia, 23. 3. 19; 3 rT, 6 ?, 

 Karind Gore and Harir, 13. vii.-16. viii. 18, N.W. Persia. 



Underside of the hindwing lighter and more yellowish 

 than in true lyssa, Bois., in that respect agreeing with 

 Herrich-Schaffer's description of 7negcerina. Herrich- 

 SchJiffers states, however, that the upperside of his 

 megarina is that of Hiibner's fig. 914, i. e. lyssa. The upper- 

 side of h-anica is more that of Staudinger's transcaspica, i. e. 

 with the much obscured hindwing, but the underside of 

 the hindwing is much darker than in that form. The 

 specimens are all rather smaller than the transcaspica and 

 lyssa in the B.M. 



B.M. types No. Rh. 167, J, H. 7. 18; 168, ? , 4. 7. 18, 

 Harir. 



In addition there are in the B.M. one pair from Dizful, 

 Persia, and a further pair from Teheran which belong to 

 this race. A pair from Gulek, Taurus, though much larger, 

 agree in all other respects. It is probable, too, that the 

 specimens mentioned by Le Cerf (/. c. p. 41), from Persia, 

 should be referred to iranica. 



The name megcBrina seems only tenable for the form of 

 lyssa with a yellower underside to the hindwing. The 

 " differences " given by Herrich-Schaflfer for separating it 

 are characteristics which apply equally to any form of 

 megaera. 



4. Salijrus persephone^ Hiibn. {anthe, Ochs.), and 



5. Satijrus enervata, Stand. 



As there seems to be some confusion as to whether 

 enervata is a seasonal form or a geographical race of 



