RHOPALOCERA NIHONICA. 27 



84. Vanessa charonia, Drury. (Pi. 7, fig- 4-) 



\';\r. glauconia, Molscli. 



Localities Yokohama, Yezo. 

 Food plant Smil;ix China, I.. 

 Time of appearance August. 



\ cry common about Yokohama. This species is variable in the size and colour of its markings. 



85- Melitaea phoebe, Schiff. (Pi. 7, fig- 5-) 



Var. sibirica, Sldgr. 

 Var. a?theria, Ev. 

 M ' . scotosia, But. 



Locality Asamayama. 



Time of appearance July. 



Varies greatly in size and coloration. 



86. Melitea athalia, Bott. (Pi. 7, fig- .6.) 



HI. iit'pliona, But. 



Locality Asamayama. 

 Time of appearance July. 



This species also varies much in size and coloration. 



87- Melitsea n. sp. ? (Pi. 7, fig- 7-) 



Locality Asamayama. 

 Time of appearance August. 



This may be only an extraordinary variety of M. athalia. 



As Mr. Elwes well remarks, the genus Melitaea is an extremely puzzling one, and requires an 

 immense series of specimens to illustrate it. 



88. Atella phalanta, Dnuy. (Pi. 7, fig. 10.) 



Locality Sonogi, about 30 miles from Nagasaki. 

 Time of appearance October. 



The specimen figured was taken in 1880 by the Rev. W. Andrews. Mr. Hewitson's catalogue includes 

 specimens from Calabar, Natal, Madagascar, and Mekian. The species is figured in the Rhopalocera 

 Malayana (PI. 9, fig. 4.) 



