Butterflies froiii Japan. 2<S3 



The next description I also take from an admirable drawing: — 

 6. Pararge acltinoidcs, n. sp. (No. 89). 



Extremely close to F. achine of Europe, but the ocelU of the 

 primaries of nearly equal size throughout, and the pale streak 

 beyond the cell more strongly defined ; secondaries Avith the 

 ocelli larger, an additional indifctinct one near anal angle ; a 

 pale streak across the median branches behind the ocelli ; wings 

 below with all the ocelli decidedly larger and white-pupilled, 

 the Avhite streak of secondaries becoming obsolete towards the 

 front of the disc, and therefore not enclosing the ocelli. Expanse 

 of wings 2 inches ;■> lines. 



'^I'lie wings are of the brown colour common to Lrthe Slcclix. 



7. Lyca-na air/ia, Meiu'tries (No. \^)?^a). 

 From the Akutsu river lied. 



S. Liiarna micrargiis, n. sp. (No. l(»4r/). 



Above very like L. argiu and £,. tvgun ; Ulac, with dentated 

 blackish outer border and snow-white fi-inges ; below^ witli the 

 \iY ouuA-coXoMY oi L. pylaon {triton? Fabr.) ; the markings ex- 

 actly as in L. argns, excepting that the sub-marginal black spots 

 of the secondaries have no trace of metallic colouring about 

 them, and the orange belt connecting the two series of l)la,ck 

 spots is paler. Expanse of wings 1 inch 1 line. 



As is the case with several of the Japanese jNIotlis, tliis 

 species unites the characters of several European forms. 



9. Chrysoj)hanvs phlcnas, Linn. (No. 99). 



This may possibly be C. chinensis, but 1 cannot at present see 

 how it differs from typical C. phhvas ; the exam])le was sent to 

 Mr.. Fenton ; was it taken in Japan ? 



10. Theda orimtalis, 9, Murray (No. 9Hi'>). 



Mr. Fenton adds the word '' Bandai" to the name tif this 

 species, but does not state whether if is tlie nati\e name of the 

 species or of the locality where it wa-; captured ; I cannot find 

 it in Keith Johnston's Atlas, 



