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the strength of these observations the Florentine race on the whole 
can be considered the “‘ nymotypical’’ one; dealing with individual 
forms the name conspicua, Rocci, can be used, when necessary, to - 
designate particularly the individual variation standing opposite to 
Boisduval’s by its larger size, more extensive red spots and brighter 
look generally. The Florence race is one of the most vividly coioured, 
of a bright indigo (with no trace of green) and deep red in the male. 
In 64% of the specimens one finds the median spots are separated 
from each other, or only just touching at one corner, and in 20% also 
the apical spots are distinctly separate, which is quite a feature of the 
race. In only 1 or 2% of the males has the anterior basal spot been 
found to extend along the costal margin so far as to blend with the 
median one. No specimen of either sex has ever been found with all 
the spots united; in a few very rare females the median and apical 
spots are united by a streak. The Ligurian race of Genoa, 
described by Roeci, seems quite like the Florence one /[ Atti. Soc. Lig. 
Sc, Nat. e Geogr., 1918]. 
Race pumila, mihi. At the highest altitude recorded for the species 
in Tuscany (Traversa, 2700 ft., on the Futa Pass road to Bologna) the 
smallest race known is met with; it looks still smaller than might 
seem from the figures mentioned below on the table of expanses, on 
account of its narrow wings and frail build; otherwise it is quite 
similar to the Florentine race and in no way approaches sibyllina, as 
might have been expected. J do not think the name minima, Rocci, 
given to dwarf aberrations of any locality should be used in this case. 
Race laterubra, mihi. In the race of the Mainarde Mts. of Southern 
Italy (near Villalatina at Vallegrande, 1500 ft.), cne finds some 
characters which distinctly remind one of stbyllina, and notably the 
red colouring, slightly paler than in Tuscany, and the dark scaling less 
bright and inclining more to blackish. The distinctive character of 
this race is, however, the tendency of the red scaling to expand so that 
the spots become coenfluent. In one specimen alone out of 115 are the 
apical spots separated from each other and even then not completely. 
The two basal and the two median spots blend respectively in 74% of 
cases. The confluence of spots 1 and 8 along the costal margin in 
62% of the specimens is remarkable (form wnita, Rocci); magnificent 
examples of form confluens, Zick., with all the spots united, are com- 
paratively frequent. Size much more variable than at Florence. 
Race quercii, mihi. This is the largest race of ovytropis. It has 
been collected by the Quercis on Mt. Cuccitiello, 2000 ft., near 8S. 
Martino delle Scale (Palermo). Size very constant, from 26 to 30 mm. 
It shows mountain characters still more markedly than laterubra, 
especially with reference to thin scaling. Its other distinctive 
characters are the decidedly green tinge of the indigo scaling in both 
sexes, so that this comparatively light colour makes a deep black 
marginal band vaguely discernible also on forewing. The red scaling 
is decidedly of a pink hue in the female and pale also in the male. 
Variation is small; apical spots always confluent; median ones not 
markedly so. 
Race sibyllina, Vrty. [Bull. Soc. Ent. Italiana, xlvii., p. 77 
(December, 1915)]. I have described from a series of Bolognola, - 
2700 ft., in the Sibillini Mts. (Marche), the most distinct race of 
oxytropis as yet known, being evidently its high-mountain variation. 
