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and the apical area distinctly narrower than in V. fentoni: it differs 

 from tlie latter in pattern and coloration nuich as V.faunus of North 

 America does from V. sa(i/rus. 



Vanessa connexa, Butler. 



Allied to V. urticce of Europe, but the second black costal patch 

 on the primaries united to tlie inlerno-median patch and the latter 

 to the inner margin, so as to form a broad central anguhited black 

 band right across the wing ; no trace of blue submarginal lunules on 

 the primaries ; the red discal area of the secondaries much narrower 

 and the brown area darker. Wings below considerably darker, the 

 secondaries even darker than in V. californica, the disk being 

 densely striated with purplish brown ; the black-edged green sub- 

 marginal stripe rather lunate than sagittate, and almost wholly black 

 on the primaries ; the brown-edged lilac marginal stripe better de- 

 fined and more lunulate in character. Expanse of wings 2 inches 

 2 lines. 



Toshima, Hokkaido ; July. Coll. B.M. and Fenton. 



This is quite distinct from the imperfectly banded form named by 

 Dr. Staudinger V. po/aris. Mr. Fenton writes respecting it . — " I 

 have examined more than 30, and I find that they do not vary at all 

 from the form I send you. I think it is distinct from V. urdcce." 



Lyc^na PSEUDJiGON, Butler. 



Nearest to i. ceffon of Europe, the same colours. The male smaller 

 and with a very narrow black outer border to the wings; fringe nar- 

 rower, submarginal black spots of secondaries rather smaller ; female 

 very faintly shot with steel-blue at the base of primaries, submar- 

 ginal orange lunules obsolete ; secondaries darker, purplish towards 

 the base, bluish at the base ; the whole of the black submarginal 

 spots bounded internally by orange lunules and externally by white 

 ones. Under surface greyer than in L. cegon, both sexes washed with 

 pale greenish blue at the base ; black spots smaller, but arranged 

 exactly in the same way ; submarginal orange spots of the ]jrimaries 

 of the male extremely pale ; those of the secondaries destitute of 

 metallic spots in both sexes. Expanse of wings, c? 1 inch 2 lines, 

 5 1 inch 3 lines. 



Iburi, Hokkaido, July. Coll. M. Fenton. 



LvciENA alope, Fenton. 



Allied to L.japonica and L. argia. Male deeper violet thanZ. argia, 

 Menetr.: above, the dark marginal border to primaries broader; below, 

 the black spot absent from cell of primaries ; the third, fourth, fifth 

 and sixth of the discal row of spots in the secondaries form an arc of 

 a larger circle than the corresponding ones in L. argia ; the second 

 spot lies much nearer the junction of the first and second subcostal 

 veinlets. Average expanse of wings 1| hne less. 



Appears to be confined to the river-bed, which the Oshiukaido 

 crosses at Akutsu, Shimodzuke ; middle of July. Coll. M. Fenton. 



I have not seen the type of this species described by Mr. Fenton ; 



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