86i mr. h. j. elwes on the butterflies [nov. 15, 



China. 



Species common to and characteristic of the Palsearctic 



region • 22 



Pecuhar to the Eastern part of this region, but mostly belong- 



g to genera of Palsearctic affinity 46 



m 



Belonging to genera characteristic of the Indian region, or 

 cosmopolitan in Old World , ., 68 



Common to China and Japan, 67. 136 



Japan. 



Species common to and characteristic of the Palasarctic 

 region 41 



Peculiar to the Eastern part of this region, but mostly belong- 

 ing to genera of Palaearctic affinity 62 



Common to Indian region, or cosmopolitan in Old World. . 44 



Common to Amurland, China, and Japan, 33. 147 



The genera peculiar to the Eastern Palsearctic region are : — 



Sericinus. Allied to Thais?, containing 2 or 3 species peculiar to 



North China. 

 Luhdorjia. Allied to Thais, containing I species found in the coast- 

 region of South Amurland, China, and ?Japan. 

 Faraplesia. A monotypic genus of Nymphalidfe, peculiar to the 



Ningpo hills. 

 Genus novum?, allied to Argi/7mis and Melitcea, peculiar to North 



China, 1 species {A. maculata). 

 Pal(Bonympha. A monotypic genus of Satyrida), peculiar to the 



Ningpo hills. 

 Satsuma. A section of Theda, containing 1 species in Amurland 



and Japan, allied to N. -American insects. 

 Niphanda. A genus of uncertain affinity ; 1 species in Amurland, 



China, and Japan. 



Genera common to and characteristic of the Palaearctic Region : — 

 Parnassivs. 7 species, of which only one occurs in Japan, and 



none are as yet known in North China, though it doubtless 



occurs there. 

 Colias. 4 or .5 species, in Amurland and Japan. 

 Anthocharis. 3 species, of which one, allied to a Californian species, 



occurs in Japan and China, one in Amurland, and one in 



China. 

 Aporia. 1 species in Japan, and 1 peculiar to Amurland. 

 Leucophasia. 1 or 2 species in Amurland, Japan, and China. Only 



one other known species of the genus exists, which is local 



in Europe. 

 Gonepteryx. 1 or 2 species in Amurland, Japan, and China. 

 Polyommatus. 4 species, of which 3 are confined to Amurland, 



one also in Japan and China. 



