1881.] OF AMURLAND, NORTH CHINA, AND JAPAN. 889 



Lycena ARGUS, Linii. Syst. Nat. x. p. 483. 



This species occurs at Ask old, Vladivostock, and in Japan, where 

 the specimens are very large and dark, and the females have coH' 

 spieuous ocelli showing thro\igh the upperside of the hind wing. 

 I have also specimens from Pryer's collection from Shanghai, which 

 I should be disposed to refer to this species, though they are pro- 

 bably what Murray has described, in Trans. Ent. Soc. 1874, p. 523, 

 t. X., as L. chinensis from North China. His figure, however, shovys 

 a more distinct brown band, as in L. pylaon, and no blue ocelli, as in 

 L. argus, which my specimens certainly have. It is probable that 

 L. chinensis, whatever it is, refers to the species which Bremer calls 

 L. pylaon in his Pekin list. Dr. Staudinger, however, has never seen 

 L. pylaon from any part of Eastern Siberia. 



L. ^GON, SchifF. S. V.p. 185 (177(i). 



L. micrargus, Butl. Cist. Ent. 1878, p. 283. 



Found in various parts of the Amur region, and less commonly in 

 Japan. I have a pair, collected by Fenton near Tokio, which I 

 believe to be the same as Mr. Butler's L. micrargus, of which I have 

 seen the type in the British Museum. 



L. ORION, Pallas, Reise, t.i.p. 471 (1771). 



Found in various parts of the Amur region and at Pekin, but not 

 as yet iu Japan. 



L. BATON,Berg.Nom.t. 60. 6-8(1779). 

 Only seen from Askold and Vladivostock. 



L. astrarche, Berg. Nom. iii. p. 4, t. 49. 



I have seen one specimen from Askold in Dr. Staudinger's col- 

 lection, and others of the variety allous, Hiibn., from various parts of 

 Am Uriah d. 



L. ICARUS, Rott. Naturf. vi. p. 21 (1775). 



A single, very large and well-marked specimen is recorded by 

 Bremer from the Lower Ussuri ; but I have seen none from Eastern 

 Asia. 



L. EROS, Ochs. i. 2, p. 42 (1808). 



Recorded by Bremer from the Bureija Mountains, but I have seen 

 no Amur specimens. 



L. AMANDA, Schn. N. Mag. iv. p. 428 (1792). 



A variety of this species from the Amur has the red spots on 

 margin of hind wing beneath larger and brighter than in European 

 examples. It is recorded by Bremer from the Bureija and Lower 

 Ussuri. 



