900 MR. H. J. ELWES ON THE BUTTERFLIES [NoV. lb, 



Melit^a maculata, Br. & Grey, Schmett. ndrdl. China, p. 7, 

 t i. fig. 3 (1853). 



Argynnis leopardina, Lucas, Ann. Soc. Ent. France, 1866, p. 221, 

 t. iii. 



This curious insect seems to be the tj'pe of a new genus. Lucas 

 says it forms a transition between Argynnis and Melitaa ; but I 

 have not seen specimens good enough to enable me to form an 

 opinion. It has been found at Pekin only by Bremer and David. 

 One specimen is in Pryei's Chinese collection, without indication of 

 locality. Lucas figures both sexes, and says that the female differs 

 in having the wings more rounded, the spots lighter, and the colour 

 less brilliant. It is extremely rare in collections. 



Argynnis niphe, Linn. Syst. Nat. xii. p. 785. 



Seems rare in Japan, but commoner at Shanghai (Pryer). 



A. CHiLDRENi, Gray, Zool. Misc. p. 33 (1831). 

 Never seen by me ; but Felder says that he received one female, 

 larger and brighter than Indian specimens, from Ningpo. 



A. SELENis, Eversm. Bull. Mosc. 1837, i. p. 10. 



Specimens from Raddefskaia do not quite agree with those from 

 South Russia in Dr. Staudinger's collection. It has not been found 

 in China, though recorded by Motschulsky from Japan. 



A. SELENE, Schiff. S. V. p. 371 (1776). 



Specimens from the Amur and Ussuri agree perfectly with Euro- 

 pean ones, though usually somewhat larger. 



A. oscARUs, Eversm. Bull. Mosc. 1844, iii. p. 588, t. xiv. 



From Raddefskaia and Vladivostock. This appears to be most 

 nearly allied to A. euphrosyne ; but differs constantly from it in the 

 absence of the silver spot on the middle band of the hind wing 

 beneath. It is very rare at present in collections'. 



A. ANGARENSis, Ersch, Bull. Mosc. 1870, i. p. 1. 



Of this species I have only seen a single specimen in Dr. Staudinger's 

 collection from Raddefskaia. The species, described as Melitcea am- 

 philochus, Men. Schrenk's Reise, p. 21, t. ii., has never been seen by 

 Dr. Staudinger, who thinks it may probably be a variety of the last. 



A specimen in Mr. Janson's collection from Japan is also nearly 

 allied, but may belong to a new species. 



A. FREijA, Thunb. Diss. Ent. ii. p. 34, fig. 14 (1791). 

 Found at Schilka and Raddefskaia. The Amur specimens are 

 more like the Labrador than the Lapland form. 



A. thore, var. borealis, Stdgr. Cat. i. p. 9 (1861). 

 From the Ussuri and Raddefskaia. Much paler than European 

 specimens. 



^ Mr. Strecker has a species IVom Corea TPbicli is uear A, selene and nearer 

 to A. myrtiia, but which is neither A. oscarm nor A. selciie. The black marks 

 are all very large, but with no tendency to confluence. 



