18 MR. H. J. ELWKS ON THK GENTJS PARNASSIUS. \^Jan. 19, 



class, iastead of last but one as in Kirby's catalogue, whilst Ilerrich- 

 Schiiffer places Paniassius as the second section of the genus 

 Duritis. 



Synopsis of the Genus. 



Fam. PARNASSIID.E. 



Imago iinagini Papilionidarum simllis quoad alarum structurain, 

 sed fcEiiiina nupta sacciilo corneo ad ventrem extremum iustructa. 

 Pupa baud snspensa. Larva distincta, larvis Heterocerorum affiuis. 



Gen. 1 . Parnassius, Latr. 



SECT. I. 



1. APoiiLt), Liuu Europe (excl. reg. pol. et Anglia) ; 



Annenia ; Caucasus. 



a. Var. hesebohs, Norclni Siberia, Altai, Alalau, Ural, Caucasus. 



V. major, ijalbiclior, J obscurior. 



ira.na\t\is a,(k hcscholus Tarbagalai {fide Stgr.), Cauc. Arm. 



{fide Kom.). 



2. DELius, Esp Alps Eur. ceut., Caucasus ? 



a. Yar. ititermedius, Men Altai, Sib. cent, et or. (Irkutsk). 



sedakovii, Min. 



b. ? Var. corybas, Fisch. de Wald. Kamscbatka; ? Sib. s. or. 



e. Var. sminthem, Doubl Rocky Mts. U.S. Am.; Colorado, ic. 



d. ? Var. Behrii, Edw. 



e. Yar. 2 ftcrmodiir, H.Edw Eocky Mts., Brit. Columbia.Moutaua, 



major obscurior. &c. 



? transitus ad discobolus. 



G. NOJiioN, Fisch I'rov. Amur, Alaska. 



a. var. ? minor Brit. Columbia. 



(transitus ad smmthms'*) 

 4. ACTius, Ev Alps of Turkestan. 



a. Yar. discobolus, Stgr Alatau, &c., Alps of Khokand. 



major obscurior (an delius refe- 



rendus ?) 



b. Var. rhodius, Honratli Prov. Ladak, Alai, Khokaud. 



? = epaplius, Obertliiir. 

 (minor, al. po.st. puucl. bas. coc- 

 cineis.) 



c. Var. himalaycnsis. Elwes Prov. Lahoul, &e. ; N.W. Himalaya, 



jacquemonti, Blanch, et Alps, 11(XX)-16,000 ped. alt. 



Moore in part. 

 (? an delius referendus.) 



6. HONRATni, Stgr Alps of Samarkand, Bokhara, &c. 



corybas, Ersch. 



6. DAviDis, Oberthiir Mountains of N. China. 



( Jmihi natura ignota incertaj sedis.) 



7. BREMEUi, Brem Prov. Amur. 



8. AroLLONius, Ev Prov. Kuldja, Kliokand, stepju-:? and 



mountains. 

 SECT. II. 



9. Acco, Gray Prov. Ladak, Tibet. 



tlO. siMo, Gray Prov. Ladak. 



( ? ignota iucertae sedis.) 

 SECT. III. 



11. JACQUEMONTI, Boiad Prov. Ladak. N. W. Himahiya, supra 



'?=epaphus, Oberthiir. 14,000 ped. alt. 



Var. ? a. sikJcimensis, Elwes Alps of Sikkim, Tibet. 



(minor, orieutalis). 



