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Genus Apatura. 



Both Iris and Ilia occur in Amoorland, though they appear to 

 be generally rare in Asia. 



Genus Charaxes. 



The insects comprised in this beautiful genus are mostly pecu- 

 liar to tropica] Africa, but Charaxes is represented in the south- 

 west of Europe by C. Jasius. I do not know whether it occurs 

 out of Europe. 



Genus Melanagria. 



With the exception of M. Halimede, which occurs in Amoor- 

 land, I believe this genus is confined to Europe and Asia Minor. 



Genus Lasiommata. 



Except L. Dejanira, which Mr. Hewitson regards as more pro- 

 perly belonging to the genus Debis, and which has been taken in 

 Amoorland, no European Lasiommata appears to occur east of the 

 Kirghis steppes. A sub-species of L. Megcera (^Tigelius) occurs 

 in Corsica. 



Genus HippARCHiA. 



H. Phcedra and //. Hyperanthus, which both occur in Amoor- 

 land, ai-e the only species, as far as I know, which reach to 

 Eastern Asia. A sub-species of H. Semele (^Artstceus) occurs in 

 Corsica. 



Genus Triphysa. 

 T. Phryne occurs in South Russia and parts of Siberia. 



Genus Ccenonympha. 

 C. Hern, Davus and (Edipus extend to Amoorland, and Dams 

 occurs in California, C. Corinna is confined to Corsica. 



Genus Chionobas. 



This genus is almost wholly confined to the Arctic Regions. 

 Most of the European species naturally occur ia Siberia and 

 Labrador. 



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