PAEALLELIA. 



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white band irrorated with red-brown, expanding towards costa and 

 inner margin ; medial line dark-brown, incurved ; the outer part of 

 medial area bronze-brown to the postmedial line, which is dark 

 brown defined on outer side by white, obliquel)^ downcurved from 

 costa to below vein 6 where it is angled outwards, then incurved, 

 excurved betAveen veins 4, 3 and slightly sinuous towards inner 

 margin near the medial line, two white points beyond it on costa ; 

 the terminal area pale grey tinged with red-brown especially 

 towards the postmedial line, the veins slightly streaked with white ; 

 an oblique triangular black- browu mark from apex defined by 



Fig. 133. — Parallelia alcjira, J . 



white and connected with a dentate spot above vein 6 ; famt traces 

 of a pale dentate subterminal line from vein 6 to inner margin ; a 

 series of minute black points before the line dark terminal line ; 

 cilia with fine white lines at base and near tips. Hind wing pale 

 reddish brown ; a narrow oblique whitish band from middle of costa 

 to inner margin near tornus ; the termen pale grey at middle with 

 slight dark points before the fine terminal brown line ; cilia white 

 tinged with brown at middle and towards tornus ; the underside 

 grey irrorated with reddish brown, a slight discoidal point, 

 indistinct slightly waved medial and postmedial lines, and a 

 subterminal shade. 



Ab. 1. torrida. Darker; fore wing sometimes without the slight 

 white streaks on veins of terminal area, 



Ab. 2. albivitta. Fore wing with the medial band whiter. 



Ab. 3. olympia. Fore wing with the medial band narrower. 



Hab. Feance, Paris ; Switzeeland ; Acjsxeia, S. Tirol ; Spaik 

 Italy, Capri (C. 8. Broiune) ; Dalmatia, Zeller, Frey, & Leech Colls. 

 Geeece, Merlin Coll. ; Kussia, Crimea ; Aemenia, 1 $ , Zeller Coll. 

 Asia Mince ; Cypeus {Miss Bate), 1 $ ; Syeia, Beirut, 1 S ,2 $ , 



