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lip to the costa be3''ond middle with a strong outward curve beyond 

 the cell ; orbicular black-brown with some ochreous suffusion beyond 

 it ; reniform dark brown with an ochreous bar on its outer edge ; 

 subterminal line ochreous defined on inner side by wedge-shaped 

 black-brown marks from below costa to submedian fold except at 

 middle where it is strongly incurved, an ochreous shade or line just 

 beyond it from vein 7 to submedian fold ; cilia dark brown at base, 

 chequered ochreous and brown at tips. Hind wing dark brown, 

 mixed with ochreous on basal half ; a round ochreous spot beyond the 

 discocellulars ; a maculate ochreous postmedial band, excurved at 

 discal fold, incurved beyond lower angle of cell, then again excurved ; 

 a subterminal series of eight ochreous spots, excurved at middle 

 and angled inwards between veins 4, 3 ; cilia brown at base, the tips 

 ochreous, chequered with brown from apex to vein 2. Underside 

 of fore wing ochreous, the costa irrorated with brown, orbicular 

 and reniform black, a black-brown postmedial line angled outwards 

 at discal fold, then incurved and ending at submedian fold, a 

 subterminal band inteiTupted between veins 4, 3 and excurved 

 above that point, the veins of terminal area streaked with black- 

 brown, a terminal band expanding at middle ; hind wing ochreous, 

 the base irrorated with black-brown, a black cliscoidal lunule, 

 postmedial line angled outwards at discal fold, excm-ved below 

 vein 2 and ending at submedian fold, a subterminal line diffused on 

 inner side, incurved below costa, inten-upted between veins 4, 3, 

 excurved above and below that point and ending on termen at vein 1, 

 a terminal line expanding at apex and between veins 4, 3. 



5 . The markings whiter ; fore wing with the antemedial line 

 not incurved below costa. 



Ab. 1. litterata. Fore wing with more white especiall}'' beyond 

 the postmedial line ; hind wing much whiter. 



Ab. 2. explanaia. Fore and hind wings with the markings clear 

 whitish yellow. — Bohemia. 



Ab. 3. Hind wing orange-yellow with the markings black. — 

 Portugal. 



Hah. Beitain, Leech Coll. ; France, Sand Coll. ; Germany, 

 Zeller, Frey, & Leech Colls. ; Austria ; Hungary ; Switzerland, 

 Frey Coll. ; Spain ; Portugal {Eaton) ; Italy ; Russia, Livonia, 

 Zeller Coll., Sarepta, Leech Coll. ; Armenia; Asia Minor, Bithynia, 

 ? Pontus ; Syria, 1 $ , Leech Coll. ; W. Turkestan, Issyk-kul, 

 Ala Tau; W. Siberia, Altai; E. Turkestan, Ih; E. Siberia, 

 Amurland, 4 $ , Ussuri. Ex^j. 32-36 millim. 



Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 163 ; Barrett, Lep. Brit. vi. p. 274, pi. 265. 

 f. 2 ; Hffm. Raup. p. 145, pi. 3(3. f. 20. 



Pale ochreous or yellow ; dorsal and lateral lines double, pale 

 brown or fuscous ; subdorsal and suprasjjiraeular lines darker 

 brown ; spiracular line pale edged with darker brown ; head pale 

 pinkish ochreous. Food-plants : Trifolntm, Medicago, and Meli- 

 lotus. 7-9. 



