240 LEPIDOPTERA INDIGA. 



Hindwing with two slender black bars at end of cell, a transverse inner-discal 

 irregular sinuous line, a curved row of small conically-ovate spots, followed by a 

 submarginal continuous row of dentate lunules and a marginal duplex line. Under- 

 side. Forewing pale fulvous, the costal border and apical area pale yellow ; the cell 

 and discal markings, as above, less prominent, the apical markings olive-green, the 

 submarginal row of dentate spots each outwardly edged by a silvery-white point. 

 liindu-ing with the basal area olive-green, the outer border pale yellow ; marked with 

 three silvery-white transverse subbasal spots, a single or sometimes two superposed 

 spots in middle of the cell, three inner-discal larger spots, the middle one being 

 placed at end of the cell, a recurved medial-discal row of seven large spots, each of 

 which latter, except the upper, with an outer attached green spot, followed by a 

 submarginal row of silvery-white broad lunules bordered by green. 



Female. Upperside much paler fulvous than in male, the bases infuscated, and 

 the posterior margins somewhat greyish ; markings similar. Forewing with the 

 costal border and interspaces between the submarginal dentate spots and outer 

 marginal line fulvescent-white ; the lower marginal interspaces on the hindwing also 

 somewhat fulvescent-yellow. Underside as in the male. 



Expanse, c? 2^q to 2^^, ? 2^^ inches. 



Habitat. — N. Kashmir. 



DiSTEiBDTiON. — The type-specimens were taken by Capt. H. B. Hellard on the 

 north side of Rajdiangan Pass and Gurais, Kashmir, in July, 1873. Mr. J. H. Leech 

 obtained both sexes at " Skoro La, 15,000 feet elevation in July, 1887." It is also 

 reported as having been taken on the " north side of Darkot, at about 12,000 feet, 

 and also near the Baroghil Pass at about 14,000 feet, and on both the Great and 

 Little Pamirs" (Report Pamir Boundary Coram. 1S98, pp. 1.5; 42). A male and 

 female, labelled Kashgar, is in the British Museum Collection, and also a male from 

 Hunza, taken in July by Mr. Conway. 



China and Japan Species. — Argynnis jmllesrens, Butler, Cistula Ent. i. p. 164 

 (1873). tiahitat. Japan. — Argynnis Locuples, Butler, Ann. Nat. Hist. 1881, p. 134. 

 Habitat. Japan. — Argynnis Vorax, Butler, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1871, p. 403; Lep. 

 Exot. p. 151, pi. 54, tig. 1 (1873). Leech, Butt, of China, i. p. 232, pi. 22, fig. 5, S. 

 Habitat. C. and N. China. — Argynnis F'ortuna, Janson, Cist. Ent. ii. p. 154 (1877). 

 Leech, I.e. p. 230, pi. 22, fig. 6. Habitat. W. China. — Argynnis Ornatissima, Leech. 

 Butt, of China, i. p. 234, pi. 22, fig. 1, 2, c? ? (1893). Habitat. W. China.— 

 Argynnis Coredijype, Leech, -/.f. i. p. 233, pi. 22, fig. 3, 4, <? ? (1893). Habitat. 

 China ; Corea. — Argynnis Nerippe, Fekler, Wien. Ent. Monats, vi. p. 24 (1861) ; 

 Reis. Nov. Lep. iii. pi. 50, fig. 1, 2 (1867). Habitat. Japan. — Argynnis Coreana, 

 Leech, Ann. Nat. Hist. 1882, p. 242 ; Butt, of China, i. p. 234, pi. 22, fig. 7, S, cJ ? . 

 Habitat. W. and C. China ; Corea ; Japan. 



