AUGIADES. 



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Augiades similis, sp. nov. (Plato XLI. fig. 6, d.) 



Male. lilafkisli, suttused witli fulvous on the basal area of all the wings, bul especially on 

 primaries; sexual braud similar to that of A. sylvanoides. Primaries have the following 

 fulvous markings : — a streak in the discoidal cell, uniting at its outer extremity with 

 an oblong spot ; beyond the cell there is a series of eight spots, the fourth and fifth small 

 and round, forming a colon-like mark between three elongate suhapical spots, and three 

 quadrate ones forming an inwardly oblique series to inner margin ; the last of these eight 

 spots is sometimes divided. Secondaries have a central band of five fulvous spots, the second 

 and third hardly separate. Fringes fuscous grey, paler towards anal angle. 



Female. Similar to the male, but the streak in discoidal cell is linear, sometimes interrupted, and 

 there are sometimes two extra spots, a triangular one in the first median fork and a round 

 one below it on submedian nervure. 



Under surface in both sexes as in A. sijlvanoidcs, but generally darker, and the spots on secondaries 

 are more distinct. 



Expanse 34 millim. 



Occurs in Western China at Ta-chien-lu, Moupin, and Wa-shan in June 

 and July. 



Apart from the different markings this species may be distinguished from 

 A. sylvanoides by the more acute apex of primaries and distinctly produced 

 anal angle of secondaries. 



Augiades ochracea. 



PumphUu ochracea, Bremer/ Bull. Acad. Pet. iii. p. 473 (18G1) ; Lep. Ost-Sib. p. 33, 



pi. i. fig. 11 (1861). 

 Pamphila rikuchina, Butler, Cist. Entom. ii. p. 285 (1878). 



Hesperia rikuchina, Pryer, Rhop. Nihon. p. 34, pi. x. tigs. 16 a ^ ,lQb ^ (1889). 

 " Alae supra ochraceae, nervis nigi is. 



" Alx anticte margine posteriorc late f usco vittaque transversa fusca a margine anteriore ad 



marginem interiorem ducta ; alse posticse late fusco-marginatse. 

 " AlsB subtus sicut supra, sed dilutiores. 25 m." {Bremer, I. c.) 



Yar. rikuchina, Butler. " Deep purplish brown, the basal area of the wings clothed with tawny 

 scales ; fringes ochreous, especially at the aual angle ; primaries with two ochreous spots at 

 the end of the cell (the upper one punctiform) ; a rather broad irregular angulated discal 

 ochreous belt, not reaching the inner margin, and divided into nine spots by the veins, which 

 are blatk ; secondaries with an arched series of five ochreous spots on the disc ; body 

 olivaceous, abdomen clothed with ochraceous hair-scales ; palpi pale greenish yeEow ; wings 

 below paler than above, more broadly and densely sprinkled with ochraceous scales ; the 

 secondaries with the abdominal area, particularly at anal angle, broadly ochraceous ; body 

 below greenish grey. 



" Expanse of wings 1 inch 4 lines. Occurs at ' Itikuchin.' " {Butler, I. c.) 



The above description by Butler refers to the Japanese representative 



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