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Apatura here. (Plate XV. figs. 8, , 7, c? var.) 
Apatura here, Folder, Wien. eut. Mou. vi. p. 27 (1862). 
Apatura ilia, var. here, Kirby, Cat. Diurn. Lep. p. 260 (1871). 
Apatura ilia, var. serarum, Oberthiir, Etucl. d'Entom. xv. p. 11, pi. i. fig. S,^ (1891). 
" Alis dilute fulvis, c? ris supra in certo situ vivide lilacino nitentibus, anticis punctis quatuor 
ccllularibus, fascia refracta maculisque quinis exterioribus albidis, plus minus fulvo tinctis, 
ultima nigTO pupillata, posticis fiiscia lata discali concolore, introrsum levissime sinuata, supra 
maculis exterioribus grossis fuscis, penultima ocellari. (S 2 • 
" Japonia. Ning-po. Shanghae. — Proxima afflnis elegantis speciei est A. ilia, Wien. Verz., var. 
iris ruhescens, Esp. (Keos, Meigen). Ab hac et forma ejus latefasciata maculas exteriores 
alarum posticarum valde abbreviatas gerente) in regione Amurensi proveniente constanter 
difFert tcrminatione interiore fasciae alarum posticarum. A vena costalis enim usque ad 
Yonam discoidalem valde oblique currit et inter banc et venam medianam levissimum sinum, 
minime autem angulum ut in Ap. cli/tie. exhibet. Mas facilius dignoscitur quam femina. 
Specimen masculinum japonicum dilutius coloratum et chinensibus minus." (Felder, I. c.) 
The female of A. here has been figured by Oberthiir [l. c.) as A. ilia, var. 
serarum, 6 . He mentions Hou-pe and Yunnan as localities for the species. 
I have only received typical A. here from Kiukiang and Ship-y-shan in Central 
China. The form occurring at Chang-yang, Central China, and various places 
in AVestern China, exhibits certain constant and well-defined differential 
characters, and I therefore describe it as — 
Var. phasdra, var. nov. (Plate XV. fig. 7, 6 •) Male. Ground-colour darker, all the white 
markings arc broader and more clearly defined ; the band on secondaries extends from costa 
to just below first median nervule, where it terminates, and is of uniform width and almost 
straight ; submarginal and marginal series of white spots. Under surface as in A. here, but 
more suffused with lilacine, and, as on the upper surface, the bands and spots are broader 
and clearer white ; the internal edge of the band on secondaries is only angulated in its 
upper portion. 
Female. Has the white markings of the male of this form ; the ground-colour, however, is similar 
to that of A. ilia, but paler. It differs from the female of A. ilia, var, serarum, Oberthiir, in 
having the three white spots beyond cell of primaries more distinctly separated ; the sub- 
marginal band of secondaries narrower, and on the under surface of primaries there is a lioear 
white spot connecting the upper and lower portions of central band. 
Expanse, ^ 80 millim., $ 92 millim. 
This form occurs in July and August at Ta-chien-lu, Omei-shan, Pu-tsu- 
fong, Chia-kou-ho, and Chow-pin-sa in Western China, and at Chang-yang 
in Central China. 
A. here has been generally considered to be a form of A. ilia, and at one time 
I also held this view ; but now that I have a long series of this species as well 
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