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NYMPH ALID^. 
as an excellent coloured drawing of the type of A. here in Baron Felder's 
collection, kindly sent to me by Dr. Kogenhofer, I find that although it is 
certainly very similar to yJ. ilia, var. suhstituta, Butl., in some respects, it is 
nevertheless quite distinct from that species, as will be seen by the figure. 
As A. here does not seem to occur in Japan, Baron Felder's locality is 
probably erroneous ; possibly the specimen referred to by him may have been 
an example of A. ilia, var. suhstituta, Butl. 
Apatura laverna, sp. nov. (Plate XV. fig. 6, 6 .) 
Male. Primaries black, with fulvous markings as follows : — A discoidal streak enclosiug four black 
spots, and a similar streak in the submedian interspace but without black spots ; beyond the 
acute extremity of each of the streaks are three spots representing the upper and lower 
portions of a central band ; subraarginal band composed of seven spots, of which the sixth is 
very large and centred with black, the fifth is also large and sometimes centred with dusky ; 
marginal macular band narrow, except below the first median nervule where it is consider- 
ably dilated. Secondaries fulvous, with the neuration black and abdominal fold pale greyish, 
broadly bordered above with dark grey ; the basal area is defined by a blackish transverse line, 
which is much diffused iuwardly towards costa, there are two black discoidal spots ; central 
band blackish ; submarginal band black, broadest in the middle, and tapering towards the 
apex of costa and tlie anal angle ; outer margin narrowly bordered with black. Under surface 
fulvous, clouded with olive-grey : primaries have four black spots in the cell placed on a pale 
patch ; the central band is represented by spots as on upper surface, white in colour, and 
bordered inwardly with brownish especially towards inner margin ; there are two pale sub- 
apical spots and a brownish submarginal band, the latter terminates in a blackish spot in 
submedian interspace and forms the internal boundary of a greyish transverse patch in the 
outer margin ; there is a black spot centred with pale bluish grey in the first median inter- 
sj)ace : secondaries have the basal half light olive-brown tinged with lilacine, t he outer edge 
of this area is curved and slightly indented ; apical area of the wing clouded with fulvous ; 
central band broad, lilacine, bordered outwardly with light olive-brown ; submarginal band 
brown, indistinct towards costa but well defined, and outwardly bordered witli lilacine below 
the third subcostal nei'vulc, tliere is a leadcn-grey spot on the inner edge of this band in each 
median interspace. 
Expanse 08-70 millim. 
In some respects this species is similar to A. here, but may be distinguished 
on the upper surface by the fulvous streaks in cell and submedian interspace, 
and on the under surface by the differently-formed outline, of the basal area 
of secondaries. 
Occurs at Pu-tsu-fong, Wa-ssu-kow, and Oinei-shan in June and July, at 
elevations ranging from 4000 to 10,000 feet. 
