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considerably in size and in the white markings of the upperside ; the larva 
feeds on Lonicera japonica. 
I have observed that in many Japanese specimens, Avhich are rather larger 
than European, the fourth white spot from the costa of primaries is as large 
as the rest, thus causing the band to be continuous. As mentioned in my 
remarks on L. sydyi, Menetries, var. japonica appears to be referable to 
L. Sibylla. 
Widely distributed throughout Japan and Corea, and is common in Amur^ 
land and Central Europe. So far this species has not been met with in any 
part of China. 
Limenitis ciocolatina. (Plate XVI. fig. 4, c? .) 
Limenitis ciocolatina, Ponjade, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1885^ p. ccvii. 
Limenitis livida, Leech, Entomologist, xxiv., Suppl. Feb. p. 27 (1891). 
" Envcrgure : 68 mill. — Forme du L. populi. Linn., sauf les ailes supcrieures, qui sont un peu 
plus dentees et plus arrondies a I'apex. Dessus d'un brun cbocolat, montrant, par trans- 
parence, les taches et bandes du dessous ; ailes supcrieures ayant a la cote trois tacbes blanches 
placees commc cbez L. populi et deux fines bordures d'un blanc violacc : I'une contre la frange 
et I'autre qui en est eloignee de 4 millimetres. Ailes inferieures bordees de lunules noiratres 
entourees de bandes d'un blanc violace, disposees comme chez L. populi. 
" Dessous : base des ailes couleur de terre de Sicnne brule'e, et occupce par des lignes noircs 
irregulieres, disposees comme cbez L. populi \ reste des ailes d'un bruu clair, sur lequel so 
detachent les taches et bordures du dessus. Les ailes inferieures sont partagces par une bando 
diagonale plus pale, circonscrite entrc deux lignes bruncs, partant d'une taclie blanche situce 
sur le milieu de la cote; ct so dirigeant uii jieu au-dessus de I'anglc anal ; entro ccttc diagonale 
et les bordures, il y a unc teiute d'un brun rouge veloute. 
" Un individu, qui parait ctrc un c? , rapporte de Mou-Pin (Thil)et Oriental) par M. I'Abbc A. David." 
( /'oujade, I. c.) 
Male. Velvety black. Primaries have a bluish linear spot in the cell ; a slightly carved bluish 
macular central band, and two blue linos parallel with outer margin ; there are also two 
white spots near costa towards apex. Secondaries have two indistinct pale central lines, and 
two broad ))lue marginal linos, preceded by a wavy blue ])and ; at the anal angle there is a 
reddish spot enclosing a black one. Under surface reddisli-chocolate : the primaries have a 
fuscous-grey patch at the base, limited and dashed with black ; there is a somewhat quadrate 
whitish patch, margined with black, in cell, and a paler patch of the ground-coloui-, also 
margined with black, lies at the outer end of cell : the central macular band is wliito towards 
costa and inner margin, but suffused with blackish in llie middle ; there is a Hubmarginul 
Hcrios of t)lackish spots, preceded on the costa by two white ones, bordered outwardly by a 
pale fuscous l)and, whicli is traversed by a broad line of tli(^ ground-colour. Secondaries have 
some blackish marks on basal area ; the central area is traversed by a blackish band, which 
commences bdow a whitish sjjot on cosla, and becomes indistinct towards abdominal margin ; 
beyond is a broad band, darker (ban the ground-colour; the outer fourth of wing is pale 
