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of a form of M. aurinia described by Mr. Elwes. Alpheraky (Rom. sur Lep. 
V. p. 114) records var. sibirica from Yan-noyn-gouan in Mongolia and the 
neighbourhood of Pekin. 
In his remarks on Amurland specimens of M. aurinia *, Mr. Elwes, in 
referring to the var. sibirica, says that it " somewhat resembles the variety 
defontainesii of Godart," and adds : " Judging from the specimens I have 
seen, it can hardly be called 'pallidissima.' " The rich deep fulvous form 
{desfonfaiiiii, Godart, = desfontainesii, Herrich-SchafFer) from Spain and 
Portugal should not be confounded with the very pale Siberian form [sibirica, 
Staudinger, = desfontainesii, Eversmann). 
Widely distributed in Central and Northern Europe (except the Polar 
regions). Its range extends into Armenia, Amurland, Corea, and North 
Africa. 
Melitasa parthenie. 
Papilio parthenie, Borkhausen, Eur. Schmett. i. p. 55 (1788). 
Melitcea parthenie, var. orientalis, Menetries^ Schrenck's Reise, p. 23, pi. ii. fig. 5 
(1859). 
Var. orientalis, Menetries. On the upper surface this form is very similar to Meyer-Diir's 
figure of M. parthenie (Verz. d. Schmett. d. Schw. pi. i. fig. 3), but the spots on the under 
surface of secondaries are white instead of yellow ; the markings on primaries are more 
pronounced and the macular submarginal hand of secondaries is narrower, the spots forming 
it being less rouud on their inner edge. 
The type of this form is from Bouri, Amurland, where it was captured by 
. Schrenck in July. Two specimens, exactly identical, had been previously 
found in Kamtschatka. 
Dr. Staudinger considers orientalis to be a pale and aberrant form of 
M. athalia. Fixsen records specimens from Corea which he says agree on 
the upper surface with European M. parthenie, except that they are more 
strongly marked, and that on the underside the secondaries have a broad 
yellow central band. The same author records this form from Upper Amur- 
land, and suggests for it the varietal name of latefasciaf. Staudinger J refers 
at some length to this form in his remarks on M. aurelia. 
* Proc. Zool. Soc. 1881, p. 898. 
t Rom. sur Lep. iii. p. 302. 
+ Eom. sur Lep. vi. p. 186. 
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