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My specimens from Corea agree exactly with Menetries's figure of orientalis. 
They have the central band on under surface of secondaries white instead of 
yellow, as in Fixsen's latefascia. 
The typical form of M. jiarthenie is found in South-west Germany, Switzer- 
land, France, and Piedmont, Central Spain and Andalusia ; most frequently 
met with in mountainous districts at moderate elevations. An alpine form, 
var. varia, Meyer-Diir, occurs at elevations ranging from 2000 to 2500 
metres. 
According to Lang the larva of M. parthenie, which feeds on Flantago, is 
black dotted with white, lateral spots yellow. 
MelitaBa phoebe. (Plate XXIV. figs. 10, ll, 12, vars.) 
Papilio phoebe, Knock, Beitr. Ins. iii. p. 124_, pi. vi. figs. 3, 4 (1783). 
Melitcpa scotosia, Butler, Cistula Entom. ii. p. 282 (1878). 
Melitcea p/ioebe, Pryer, Rliop. Nilion. p. 27, pi. viii. fig. 5 (1888'). 
Var. scotosia, Butler. "Female. Allied to J/, (ctheria of Europe, but dull tawny, with all the 
veins black, the black spots of double the width, and the disc of the primaries (as well as the 
siibmarj^inal lunules) pale : below altogether duller in colour than M. crthen'a, the veins upon 
the apical area of primaries strongly defined ; the black spots of primaries of double the width, 
and the black lines of secondaries distinctly wider. Expanse of wings 2 inches 4 lines.— 
Tokio." (Butler, I. c.) 
This very distinct form of M. phoebe is the only one occurring in the region 
dealt with. It is found in the mountain district of Central Japan and in 
Ycsso ; common at Fusan and Gcnsan in Corea, also recorded from North 
China and Amurland. 
Some of tlic female specimens are very dark-coloured, almost black 
(Plate XXIV. fig. 12), and in this respect approach var. caucasica, Staudinger. 
Certain examples of the male agree very well with the specimen figured by 
Mcnetries as var. melnnina (Schrenck's Rciso, pi. ii. fig. 3) ; this sliould not 
be confounded with melanina^ Ilerr.-Schaff., which, as pointed out by 
])r. Staudinger, equals Oitheria, Eversmann, a variety of M. plioibe from South 
Russia, resembling the large Amurland form scotosia, liutler ; it is, however, 
smaller, not so bright reddish brown in colour, and more marked with black. 
Melitsea athalia. (Plate XXIV. fig. 7, ? var.) 
VujnJio athalia, Rottcmburg, Naturf. vi. p. 5 (1775) ; Espcr, Sclimctt. i. pt. i. pi. 17. 
figs. 1 a, h (1779'0. 
