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"Alia supra fulvis, figuris cellularitms, strigadiscali maculari flcxuosa, maculis grossis exterioribus, 
aliis limbalilms iuHcxis strigaquc siibmargiiiali maculis trigonis conflucntibus forruata, nigris ; 
posticis subtiis j)alli(lo ocliraceis, in cJ re viridi-, in 5 iia ciuerco-atomatis, maculis disci 
aliisque seiiatis submargiiialibus inflexis argeuteis. 
" Japonia. AfRiiis A. adipjxp, Wieii. Verz., var. chlorodippir, Boisd., sed robustior, alue minus 
dcntataj ct signuturis marginalibus optime distinguendiu." {Fehler, h c.) 
Anjijnnis comma, Eutler. — " Nearly allied to A. neripjie, Felder, but the sexes more equal in size ; 
the black spots on both surfaces of both sexes considerably smaller, those upon the median 
interspaces of the primaries not quadrate on either surface ; ground-colouring paler ; male 
■^vith the thickened sexual patch upon the first median branch very broad and prominent, and 
the submarginal spots isolated instead of united into a band as in the female; on the under 
surface also all the spots are smaller, the silvery spots less prominent, and the discal ocelloid 
spots of the secondaries very small and dull in colouring ; the female is altogether duller, has 
the bases of the wings above of an altogether greener colour, with the black lines on the basal 
area thicker, the submarginal pale spots whiter, the secondaries with a black spot on the radial 
instead of on the subcostal interspace, thus making an uninterrupted series of four spots -. the 
apical area of primaries and the whole ground-colour of the secondaries dull olive-green ; the 
silvery spots on the primaries better formed, and those on the secondaries larger than in 
Yokohama females, although decidedly smaller than in Xikko females of A. nerippe. Expanse 
of wings, S 3 inches, $ 3 inches 4 lines. — Two males, Posiette Bay, N.E. Corea ; one 5 > 
Hakodate. The form of this species is somewhat different from that of A. nerippe (seven fine 
examples of which are before me), the wings being somewhat more elongated and the costa of 
primaries consequently less arched." {Butler, 1. c.) 
Coreana, Butler, is said to differ from nerippe in the prominence of the 
sexual patch on the first median branch of tlie fore wing ; but this character 
is variable and may be altogether absent. 
Staudinger (Rom. sur Lep. v. p. 87) includes Posiette Bay in his Amur 
Region ; but he does not appear to include coreana, Butler, in his list of 
species. 
A. nerippe is most nearly allied to A. adippe and A. niohe, and, although 
it is usually larger than ordinary specimens of either species, there is very 
little difference in size between A. nerippe and some A. adippe from Chang- 
yang and Kiukiang. 
Specimens of both sexes of yi. nerippe from Fusan are much paler than any 
other examples in my series; the black spots are very small, and the males 
have the sexual mark very poorly developed, in fact, in one specimen this 
mark appears to be quite absent. 
Females from the Isle of Kiushiu and some of this sex from Nagasaki have 
the basal area, inner margin of primaries, and the greater part of secondaries 
rather strongly suffused Avith greenish ; the black spots are very large, and 
those of the central and marginal series confluent, forming bands. On the 
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