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This species is represented in China by a form which I now describe as, — 
Yar. chinensis, var. nov. (Plate XXV. fig. 1, ? .) Larger than typical V. urticce. The colour 
of upper surface is deeper fulvous ; the blue submarginal spots are especially conspicuous on 
the secondaries ; marginal border entirely black. Under surface similar in colour to that of 
var. Tcashmirensis and var. rizana ; the black line limiting the basal area of secondaries is 
nearly straight and only slightly angulated. 
Occurs only at high elevations in Western China, and is rather common. 
The Japanese form of V. urticce has been described by Mr. Butler as 
V. connexa, but I have not the least doubt that it is a well-defined local race 
of V. urticce.. 
Yar. COUnexa, Butler. " Allied to V. ^irticcp of Europe, but the second black costal patch on the 
primaries united to the interno-median patch and the latter to the inner margin, so as to 
form a broad central angulated black band right across the wing ; no trace of blue sub- 
marginal lunules on the primaries ; the red discal area of the secondaries much narrower and 
the brown area darker. Wings below considerably darker, the secondaries even darker than 
in V. calif ornica, the disk being densely striated with purplish brown ; the black-edged green 
submarginal stripe rather lunate than sagittate, and almost wholly black on the primaries ; 
the brown-edged lilac marginal stripe better defined and more lunulate in character. Ex])anse 
of wings 2 inches 2 lines." {Butler, I. c.) 
This form appears to be restricted to the Isle of Yezzo and is common 
at Hakodate. 
In India V. urticce is represented by two forms, of wliich I ap])end tlie 
following descriptions and remarks : — 
Yar. kaschmirensis, Kollar ; de Niccville, Butt. Ind. ii. p. 2;5;J. " Male and female. Upperside : 
both wings chestnut-red, this colour in the hind wing confined to a broad discal band, the 
base narrowly and inner margin below the first median nervule iu the fore wing, the base of 
the hind wing, broadly black, thickly irrorated with ochreous scales, the outer margins black 
bearing two paler lines, within the latter on the hind wing are a series of prominent deep 
black lunules M'ith blue centres. Fore wing with a quadrate black bar across the middle of 
the cell, then a pale yellow bar, then another much larger black bar, with another narrower 
pale yellow bar beyond it, bo} oiid which again is a third rather smaller Idack bar, with a 
small bluish-white costal spot placed outwardly against it. A round black spot on the disc 
in the second median interspace, a larger one below it in the next interspace, a stiU larger but 
more irregular and difi'uHcd spot in the submcdian interspace, but 'placed nearer the base of 
the wing, with a diffused pale yellowish patch beyond it. Underside : both wings brown, 
thickly striated with Ijlack ; a submarginal lunulated black lino. Fore wing with a narrow 
oval black spot with ])alc centre at the base of the cell, two fine black zigzag linos enclosing 
a black space across the middle of the cell, a large black patch at the end of the cell. Hind 
wing with the basal lialf blackish, this area sharply defined by an irregular deoj) black fine 
line, a more or less prominent ochreous spot at the lower end of the cell, and two fine black 
lines enclosing a blackish space across its middle." {de Niceville, I. c.) 
