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district, states that it is single-brooded. I am inclined to think that there are 
probably two generations of the species in China and some parts of Japan. 
Araschnia doris, sp. n. (Plate XXVI. figs. 4 ? , 5 
Male. Black with fulvous markings, verj' similar to those of A. hurejana ; the central interrupted 
band of primaries and the entire one of seconrlaries broad and yellowish in colour. 
Female. Similar to the male, but all the fulvous markings are broader, and those on the outer por- 
tion of primaries often confluent. 
On the under surface both sexes agree in many respects with A. fallax, but the central band 
of primaries is less regular, and that of the secondaries is traversed by a blackish interrupted 
line ; the chocolate baud is much narrower, and composed of five spots on each wing : 
those on primaries are of irregular shape, the second has a minute whitish dot in its centre, 
the third smaller than the others and almost effaced by a whitish spot, the fourth encloses a 
small whitish spot, and there is a similar spot on the inner edge of the fifth ; those on secon- 
daries are ovate with dark centres ; the second and fourth are pupillcd with whitish and the 
third with lilacine. 
Expanse, S 50-55 millira., $ 45-58 millim. 
Occurs in June and July at Chang-yang and Ichang in Central China, and 
at Moupin, Omei-shan, Wa-ssu-kow, and Pu-tsu-fong in Western China. 
Araschnia fallax. (Plate XXVI. figs. 7 d , 8 ? .) 
Arascliiiiu fullax, Jaiison, Cistula Entom. ii. p. 271, pi. v. fig. 3 (1878). 
Vanessa levaiia, Prycr (ncc Linn.), Rliop. Nilion. p. 21, pi. v. fig. 12, ? (1888). 
"Above brownish black; the thorax witlv greenish iridescent pubescence; apical margins of the 
abdominal segments narrowly bordered with white ; antcnna3 black, the underside spotted with 
ochieous, apex of the club red; primaries with a Y-shaped mark near the base and two 
short transverse lines in the cell pale brown, a transverse band on the disc strongly inter- 
rupted near the middle, five small spots in a curved row near the apex, and a small linear spot 
about the middle and close to the margin pale oelireous, five irregular submargiual spots brick- 
red; secondaries with a transverse pale ochreous band before tlio middle and two fine undu- 
lating brick-red lines on the apical half, united anteriorly ;ind interrupted by the nervures, the 
fringes of both wings spotted with wliit o ; beneath pale ochreous, the base of the wings with 
several irregular red-brown and black marks, the former margined with dark brown, the centre 
of both wings without markings, h'aving a broad transverse band of the ground-colour, the 
apical third occupied by a broad red-brown band, bordered on either side by 8uli(|uadnito 
blackish spots, the centre with several small wliito spots, the apical margin with two fine 
black lines, the anal angle of secondaries with a small blue spot. Expanse of wings 2 inches 
2 lines.'' (Janson, I. c.) 
A. J'dllax differs fiom all forms A. Icvatm in tlie rounder outline of the 
secondaries, in whicli cliaracter it agrees with A. prorsoidea, Blanchard. The 
central IkukI of secondaries, which may be either pure white or dee^i yellow 
