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and sometimes on the central area of the wing. The markings of primaries are as follows : — 
stigmata filled in with yellowish, sometimes tinged with reddish ; a central yellowish or 
fulvous macular band, preceded by a large spot of the same colour near the costa, and some- 
times a few smaller ones below it ; a submarginal macular band deep fulvous ; a marginal 
series of yellowish or greyish spots. Secondaries have macular bands similar to those on the 
primaries, but these do not always reach the abdominal margin ; a marginal series of greyish 
crescents. 
On the under surface both forms are alike, and are similar to the male ; but the ground-colour and 
markings are rather paler. 
Expanse, c? 38-42 millim., $ 36-44 millim. 
M.jezahel is exceedingly close to M. hcdhita, Moore, and probably is only 
a local race of that species. It occui's in the mountains around Ta-chien-lu 
in Western China, and How-kow in Thibet, at an elevation of about 10,000 
feet, in July and August, but seems to be most abundant at the last-named 
place. 
Melitaea agar. (Plate XXIV. fig. 6, ? .) 
MeliUeu aijar, Obertliiir, Etud. d'Eiitom. xi. p. 18, pi. v. figs. 32 cj, 31 ? (1886). 
Male,. Deep fulvous. The discoidal stigmata of primaries are broadly black, and the inner one is 
united with an annular black mark below it in the submcdian interspace ; the black spots of 
central series are bar-like and confluent towards costa, and terminate in a large oblong spot 
in the submedian interspace; on the submarginal area there is a series of longitudinal black 
bars transversely intersected by a line, varying in width, of the ground-colour; outer and 
inner margins bordei'ed with black. Secondaries black, with the venation marked with deep 
fulvous as far as the broad central band, which is of the same colour ; this band is traversed 
by two rows of black spots, those composing the outer series smaller than those of the inner 
series; these last are often dilated, and are sometimes merged in the ground-colour; there is 
a deep fulvous transverse curved streak in the discoidal cell, and the outer margin of the 
wing is broadly bordered with black ; the basal area is clothed with long silky fulvous hairs. 
Fringes white, spotted with black. Under surface of primaries pale fulvous, the stigmata 
faintly outlined ; beyond the end of the cell are three transverse rows of black dots, but the 
outer series is never well defined and the lower ones of the inner series are often obsolete ; 
the apex is pale straw-coloured, and there is a series of black dots on the outer margin. 
Secondaries pale straw-colour, with some black spots at the base, an interrupted series on 
central area, and two complete rows on outer margin ; those of the first series between the 
nervulos, and those of the second series on the extremities of the nervules ; there are two 
broad, black-edged, pale fulvous bands ; the first has a downward projection from its inner 
edge near costa, and its lower extremit}' separated from a streak of the same colour in the 
abdominal fold ; the second is traversed towards its outer edge by a row of black dots. 
Female. Primaries greyish white, sometimes tinged with pale fulvous ; the stigmata are broadly 
outlined in black and filled in with dark grey, the outer sometimes with fulvous ; transverse 
black markings as in the male : secondaries black, with a greyish or pale fulvous chain-like 
band. Under surface as in the male, but the ground-colour is rather whiter. 
