220 NYMPIIALID^. 
Ab. h. All the wings are blackish on the upper surface ; the primiries have a submarginal 
fulvous macular band ; the secondaries have narrow central and broad submarginal macular 
bands ; ou the under surface the markings are typical, except as regards the outer edging of 
the submarginal band, -which is more conspicuously black. (Plate XXIV. fig. 2, c? •) 
Ab. c. Black spots on under surface of primaries mostlj" faint ; the outer margin is bordered with 
whitish, with marginal black line as in the type. The secondaries have the transverse bands 
whitish, and the space between the subbasal and central is clouded. (Plate XXIV. fig. 4, § .) 
A very variable sjjecies. I have figured some of the most striking aberra- 
tions, but do not consider it advisable to name them. 
Common in Western China at Pu-tsu-fong, but scarcer at Wa-shan, 
Ta-chien-lu, and Chow-pin-sa. Occurs in June and July up to an elevation 
of about 10,000 feet. 
Melitsea yuenty. 
MelitcBu yutnty, Oberthiir, Etud. d'Entom. xi. p. 17, pi. ii. fig. 13 (1886). 
Male. Palo fulvous, with black markings. The basal area of primaries is suffused with blackish, 
traversed hy a wavy black line and limited by an oblique one ; there is a large black spot at 
end of discoidal cell, sometimes annular in form ; the central series of black spots is 
undulated, and the submarginal and marginal series run parallel with the outer margin ; the 
costa, outer margin, and three fourths of the inner margin are narrowly black. Secondaries 
are more or less deeply suffused with black over the basal half; there are two rows of black 
spots parallel with the broad, black-bordered outer margin. Fringes grey. Under surface 
of primaries fulvous, spotted with black as above, but the margins are not black, and there is 
no blackish suffusion on the basal area ; on the outer marginal area there is a series of 
arrow-shaped marks, with the heads, directed inwards, black, and the shafts yellowish white. 
Secondaries tawny ; the basal area yellowish white, limited by an interrupted black line and 
spotted witli black ; the central band is broad, yellowish white, edged on each side by an 
interrupted black line, and intersected by a series of black spots ; beyond this is a row of 
black spots, and the space between this row and the central band is suffused with yellowish 
white; there is a series of large yeUowish-white arrow-heads, outlined in black, on the outer 
marginal area, and the marginal line is of the same colour. 
Female. Similar to the male but larger. 
Expanse, J 40-50 millim., $ 46-52 millim. 
In some specimens the black borders of all the wings are very broad and uniform ; a few of these 
have the basal portion of the secondaries up to the outer central row of spots deeply suffused 
with black. In other examples the spots of central series ou primaries are very large, often 
united, forming bands. 
This species appears to be confined to Western China. I have received a 
number of specimens from each of the follomng places : — Huang-mu-chang, 
Wa-shan, Wa-ssu-kow, Chia-kou-ho, Chow-pin-sa, Chia-ting-fu, and Ta- 
cliien-lu. It occurs up to an elevation of about 10,000 feet, and is on the 
wing in June and July. 
