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fore wing similar to those in T. spini, ? ab. Iijnceus, and ilicis, ab. cerri, and 
suggests for this form the name fuha ox fidvofenestrata. 
Staudinger's types are from Amurland, and he also records this species 
from Japan ; he has since informed me that on further examination he 
considers the Japanese specimens to be referable to T. pnini, but adds that 
he has an undoubted female of T. prunokles from the Altai. 
Thecla rubicundula. (Plate XXIX. fig. s, $ .) 
Thecia rubicundula, Leech, Entomologist, xxiii. p. 40 (1890). 
Female. Fuliginous brown. Primaries with a discal reddish-orange suffusion. The tail of 
secondaries hardly darker, narrowl^v tipped with white ; fringes grey. Under surface brown : 
outer margin of primaries broadly tinged with reddish orange ; central transverse line white, 
bordered internally with dark brownish ; there are some indications of a submarginal series 
of black dots : central transverse line of secondaries white, bordered internally with dark 
brownish, and bidentated before reaching the abdominal margin ; outer margin broadly 
bordered with reddish orange, and preceded by a submarginal series of small black spots, 
edged internally with bluish ; a black spot at anal angle, and one in the second median inter- 
space ; between these is a faintly blue triangular spot. 
Expanse 31 millim. 
Allied to Thecla ornata, but the primaries are paler and the reddish-orange 
colour does not form a distinct patch ; on the under surface the red markings 
at once separate it both from T. ornata. Leech, and T. v-allmm, Oberlhiir. 
It is also closely allied to T. pnmoides, Staudinger, but the direction of the 
transverse lines on under surface, the greater extent of the red submarginal 
band on secondaries, and the series of black spots followed by red lunules on 
primaries will serve to separate T. nibicundula from that species. 
Appears to be a local and scarce species. I received two female speci- 
mens (originally supposed to be males) from Chang-yang, Central China, 
where they were taken in June. 
Thecla lais, sp. nov. (Plate XXIX. fig. 4, ? .) 
Female. Tuliginous brown. Primaries have an obscure orange patch on the disc, intersected by 
the second and third median nervules, the portion below the second nervule least evident. 
Secondaries have a bright orange band on the outer marginal area towards anal angle : this 
band is separated into three parts by the submedian nervure and first median nervule. 
Fringes pale grey-brown, white at the angle of secondaries, and white tijiped with black on each 
side of the tail, which is black with a whito apex. Under surface grey-brown : primaries 
have a series of six linear white spots, bordered internally with M^u'ki.sli, fdrming a transverse 
band : secondaries have a slightly obliqiie central series of five « liite linear spots, edged inwardly 
with blackish ; submarginal band composed of seven white crescents and two neaily parallel 
