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LEPIDOPTEROUS INSECTS. 
350. Parnassius Acco. 
Parnassius Acco, G. R. Gr. 
. PL XII. f. 5. 6. — The primary wings yellowish white, powdered with black scales at the base 
and along the inner margin ; two abbreviated deep black bands across the discoidal cell, one in the middle and 
the other at the apex ; the outer portion of the wing pale black, with two rows of irregular spots of yellowish 
white, with the nervules and edge on the outer margin black, but which is fringed outwardly with a series of 
white scales. The secondary wings yellowish white, with the inner margin black, and along the outer margin 
two rows of black lunes, those of the inner row deepest in colour, and they are the largest at the anterior angle ; 
the outer edge of each lune of the second row is narrowly bordered with white ; the outer margin is black, 
fringed with white scales ; the anterior margin has two spots of red or yellow surrounded with black, one at 
the base and the other near the middle ; and between the second subcostal and discoidal nervules is a subqua- 
drate spot of red or yellow surrounded with black. 
The under surface of all the wings is similar in colour and markings to the upper side, but the latter are not 
so prominent, and there are some short lines of black on the secondary wings which are not observed on the 
upper surface. 
In Collection (Brit. Mus.) from Chinese Tartary, where it is found on the plateau 16,000 feet high. 
351. Parnassius Simo. 
Parnassius Simo, G. R. Gr. 
PI. XII. f. 3. 4. — The primary wings yellowish white, with the nervures and nervules black, and 
the base and the anterior margin powdered with black scales ; the two short bands of deep black in the dis- 
coidal cell, one in the middle and the other at the apex ; the outer portion of the wing semitransparent black, 
which is divided by two narrow bands of yellowish white ; in some specimens, that part of the black which would 
form the inner band is sometimes broken ; the outer margin is fringed with black scales. The secondary wings 
yellowish white, with the base and the inner margin black, with a row of small black lunes at a little distance from 
the outer margin ; this latter is pale black and fringed outerly with white scales ; two spots, one on the middle 
of the anterior margin and the other between the second subcostal and the first median nervules, of black, 
having a red or pale red spot in the middle. 
The under surface of all the wings similar to the upper side both in colour and markings ; the latter are 
not so prominent ; the base of the secondary wings is marked with red. 
In Collection (Brit. Mus.) from Chinese Tartary, and discovered on the plateau 16,000 feet high. 
352. Parnassius Hardwickii. 
Parnassius Hardwickii, G. R. Gr. Lep. Ins. of Nepaul , p. 7. pi. 4. f. 1. Boisd. Sp. Gen. Lep. i. p. 400. 6. 
E. Boubl. Gen of B. Lep. p. 27. 10. 
PI. XII. f. 8-11. 
In Collection (Brit. Mus.) from Northern India (Nepal), and from Chinese Tartary at an elevation 
of 15,000 feet. 
Variety a. 
Parnassius Charino, G. R. Gr. MSS. 
PI. XII. f. 12-15. — Very similar to the preceding in markings, but the surface of the wings is mostly covered 
with minute black scales. 
In Collection (Brit. Mus.) from Chinese Tartary at an elevation of 15,000 feet. 
353. Parnassius Tenedius. 
Parnassius Tenedius, Eversm. Bull. Soc. Imp. Nat. Mosc. 1851, p. 621. Westw. Gen. of D. Lep. Add. p. 530. 
Irhoutzk. 
