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irregular. Hind wings grey-blue at the base, with a hind-marginal 
orange band and two rows of black spots ; internal to these a row 
of black spots in light rings ; there are five or six basal spots. 
1\ Thcrsamoii, v. OinpJialc, King. Syinb. Phys. t. 40, 12, 14. 
XaiitJie, Hub. 347-8. — This variety is slightly smaller and brighter 
than the type, the hind wings having small tails. Probably a 
variety of the second brood. Habitat, Asia Minor. 
1\ Athamantliis, Ev. Bull. Mosc. 1854, iii. 180. — “ P. alls 
supra nigris, fulvo-micantibus et nigro-punctatis ; fascia subter- 
minali fulva ; subtus cano-albis, nigro-punctatis ; fascia subter- 
minali fulva ; alls posticis caudatis.” Very close to Ampkidamas, 
but the coppery lustre of the wings is limited to a broad band 
running parallel to the hind margins. The ground colour 
of the under side is greyish white. Habitat, Western Siberia, 
the Steppes to the northward of the Sea of Aral. 
Genus CIGAPJTIS, Lucas, Ann. Soc. Fr. ii. 98, 1850. 
Butterflies having very much the aspect of those of the 
genus l‘ol/iomiitahis ; the upper surface of the wings, however, 
have not the metallic coppery lustre of that genus. Beneath 
they are white, with various brown and silvery markings. The 
hind wings are strongly emarginate, and often tailed. All the 
known species occur in Africa, one in Syria also. 
C. Acaiiias, King. Symb. Phys. t. 40, 7-9 (1834) ; Epargyros, 
Ev. Bull. Mosc. 1854, iii. 178. — Expands 1-25 to 1-35 in. Fulvous ; 
fore wings with a black stripe running from the costa downwards, 
and three black costal stripes. Hind wings with two hind 
marginal tails, with blackish stripes and spots arranged parallel to 
the hind margins. Under side white, beautifully spotted and 
banded with brown and silver. Habitat, Syria, Persia, and the 
Steppes to the South and South-East of the Ural. The female 
is larger and darker than the male. 
C. Cilissa, Ld. Wien. Mts. 18G1, p. 147. — On an average 
the size of Vldcms, the male being smaller than the female. 
The wings are brilliant coj)per-red, but without any metallic gloss, 
with a narrow hind-marginal border and square black spots ; 
the hind wings with two tails. Under side whitish, with square 
