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wings with two ocellated spots, similar to those above. Habitat, 
Persia. 
S. Kaufmani, Erschoff. Lepid. Turk. pi. i. 14 ; Text, p. 19. — 
“Alls supra fuscis, anteriorum orbiculis nigris albido-cinctis 
tribus ; subtus omnibus griseo-luteis, anteriorum orbiculis nimbo 
nigrante conjunctis.” About the size of Briseis. The wings dark 
brown above. Fore wings with three black spots, enclosed by 
white rings. Hind wings unicolorous. Under side yellowish grey. 
The fore wings have the submarginal spots placed on a black band. 
Habitat, Maracanda in the middle of June. 
S. Ahdelkader, Pier. Ann. Soc. Fr. 1837, p. 19, pi. i. 5, 6. — 
Expands from 3‘0 to 3’ 15 in. Dark brown. All the wings with a 
submarginal row of blue spots. Under side : Hind wings grey, 
mottled with dark brown ; neuration whitish. Habitat, North 
Africa. 
S. Stidta, Stgr. — Size of Allionia. Wings dark brown ; fringes 
white. Fore wings with two white spots in the female. Hind 
wings broadly white in both sexes ; in the female with a black 
spot near the anal angle. Habitat, Samarkand. 
S. Dryas var. Sibirica, Stgr. Cat. 1871, p. 29. — Has the under 
side in both sexes uniform brown. Habitat, Eastern Siberia and 
the Amur. 
S. Cordidina, Stgr. — Resembles Cordula, but is smaller and 
duller. Habitat, Samarkand. 
S. Actcea var. Amasina, Stgr. Cat. p. 13 (1861), p. 29 (1871). — 
Is smaller than the type, and has the neuration marked with white 
beneath. Habitat, Amasia. 
Var. Partliica, Ld. Hor. 1869, p. 83. — Fiscal portion of the 
fore wings bright fulvous beneath ; the apical spot on the fore 
wings surrounded by a yellowish ring on the under side ; the 
under side of the hind wings being streaked with white. Habitat, 
Persia. 
(Genus Yptliima, Doub.) 
N. Asterope, Klg. Synib. Phys. T. 29, 11-14 ; Ld. Z. B. v. 1855, 
T. 1, 6. — Expands from 1 to 1‘25 in. Wings dark greyish brown ; 
female somewhat lighter. Fore wings with a large oval black spot 
near the apex containing two brilliant metallic blue dots, and 
