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wide bluish-black surround scalloped inwards, whilst the other sides of the disc only are margined by a narrow 
similarly coloured band. 
A. modesta Oberth. is a race flying in Tseku in Szechuan of A. sordida Mre. (phaecia Hew.) from the 
indian territory (Vol. 9, p. 699). It differentiates by the more sharply pronounced anal angle of hindwings and 
the absence of the subapical row of spots on the upper and undersides. Same is replaced by 4—5 small whitish 
dots which scarcely reflect through. 
2. Genus: &asakia Moore 
S. charonda Hew. (Vol. 1. 51 cl). Matsumura described of this species a var. sugitanii in the Zoological 
Magazine, Tokio. As this description was only published in the Japanese language it was impossible for me 
to get an exact description of the form. The same applies to several forms described by Matsumura in his 
“Thousand Insects” Additamenta III. The latter work is not obtainable in any library of the Continent or 
England. 
3. Genus: )Eril>oea Him. 
E. dolon Westw. (Vol. 1, 61 a). The subsp. carolus Fruhst. (= sinica Oberth.) is characterised by the 
much wider black margin of forewings and the submarginal of hindwings which is almost double the width 
of that of the indian races. The points of apex and tails are much shorter. The race approaches that of grandis 
Bothsch. (Vol. 9, p. 723) from the indian territory. The size varies, sometimes smaller, sometimes larger than 
type form. The ground colour is a brilliant lemon-yellow without greenish tone; the row of spots similarly. 
It occurs at Ta-tsien-lu in Szechuan, from whence also the variety of carolus, the ab. niger was described by 
Lathy. The latter is typified by blackish colouration at the base of both wings on upperside. 
E. narcaea Hew. (Vol. 1, 52 d). The ab. aemiliani Fernandes has pale grey ground colour like the typical 
form. The dark band resembles that of mandarinus Fldr. (Vol. 1. 52 d), only the outer margin is more concave 
than in any other known form of narcaea. The green marginal band of hindwings is not separated by a dark 
submarginal band. The ab. marginepunctata Lathy from Iviang-Nan in China has 9 dots of pale greenish 
colour in the black marginal band on upperside of fore wings. The upperside of hindwings has a row of black 
spots lying internervally in front of the outer margin. — A further variety from Tong-Men, Chang-Yang in 
China is ab. intermedia Lathy with upperside of forewings similar to that of mandarinus Fldr., but hindwings 
not varying from the type form either in colouration or marking. —- richthofeni Fruhst. is the $ of the wet 
season from Kiaochow and differs from mandarinus Fldr. from Shanghai by the larger blue-green marginal 
spots on upperside of both wings. In consequence the black inner band of hindwings is considerably reduced 
and appears to be more sharply outlined. Besides this there is an increase in the pale blue sheen on the tails 
and in the anal zone of hindwings. — The dry season form from Kiaochow is called arna Fruhst. and differs 
from narcaeus from Chekiang by the black submarginal band of forewings which is scarcely half as wide and 
by the very dainty terminal band of hindwings which is dissolved into 2 rows of black spots. — The $ of the 
wet season differs only in size from the of the dry season and the $ of the dry season form shows the typical 
reduction of the black submarginal band on both wings. There are no great differences on the underside. - 
Lathy describes subsp. acuminata from Pe-Yen-Tsing in Yunnan which is characterised by the sharply pointed 
apex of the forewings and the somewhat falcate outer margin. The marginal band resembles that of meghaduta, 
whilst the basal area of wings is similar to narcaea. On the hindwings the marginal and discal bands are 
almost straight. 
4. Genus: Cliaraxes 0 . 
C. jasius B. (Vol. 1, 52 b, c). From the delta of the Rhone near Cassis and Ciotat we have a dark form 
which Foulquier has named ab. obsoleta. The pale blue spots of hindwings are absent on upperside and the 
brown velvet-like sheen of the ground colour is not present. — Also ab. spoliatus Stauder from Zara in Dalmatia 
has reduced markings. The submarginal band of spots is absent on upperside of forewings, or it is reduced 
to a minimum. Sometimes the uppermost spot is faintly indicated in some specimens. — Ribbe found in Faro 
and Monchique in Spain a race that varies considerably from the type form, var. faroensis Rbbe. It is remarkable 
by much paler colouration of all markings including the ground colour of the wings. — Verity considers the 
type form to occur in N. Africa and would like to see jasius flying north of the Mediterranean separated 
from it because these are generally smaller and with paler colour. Also the tails are shorter and the blue spots 
modesta 
charonda. 
sugitanii. 
dolon. 
carolus. 
niger. 
narcaea. 
aemiliani. 
margine¬ 
punctata. 
intermedia. 
richthofeni- 
arna. 
acuminata. 
jasius. 
obsoleta. 
spoliatus. 
faroensis. 
