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P. c-album L. (Vol. 1, p. 207, pi. 63 e). Among the light hutchinsoni race, the name allotted for less 
extreme specimens is pallidior Tutt and for those with more glossy and richly marked undersides is variegata 
Tutt. Among the hibernated generation are specimens with uniform glossy black undersides: carbonaria Vrty. 
— imperfecta Black. In North Africa among the hutchinsoni there frequently occur specimens with imperfect 
“c”, resembling an “i” or “1”. - cloqueti Glim. Similar to f-album (Vol. 1, pi. 63 e). On forewings inner marginal 
spot as large as costal spot. Outer margin only narrowly dark. On hindwings outer margin even widely light, 
only intersected by dark veins. On underside fore wings uniformly dark over % of their length, hindwings 
similar to upperside. — nigrolunaria Nitsche. The yellow lunules of hindwings and occasionally of fore wings 
are quite black. The 2 small basal spots are conjoined, otherwise ground colour paler. On underside of hindwings 
the “c” almost forms a ring; pictior Vrty. is almost the same. obscura Gloss. Upperside adumbrated. Marginal 
band of both wings widely dusky without yellow spots. Underside with very thin “c” marking. This “c” has 
naturally led to innumerable names. When it is quite closed the specimens are called: o-album Newh. — 
delta-album Der. are with more angular mark, delta-album Joseph is certainly wrongly named, as the delta is 
not completely closed. If it is changed to a streak with an adjoining dot, it is called uncipuncta Joseph or 
j-album Spul. Besides these we have g-album Gillm. Specimens with the “c” missing are called c-extinctum 
Schultz or extincta Rbl. There is no sense in these matters, in ascertaining rights of priority. — elongana Gab. 
is a cripple similar to futuronerva. The description of the veins is not given, therefore the name is valueless. 
P. egea Gr. (Vol. 1, p. 208, pi. 64 c). Among the very light large specimens from Dalmatia with reduced eyea. 
black markings and light margin, a specimen is named with pale middle area of both wings: albescens Std. albescens. 
c-album. 
'pallidior. 
variegata. 
carbonaria. 
imperfecta. 
cloqueti. 
nigro¬ 
lunaria. 
obscura. 
o-album. 
delta-album. 
12. Genus: Arasclmia Hbn. 
A. levana L. (Vol. 1, p. 202, pi. 64 d). vertunensis Gab. Between prorsa and porima. Outer area of levana. 
both wings like porima but middle bands white. Scarcely different from intermedia (Vol. 1, pi. 64 d). — vertunensis. 
levana-melitoides $ Lamb. Ground colour paler, more yellowish, apical mark on forewings yellowish, not white, levana- 
Outer margin to anal angle on hindwings paler, without dark marking. — borgesti KardaJc (13 b) is much larger 
than the european prorsa, the light marking pure white, red streaks on hindwing anterior to margin. — 
wladimiri KardaJc (13 b). Slightly resembling the european levana. Larger, ground colour and marking lighter, wladimiri 
In marginal area of forewings striking white patches. A variety with black markings much reduced is named 
separata KardaJc (13 b). Vladivostock, Narva. 
melitoides. 
borgesti. 
A. burejana Brem. (Vol. 1, p. 210, pi. 64 e) 
more faintly marked with black. Szechuan. 
separata. 
— leechi Oberth. (13 b) remotely resembles a large levana burejana. 
leechi. 
A. chirserssis Oberth. (13 c). Similar to burejana. Upperside of both wings has the black markings more chinensis. 
intersected by fine pale striations. Underside without the wide middle band with many fine interwoven 
striations. Ta-tsien-lu. 
13. Genus: Melitaea F. 
The species of this Genus are so variable, that the denominations, which are mostly given to single 
specimens, can actually only refer to individual aberrations. There are so many variations of each race that 
the innumerable names can have very little value. Nevertheless they are completely enumerated and it is left 
to our readers to decide which he will make use of. Their value is all the more problematical as only in rare 
cases have the genitals been examined to ascertain the actual species to which a specimen belongs. 
M. mat urn a L. (Vol. 1, p. 212, pi. 65 a). — fulgida Schultz. Beautifully cobalt-blue iridescent. — kautzi matuma. 
Schaw. Fore wings with heavy white bands, the 4 spots near the costa prolonged ray-like inwards. In place of 
marginal lunules striking large white spots. Hindwings very adumbrated on upperside. - diabolus $ Schaw. diabolus. 
The opposite. Very black, no white spots and no marginal row of spots. —There are 2 races: idunides Fruhst. idunides. 
The middle white band of both wings very prominent. J and $ specimens differing from specimens from Vienna 
and from urbani HirschJce from Budapest by increased grey-white (not impure yellowish) middle spots of both wings. 
In the $ also hindwings have white spots on outer margin. Underside with white or whitish-yellow markings 
instead of sulphur-ochre-yellow. Differs from uralensis Schaw. by more extensive red-brown submarginal bands 
on both wings. Bosnia. konumensis Mats, differs from typical specimens by larger yellow spots in marginal konumensis. 
row on fore wings, which in the $ are similar to those of the submarginal row. On hindwings the marginal row 
is pale yellow, very small. Cell spots of forewings larger. The outer yellow band at inner margin on underside 
of hindwings not intersected. Sachalin. 
M. leechi Alph. Wings broad. In the if yellow-red with black-brown margin, in the $ black-brown, leechi. 
with yellow-red and white lattice. £ somewhat black only in the cell; a dark row of streaks arising from the 
margin dividing yellow-red spots. In the more brightly coloured $ the marginal spots are almost white. 
Underside of <$ and $ are the same. Forewings yellow-red, rather paler in the cell with submarginal almost 
