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of fore wings partially absent. On underside, base of hindwings darkened, discal area lighter. aduaticana 
Lamb. The middle, submarginal and marginal rows of yellow-red spots on forewings merged to bands, 
fasciata Lamb. Only the 2 first united in a band. Therefore both like perrhoio. corythalioides Spannr. Upper 
and undersides like athalia-corythalia Hbn. Also fasciata is similar, but same has a normal underside. Here 
underside of forewings is yellow brown with a few black spots. Hindwing red-brown at base with black border; 
outer half yellow-wliite with orange-yellow spots. Margin rusty brown. - seminigra Mussch. has margin of 
hindwing similarly dark as phoebe-cinxioides . - johni Std. corresponds to athalia-funesta . amaura Schaw. 
Upperside dusky brown, black lines still clearly perceptible. Therefore not differing much from johni. 
trifasciata Guss. almost black. Only in basal area 2 interrupted brown bands and 4 brown spots. — semidetrita 
Hartig. Forewings almost without markings, only 2 marginal lines and basal spots present. Costa and the beginnings 
of traverse lines black. Base and marginal areas of hindwings darker, black markings in discal area diffuse. 
Underside of forewings poor in markings, hindwings normal. — semilearchus Ebert. Underside of hindwings 
somewhat paler than usual in dictynna\ small yellow dots interposed in brown outer band with a few black 
scales within them. - subtus-ocellata Rev. Underside of forewings almost devoid of marking, a median row 
of 6 black-brown ocelli with light centres on hindwings. Upperside of forewings without bands, hindwings 
black. moffartii Lamb. No markings on middle of underside of forewings, no spots at base of hindwings. - 
Hitherto races were only described from Asia, now we have a large number in Europe. — praxilla Fruhst. 
and $ large, therefore fuscous spots on upperside large. In $ on upperside of hindwings 3 rows of fulvous spots 
like in S. Tyrol. Underside very variable. The usually white middle row of spots on hindwings, is ochreous 
here also in the $, submarginal zone dark red-brown. Carniola. In Bosnia the $ is similar, rows of spots pure 
white on underside. — alpestris Fruhst. smaller than the form from the plains. Hindwings generally blackened, 
underside with buff instead of red-brown antemarginal band. Engadin, Zermatt. Similar specimens are found 
in the Jura, but $ has white dots in discal and marginal areas on upperside of hindwings. — vernetensis Oberth. 
Black markings of upperside so reduced at cost of yellow-red, that general appearance is like athalia. Yellow- 
red bands on underside browner. $ large, upperside very light, submarginal spots of both wings buff. East 
Pyrenees. — briantea Trti. 1st generation like vernetensis, but $ and $ larger. Ground colour bright yellow- 
red, often with whitish patches at apex in $. On underside all dark spots more distinct but with less black 
than in dictynna. Bands and lunules at margin of fore and hindwings brown. White bands in middle and 
before margin of hindwings glistening like mother-of-pearl. — The 2nd generation is smaller, like aurelia Hufn, 
lighter fuscous than the 1st generation: autumnalis Trti. On swampy meadows near Brianza. Among the 2nd 
generation one finds $ with 3 bands on upperside of both wings beyond the middle, the 1st and 3rd whitish, 
the middle one yellow-red. Predominantly milky-white on underside of hindwings: variegata Trti. — wheeled 
Chapm. very close to vernetensis, double brooded in the Tessin. And that is the description! 
aduaticana. 
fasciata. 
corythalioi¬ 
des. 
seminigra. 
johni. 
amaura. 
trifasciata. 
semidetrita. 
semilear¬ 
chus. 
subtus- 
ocellata. 
moffartii. 
'praxilla. 
alpestris. 
vernetensis. 
briantea. 
autumnalis. 
variegata. 
wheeler i. 
M. protomedia Men. (Vol. 1, p. 224, pi. 66 g). In regama Fruhst. the G is darker on upperside with protomedia. 
wider black margins and spots than typical. Submarginal spots on underside of both wings more than double re( J ama - 
as wide. Sub-basal area on hindwings scarcely half as wide as typical. W. China. 
M. arcesia Brem. (Vol. 1, p. 224, pi. 67 d). rucephala Fruhst. <$ similar to protomedia from Amur but arcesia. 
more intensively red-brown. Outer margin of both wings less wide than in arcesia from Irkutsk, but more vucephala. 
sharply outlined; submarginal and discal black bands correspondingly. Underside with more sharply out¬ 
standing almost whitish yellow spots and patches. $ similar on upperside to dejone from the Maritime Alps, 
but with wider black bands, not so diffusedly grey-black as in Irkutsk. Chingan Mountains, 2000 m. - carrnana carmana. 
Fruhst. Similar to minor Elw. (Vol. 1, pi. 67 d) but varying by a richer red-brown on upperside. On underside 
of hindwing, especially in the $ a narrower yellow-white submarginal band, the fulvous basal spots larger. 
Sajan Mountains. 
M. asteria Frr. (Vol. 1, p. 225, pi. 71 e). obscura Hosp. are dark, almost black specimens without the asteria. 
yellow-red discal and marginal spots on upperside. The light yellow bands also on underside more widely obscura - 
interrupted. — mevania Fruhst. (13 h). U with fuscous instead of buff spots on upperside. Only 2 rows of same mevania. 
instead of the normal 3 on hindwings, the inner row on forewings also is faint. Sub-basal and submarginal 
bands on underside of hindwings wdder dark brown. Grol3-Glockner. 
14. Genus: Argynnis F. 
This genus has recently been much sub-divided by Reuss. He introduces in his works the names 
Dry as , Prodryas, Darnora, Mimargyra, Eudaphne, Brenthis, Rathora, Boloria, Glossiana, Acidalia, Mesoacidalia, 
Proacidalia. Even specialists should be satisfied with fewer names. Although, following Vol. 1, we do not enter 
into subdivisions here, nevertheless it seems commendable to separate as subgenus Brenthis Hbn., in which 
the fore wing nervule 10 stalks with 9 -j- 8 + 7. In genuine Argynnis nervule 10 arises free at the anterior 
margin of the cell. According to this all species as far as and inclusive of thore would be classified as Brenthis 
with the exception of gemmata, but including altissima Elw. and mackinnoni Nic., which consequently cannot 
be forms of gemmata. Also hecate does not belong to Brenthis, as stated in Vol. 1, p. 233 in the last line. 
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