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ARGYNNIS. By M. Gaede. 
zarewna. 
xantho- 
dippe. 
aglaiae- 
for mis. 
numerica . 
non¬ 
argent at a . 
flavescens. 
mumon. 
doii. 
kurosawae 
pallida. 
elwesi. 
taigetana. 
nerippe. 
acuta. 
laodice. 
disco- 
confluens. 
melloides. 
producta. 
fletcheri. 
ussurica. 
ferruginea. 
childreni. 
binghami. 
caesarea. 
anadyo- 
mene. 
obliterata. 
paphia. 
confluens. 
nigricans. 
ocellafa. 
diluta. 
lutea. 
rutila. 
viridescens. 
huhsti. 
lubbeana. 
striking. The black spots on underside of fore wings widely diffusing; the eyespots on hind wings with heavier 
black ringlets than in xanthodippe Fixs. (as illustrated in Vol. 1, pi. 69 e). silvery spots reduced. Chefoo. — 
zarewna Frulnst. similar to a european mountain form; q dark ochreous on upperside, $ darker at base than 
alpine Underside similar to xanthodippe. Irkutsk. — According to Reuss pallescens Btlr. is illustrated on 
pi. 69 e as xanthodippe , the correct xanthodippe according to his opinion is now illustrated here (14 c). — 
aglaiaeformis Wtk. differs from other specimens from Amur by heavier black markings on upperside and 
sharply defined glossy silvery spots on underside. Possibly this is a subform to clirysodippe Stgr. Amur 
territory. — There are 4 new races from Corea: numerica Mats, has smaller black spots than xanthodippe Fixs. 
Ground colour duskily dusted. Silvery spots on underside of hindwings larger at margin, smaller at base; also 
brown submarginal spots smaller. — non-argentata Mats. Similar to coredippe Leech. Marginal spots on underside 
of hindwings dusted with silver. The 3 basal spots silvery, discal spot and a further spot below white with a 
slight metallic sheen. — flavescens Mats. More heavily darkly dusted than coredippe. Yellow spots conse¬ 
quently more distinct. On underside of hindwings greenish-yellow without silvery spots, a marginal row of pale 
yellow lunules, beyond same a dark greenish band. — mumon Mats. Similar to vorax Btlr. (Vol. 1, pi. 69 e) 
without the silvery spots on underside of forewings at margin, which are pale yellowish here; the other silvery 
spots are smaller. — doii Mats. Similar to sachalinensis Sat. (= satakei Mats.) which is not enumerated here, 
but the marginal row of yellow spots is quite absent on forewings; the disco-cellular spot becomes linear, 
towards the costa; the outer row of spots larger. Hindwing with distinct and larger spots, only the marginal 
spots linear. On underside of forewings there are 2 silvery spots near the apex, the yellow marginal line on 
hindwings narrower. Kurile Islands. — kurosawae Mats, is a form in which the silvery spots on underside of 
hindwings are elongated. The 2 anterior spots extend from base to j/jjrd of the distance from apex. Sapporo. 
Of the race (or species) jainacleva Mr. (Vol. 1, pi. 69 f) the form pallida Evans is new: paler and smaller 
Ladak. Besides this elwesi Reuss (14 e): differentiated by green submarginal ocelli on underside of hind¬ 
wings with faint silvery centres, on underside of forewings 2 silvery patches at apex just before the marginal 
lunules. Ivulu. 
A. taigetana Reuss (14 d). Superficially like pallescens Btlr. Margin of forewings heavily curved, ground 
colour more greenish. Underside with green bands and green-brown ocelli on hindwings. Plumules brown on 
upperside. Greece. 
A. nerippe Fldr. (Vol. 1, p. 239, pi. 69 f). — acuta Mats, differs from coreana Btlr. by the more reddish- 
yellow upperside of both wings, all black spots are smaller. The silvery spots in the discal row are large on the 
underside, no spots however at margin, spot in disc smaller and jjointed. Also from Corea. 
A. laodice Pall. (Vol. 1, p. 239, pi. 70a). One aberration is new: disco-confluens Rev. The 2 outer 
marginal rows of spots on hindwings and partly also on forewings are confluent. — A few new races are 
described, all from East Asia: melloides Reuss. Very large, upperside fiery. The margin on underside of 
hindwings very dark. A transition to melli. Peking. ( melli Reuss from South China and therefore not palaearctic 
is described as being “as large as childreni-sakontalF ’.) — producta Mats. Differs on underside from japonica 
Men. (Vol. 1, pi. 70 a) by a deeper violet colour in outer area, narrower inner brown line, wider silvery spots; 
the violet crescents at the margin very wide, on innerside with green spot. Corea. — fletcheri Wtk. is smaller 
and paler than specimens from Corea. Vladivostock. — ussurica Kard. Ground colour more brilliant, black 
marking bolder, somewhat larger than specimens from East Prussia. Ussuri territory. — ferruginea Wtk. 
Differs on underside from japonica Men. by rust coloured outer 2 / 5 ths of hindwings (instead of rose) intersected 
by a silvery-grey submarginal shadow. On upperside the heavy black marking corresponds to ariana Fruhsi 
(Vol. 1. pi. 70 c), but the hindwing is still darker around the cell and similarly at the base of both wings. Sachalin. 
A. childreni Gray (Vol. 1, p. 240, pi. 70 b). — binghami Oberth. (14 f) is much darker on upperside than 
childreni. Underside of forewings is also dark, on hindwings the green ground colour is replaced by brown. 
Siao-lu. — caesarea Fruhst. Similar to sakontala Foil. (Vol. 1, pi. 70 b). The anal angle of hindwing of d is 
more extensively bluish, the silvery stripe on underside of hindwing narrower. West and Central China. 
A. anadyomene Fldr. (Vol. 1, p. 241. pi. 70 d; 71b, c). — obliterata Kard. (14 f). more brilliantly 
coloured. The silvery marking is absent on underside of hindwings which are almost unicoloured in A and $; 
only a white streak is visible at costa and a few white discal dots. Hindwings more finely marked than in 
pandora-seitzi and a duller green than in same, as shown in Vol. 1, pi. 71 c. South Ussuri, Amur territory. 
A. paphia L. (Vol. 1, p. 241). The dwarf form has 3 names: minor Der., nana Steph., pusilla Wnuk. — 
The following are dark aberrations: confluens Splr. The 2 outer rows of spots are converged. — nigricans Cosm. 
corresponds with niobe-pelopia ; backei Unterb. is almost the same. ocellata Frings (14 f) has elongated black 
eyespots with ringlets in the ground colour in front of the margin of both wings. Immediately anterior to same 
is a black band, pelopioides Krornb. is similar, only on the hindwings the eyespots are separated into 2 round 
dots. — diluta Splr. are specimens with diffuse black marking, conjuncta Schaw. and sylva Fischer are probably 
identical. — In the $$ besides the normal yellow-brown, one also finds pale yellow specimens: lutea Reuss; 
f'ierv-orange yellow: rutila Reuss ; faintly green forming a transition to valesina: viridescens Reuss. — huhsti 
Reuss is a form between paphia and valesina and in same the mosaic markings on upper and undersides vary. 
— lubbeana Fisch. is fairly similar to valesina. The bands of black spots are varyinglv heavier and fainter, 
ground colour inclined to be paler. The silver bands on underside of hindwings are more extensive and paler. 
