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Konigsberg. — rosea Cosm., described as nov. spec, has golden-yellow forewings, the outermost of the 4 rows 
of spots is almost extinct. Underside pale golden-yellow, hindwings % greenish, margin rose, black spots 
reflecting through from upperside. — Variations of underside occur in the following forms: subtusaurea Reuss 
has a golden-brown ground colour to all wings. — fascr'ata Adler : in anargyra Stgr. from Corsica occas¬ 
ionally there are only 2 dark violet narrow marginal bands on the green iridescent ground colour on underside 
of hindwings. — marillae Aign. (14 f) has the metallic stripes of underside of hindwings so extended that the 
entire base and discal areas are silvery, the band of eyespots before the outer margin is brownish-green, 
harmsi Reuss is a paphia-^ with colouration of valesina and with considerably larger androconia than customary 
in papJiia. — According to the colour of the paler patches otherwise typical valesina have been sub-divided 
into valesina-alba, -flava, -brunnea (= Esper’s name type form), -nigra Reuss. The aberrations are almost 
immaterial. — valesina- udei Reuss varies a little more; ground colour almost white-grey, all the other green 
patches incline to be violet. — mZesfna-miranda Fisch. is fairly dusky, with a few brown radial stripes on 
forewings, those of hindwings fainter. — valesina-t udora Fisch. Still darker than miranda. Quite grey-black 
except for a streak at the apex and base of forewings, underside of forewings blackish in the middle, hindwings 
verdigris in the middle, with silvery sheen, atrox. Niep. is probably the same. Both are forms due to temperature. 
— mlmna-nigricans Cosm. is a transition to eudora. The whitish patches on costa of forewings are absent, 
the black marginal spots are confluent, other spots large. — Typical paphia L. originate from Sweden. They 
show a sharp contrast on the hindwings between the silvery-white ground colour and the comparatively deep 
green spots and bands of the $. Further south the species develops larger. The contrast of colours on the 
hindwings becomes less pronounced as the white spots at the base are suffused with green and rose at outer 
margin. — The green spots become paler and yellowish in the magnata Vrty., typical of central France. - 
Further south in Italy besides, the black spots on underside of forewings become smaller and reddish; niagnifica 
Vrty., typical of Corsica and Valdieri. calidigenita Std. is similar. Almost as large as tsushimana Fruhst. 
(Vol. 1, pi. 70 e), the apex of forewings unicolourous pale brown. 10 mm wide, without black marking. 
Aspromonte. — anargyra Stgr. according to Vol. 1, p. 241 occurs in southern Spain; according to Ribbe it 
occurs at Bilbao, Catalonia, Albarracin. Besides according to Schawerda the race should be named immaculata 
Bell. It is without silver on the golden-green underside of hindwings; specimens with narrow, deep yellow 
margin are named: lilamarginata Schaw., if they have besides some silver: transiens Schaw. — zariquieyi Sag. is 
perhaps identical with the latter. Small, silvery bands on underside of hindwings reduced. Aragon. — Turning 
to the East: butleri Krul. is a transition from thalassata Fruhst. from east Russia to paphioides Btlr. from Japan. 
Wiatka. — argyrophontes Alph. corresponds as a race in the Caucasus to the aberration marillae Aign., eventually 
the latter name should have precedence. — sachalinensis Flats. Ground colour olive-brown with bluish shade, 
instead of olive-yellow. At outer margin of forewings the black spots are olive-bluish with yellow centres. 
South Sachalin. — The race dives Oberth. was erroneously named diva in Vol. 1, this however was corrected in 
the register of misprints (p. 379). According to Dioszeghy the name marillae Aign. can claim priority over 
argyrorrhites Alph. which was used in Vol. 1, p. 241. 
A. pandora Schiff. (Vol. 1, p. 242, pi. 71 c). —- mediodefecta $ Std. The 3rd row of spots counting from 
the margin is almost absent on npperside of hindwings. — cuneigera Std. On upperside in outer area the 
cuneiform spots are confluent. —- fulva Cosm. is a half-sided hermaphrodite, in which the spots neither 
correspond to normal $ or — lilicina Oberth. (14 e) is fairly normal on upperside, more brick-red on underside 
of forewings. — melanophylla $ Std. corresponds to paphia-valesina Esp. Upperside greenish-black, only dull 
brownish-yellow at apex of forewings, black markings daintier. Monte Faito. — cymea Schaw. Ground colour 
dark green, almost blue-green on hindwings. In the $ only brown at costa of fore wings, in the $ besides at 
the apex a few yellow-brown patches, the black marking more massive, seitzi Fruhst. from Algeria forms a 
transition to same. Corsica. — chrysobarylla Fruhst. is also similar to seitzi. The subapical and cell spots are 
larger and more yellow than brown. On underside the black discal and marginal spots wider, the silvery bands 
bolder. Teneriffe. — violacea Trti. Large and well developed. The upperside of specimens from Algeria 
differ in alj cases by faint green dusting and somewhat more ochre-brown ground colour. Underside similar 
to lilicina Oberth. Underside of hindwings also similar to lilicina (14 f), but the ground colour of fore wings is 
claret coloured in the disc, in the $ almost carmine red, also the subapical area which is generally yellow, is here 
suffused with reddish. Apex is green with violet sheen as on hindwings. On underside of fore wings the sub- 
marginal spots have centres of mother-of-pearl. On hindwings the 2 rows of mother-of-pearl spots are glossy 
and contiguous, in lilicina the row is interrupted and of duller colouration. Submarginal line somewhat bluish, 
anterior to same distinct mother-of-pearl spots. Cyrenaica. 
A. hyperbius Joh. (niphe L.) (Vol. 1, p. 242, pi. 71 c, d). — hybrida Evans. <$ with thickened veins 
similar to specimens from Palni ( = castetsi), the $ resembles a normal hyperbius. — castetsoides Reuss. 
Differing from castetsi Oberth. by a commencement of dimorphism in the $. India: southern Himalaya. 
According to Bryk the $2 of adippe, paphia and probably also improbula have a small sphragis. 
subtusauren 
fascia to.. 
mar iliac. 
harmsi. 
udei. 
miranda. 
eudora. 
nigricans. 
maynatu,. 
magnifica. 
calidigenita. 
immaculata. 
lilamargi¬ 
nata. 
transiens. 
zariquieyi. 
butleri. 
argyrophon¬ 
tes. 
sachalinen¬ 
sis. 
pandora. 
mediodefec¬ 
ta. 
cuneigera. 
fulva. 
lilicina. 
melano¬ 
phylla. 
cymea. 
chryso¬ 
barylla 
violacea. 
hyperbius. 
hybrida. 
castetsoides 
