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7. Family: Lycaemdae. 
In this family the formation of races is not especially large in the palaearctic regions, whilst the 
inclination to form aberrations is excessively great. Coitrvoisier has, as far as was possible, without en¬ 
croaching on denominations already given, created an orderly classification by giving the same name for 
similar forms of aberration in all species. Further he has utilised names that are comprehensible without 
special elucidation. Tftt has also made a systematic study of the aberrations, but has gone so far in sub¬ 
division that even specialists will find their requirements supplied by an excessive number of names. The new 
species naturally mostly originate in the asiatic regions of the territory covered. There are however a few 
from Europe, although not nearly so many as in the following family of Hesperides. 
A. Group of the Theclini. 
1. Genus: ltapala Mr. 
R. nemorensis Oberth. Upperside dark brown with violet sheen. Forewings with yellow-red centre, 
marginal bands of hindwings the same. On underside of both wings 2 white marginal bands, of which the outer 
one is fainter; on forewings only the inner one has a yellow-red border on inner side, on hindwings both are 
bordered in this way. 32—34 mm. Tzekoo. 
R. coreacola Mats. Similar to micans-betuloides Btlr. (Vol. 1, pi. 72 a). However the reddish spot on 
upperside of forewings is smaller in <$. Underside more similar to D. arata Brem. (Vol. 1, pi. 72 b) but the 
submarginal bands of both wings are not intersected by the pale veins. (But neither is this the case in arata\). 
The 3 black spots near the anal angle of hindwings as in arata , but the 2 anterior ones are white, angular and 
edged with black. $ without the red spot on upperside of forewing, hindwings with a row of large red spots at 
inner margin (at posterior end of outer margin?). 36 mm. Corea. 
R. micans Brem.-Grey (Vol. 1, p. 259). — suzukii Mats. The red spots on upperside of both wings smaller 
than in betuloides. Underside grey with golden sheen. Outer band of forewings wider, narrower posteriorly 
and bent outwards at end. Submarginal band of both wings narrower, the one on forewings %, that on hind¬ 
wings y 3 rd as wide as the outer band. Corea. 
- 3. Genus: Deudorix Hew. 
D. shakojiana Mats. Similar to arata-tyrianthina Btlr. (Vol. 1, p. 260). The $ darker violet-blue on 
upperside. The middle bands on underside of both wings not contracted posteriorly and closer to the outer 
band especially on hindwing. The lower third of the outer band of hindwing is filled with yellow-red and edged 
on both sides with dark brown. The yellow-red anal spot is smaller. Differs from coreacola. by the absence of 
red spots on upperside of hindwings. $ 32 mm. Corea. 
D. arata Brem. (Vol. 1, p. 260, pi. 72 b). — juliae Kardak. (15 a) has wings with blue sheen on upperside 
and not violet. The pale stripes on underside are almost pure white: the 4 black spots at anal angle of hindwings 
smaller, more precise, their orange-red surrounds more pronounced. Vladivostock. 
D. sylvana Oberth. (15 a). The $ not resembling the two other species, except through the dark outer 
band on underside. Upperside blackish with blue sheen with a small orange-yellow spot in middle of forewing. 
A double streak on underside at disco-cellular. A blue angular mark at anal angle of hindwing. 36 mm. Tzekoo. 
nemorensis. 
coreacola. 
micans. 
suzukii. 
shakojiana. 
arata. 
juliae. 
sylvana. 
