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VIRACHOLA; POLYOMMATUS. By Chr. Bollow. 
amphi- Ch. amphidamas Esp. (Vol. 1, p. 287, pi. 77 d). The name type form originates from Halle. — marchica 
damns. j{ annem from Mark Brandenburg in the spring form of vernalis has a shorter and fainter fuscous submarginal 
wm< mu. k an( j on U pp ers i(i e 0 f hindwings; in the $ besides the fuscous band on forewings is very wide. The darker 
phintonis. s um mer form obscura Ruhl has a fainter band also on hindwings in the $ and $. — phintonis Fruhst. from 
Irkutsk is smaller and paler than mid-european specimens. Underside pale yellow; the white band on both 
ameihy- wings is more than double as wide. — amethystina $ Wagn. has forewings densely suffused with violet, only 
stma. i nner angle remains fuscous and a similar band in the marginal area. Hindwings normal. — Besides these 
there is the name minor Der. for dwarf forms. 
dorilis. Ch. dorilis Hujn. (Vol. 1, p. 287, pi. 77 c). According to Courvoisier tibyus Poda is the correct name 
'oearnensis. for this species. The typical race occurs around Berlin. locarnensis Tutt is copper red on upperside, ochre 
iialorum. yellow on underside, heavily spotted, $ very large, band of hindwings glossy. S. Tessin. — italorum Vrty. is 
large. Submarginal red lunules larger, brighter on upper and undersides in and $. The SS are not dusky 
on underside, the $ generally not dusky on upperside. Uniformly so from N. Italy to Calabria. — In descriptions 
it is expressly ascertained that the generations do not differ. Later on however the author denominates them 
Ualoveris. separately and the spring form is classified as italoveris Vrty. It is said to be paler on the underside, whiter, 
rcverdini. rarely dusted with grey. Base striking and extensively dusted with blue. Typical of .Florence. — reverdini 
Std. is as dark as bleusei Oberth. (Vol. 1, pi. 77 d), the S reminds one of subalpina (pi. 77 d) with yellow-red 
marginal lunules, $ similar to virgaureae-stieberi, the black dots as heavy as in orientalis Stgr. (Vol. 1, pi. 77 d). 
Underside is greenish-grey to yellowish-grey. Aspromonte, 400—950 m. — bleusei Oberth. is subdivided into 
vernalis Oberth. with orange-red S on upperside and aestivalis Oberth. in which fore wings of and $ are yellowish 
and both in S and $ the hindwing has a tail. — dorilis-vernalis Rbl. is often without red marginal line in the J, 
siraminea. underside less yellowish, the $ brown-black with red marginal line. -— straminea Blach. is a yello wish-white 
monterfilen- albino. — monterfilensis Oberth. (= fulvomarginalis Schultz) is a dusky $ with dark red submarginal lunules 
llavimar on w i n g s - — flaviniarginata P. Sch. has yellow marginal lunules. — fulva $ Lamb, forewings fuscous, 
ginata. hindwings brown with wide red marginal lunules. purpureopunctata $ Wheel, has blue submarginal spots on 
fulva. upperside of hindwings. — brunnea Wheel, has orange-red spots at outer margin on underside of hindwings, the $ 
'"p'H 'a'riai’a occasionally as uniformly dark brown on the upperside as otherwise the $. — argentea G'liss. has a silver spot 
brunnea. on upperside of fore wings besides the black discal spot. Hindwings with a wide silvery band. Underside of 
argentea. f orew i n g S bluish, hindwings reddish-yellow. Courvoisier has created the following names: elongata : the spots 
radially prolonged inwards; radiata (= strandi Schultz, striata Gillmer): the arc of eyespots and marginal 
lunules radially conjoined; paucipuncta : with fewer spots, basipuncta with supernumerary basal spots: parallela 
with 2 streaks from discoidal lunule outwards, caeca almost without spots, radiata and subradiata Oberth. and 
radiata Spul. are also probably the same as radiata Gourv. ; cuneifera Oberth. is the same on the upperside 
as elongata Gourv. — Besides this we have nana Wheel for dwarf-like specimens. 
C. Group of Lycaenini, Lycaenides. 
23. Genus: Viracliola Mr. 
livia. V. livia Klug (Vol. 1, p. 291, pi. 77 g). Graves has found the following 3 new forms in Egypt; ab. 
pallida, pallida is a S with pale reddish brass-like upperside instead of the customary fiery orange. The dark apical. 
fumala. marginal and basal markings are more pronounced than in the name type form. — ab. rj-fumata is particularly 
dusky in the neighbourhood of the costa of the hindwings by the interspersion of dark black scales; nearly all 
the dark markings especially on the hindwing are almost black. — A counterpart hereto is formed by the ab. 
rlara. clara in which the dark markings especially in the distal area of the forewings are reduced to a single small 
spot in the apex on upperside. 
24. Genus : Polyommatiis Latr. 
baeticus. P. baeticus L. (Vol. 1, p. 290, pi. 77 h). Tutt has described a number of more or less justified forms 
fasciaia. which are enumerated as follows. — ab. fasciata Tutt has an additional and well developed traverse white 
marginata. band between hindmargin and disc of hindwing; synonymous to this is ab. albo-vittataOberth. —ab. marginata 
Tutt bears the same customary hindmarginal spots on the forewings which otherwise only occur on hindwings, 
even if same are only faintly developed. — Combinations of these 2 aberrations with modifications in the 
colouring have been denominated by Tutt in his monumental Work: ab. coerulea-fasciata, glossy bellargus-blxie 
but nevertheless with a pale traverse band on the hindwings. — ab. coerulea-marginata similarly only with 
marginata characteristics. Further clara-fasciata (= clara + fasciata); clara-marginata-, fusca-fasciata and 
fusca-marginata. All these denominations are on a par with those given to Pierides etc., they are unfortunately 
established and for this reason must be mentioned. Already a small specimen from the Gironde has been named 
minor, by conscientious Mr. Pionneau as minor and Oberthur received from Powell a bred specimen from Hyeres 
ecaudata. which is quite without, tails and which he therefore names ecaudata. 
