Publ. 21. XI. 1930. 
LYCAENA. By Che. Bollow. 
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philonom/us. 
(16 g) of which the CS have grey undersides. Frequently there is a large somewhat cuneiform mark in the disc. 
Upperside of hindwings often has orange coloured marginal spots. Glais described the following 3 varieties of 
this race: ab. lepontoisi is a nigropunctata form in which the 4 spots reflect through on the upperside. They are leponioisi. 
surrounded with pale blue ringlets. Besides this, a few specimens show the blue scaling arranged like rays on the 
hindwings. — ab. joannisi Glais has the 4 upper spots of the arcuate row on the underside of the forewings joannisi. 
united forming a black band and also on the hindwings these ocelli are similarly confluent. The discoidal lunule 
is in the shape of a horizontal bar. This aberration belongs to the centro-juncta group. — In the ab. crassipuncta crassipunc- 
the discoidal lunule is changed to a large triangular black spot. — subsp. philonomus Bergstr. (= philonome 9 
Bergstr.) is a very small high altitude form from the Swiss Alps with not more than 23 mm wing expanse and 
of very dark ground colour. It is frequent in July and August. Identical with it are aegidion Meissner and 
alpina Berce and Wheeler (Vol. 1, p. 300). Also alpina Gourv. belongs to this race and at the best can only be alpina. 
termed a variety occurring in the Valais, Tessin and Les Grisons. The $S have rounded wings, blue-black 
upperside and a wide black margin. Underside is ashy-grey with the usual 4 arcuate rows of ocelli. r Ihe space 
between the 2 outermost is filled with orange. $$ show all wings unicoloured brown on upperside and ashy- 
grey on underside. Marking as otherwise in The varieties already described above, duplex Cock, and jalloui 
Tutt occur and besides these ab. rufolunata Tutt, which is characterised by the leather coloured cones situate rufolunata. 
over the black marginal spots to the number of 4, but the 1st and 4th are only indicated whilst the 2 inner ones 
are very striking. — On the southern slopes of the Swiss Alps we find the race killiasi Christ. The CS show killiasi. 
a wide black marginal band on upperside which diffuses inwardly in rays along the veins so that only little 
blue is left. The $ is remarkably small. 
In Carinthia, Tyrol, Croatia and Herzegovina subsp. carinthiaca Courv. occurs, a large race exceeding carmthiaca. 
the name type form in size. CS are much darker violet on upperside. The wide black margin of 2—4 mm is 
very striking, it projects along the veins in fine black rays into the area of the wings. The black discoidal 
lunules generally distinctly developed. On underside grey-white is the dominating colour with very striking 
ocelli which are often confluent. The outer band shows a vivid red colour which is somewhat clouded over on 
margin of forewing. The $$ belonging hereto have only faintly developed marginal lunules on upperside of 
hindwings. Same are scarcely indicated on the forewings. The white zone between the arcuate and marginal 
lunae in typical specimens is generally duskily clouded over. — A melanic race occurs in Carniola, eleomenes cleomenes. 
Fruhst., of which the <$ resembles the illustration in Vol. 1, pi. 78 c, Fig. 7 in regard to the size and colouration. 
In some specimens the entire hind wing is black on the upperside with only minute remnants of blue dusting. 
Underside of forewings is black-brown, only the basal area faintly blue grey; hindwings with dark blue basal 
area with a wide dark red-yellow submarginal band edged inwardly widely black. Forewings have a very 
distinct black discoidal lunule and only faint traces of a red-brown submarginal band. 
In Gavarnie, Pyrenees, Tutt discovered the race pyrenaica ; somewhat larger than the typical Spanish pyrenaica. 
argus, with the deep blue of hypochiona Rmb. (Vol. 1, p. 300, pi. 78 d) and a wide black margin to forewings. 
The marginal spots of hindwings vanish in the dark margin and the vivid white fringes form an effective striking 
contrast. Underside is grey with heavy bluish suffusion at base of wings, orange band fainter than in hypo¬ 
chiona. The $9 have dark brown upperside with 3 or 4 orange lunules on hindwings; fringes are grey with the 
exception of white tips to forewings. Underside similarly brown, orange markings nicely developed with striking 
white band between the submedian and orange band of hindwings. As a variety we have here ab. hypochionides hypochio- 
Tutt, characterised by the more lilac tone of the ground colour and the narrower black margin to forewings. mdes. 
Underside is white but not so pure as hypochiona. — ab. iberica Tutt is a variety of hypochiona Rmb. (pi. 78 d) and iberica. 
only differentiated thereby that the marginal band on upperside of all wings is wider and appears more diffuse. 
Further, the marginal spots of hindwings are always less pronounced. The underside of rSo shows a less pure 
white. It occurs on the mountains around La Granja. — casaicus Cliapm. like the following forms is allied to casaicus. 
hypochiona, 'it is a very large aberration of from 35 mm occurring at Vigo and Branuelas in Asturia. The S3 
are glossy blue on upperside like coryclon var. corydonius and underside unicoloured pale silvery-white similar 
to hypochiona and bejarensis (Vol. 1, p. 300). $$ have 2 or 3 red lunae on upperside of hindwings at outer margin 
which however do not have an orange or red-brown tone. On the other hand they have a peculiar pale rosy 
sheen through the admixture of blue. — brahuelasensis Tutt from Branuelas in Asturia differs only slightly branuela- 
from hypochiona. The black spots on hindwings are almost entirely merged in the submarginal band, but the 
chief difference lies in the colouration of underside, the forewings and basal half of hindwings are distinctly 
grey not white; white is only visible in the submarginal band of hindwings. Spots are well developed and orange 
band heavy. — ab. vigensis Tutt from the neighbourhood of Vigo is much smaller than the usual asturian forms, vigensis. 
otherwise only minutely different. Black marginal spots of hindwings are more distinct and the costa is dark. — 
Variations of colour are S ab. lilacina-minor Tutt with a more lilac colour tone and lilacina-rufoluuulata Tutt lil.-minor. 
with yellow lunae on lilac lustrous ground. — ab. vacaresa Ribbe differs by a small spur on the tibia and by tllacina-ru 
folunulata. 
vacaresa. 
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