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the orange lunae are united to a fine orange coloured band, bella H.-Schdff. (Vol. ). p. 300, pi. 78 d) should 
be placed here as a variety. 
From Naryn in Turkestan we have a small race only 23—24 mm wing expanse named naruena naruena. 
Gourv. The GS have dark blue upperside with heavily black dusted veins and unusually wide black margin 
which on the hindwing develops large cuneiform marks extending into the blue surface. Sometimes these 
dentations have dissolved their connection with the margin and are shown as isolated spots fairly far from 
the margin. Underside is pale grey, nearly white, with wide greenish basal dusting, bold arcuate row and 
bright yellow-red marginal bands especially on hindwings. The single $ known expands 20 mm. —- The var. 
sifanica described by Grum-Grshimailo from the Jakar Mountains also occurs according to Tutt in “Soochow, sifanim. 
Kansu”. The original description only says that it is larger, darker, with very wide margin and very distinct 
discoidal lunule. — subsp. ongodai Tutt from Ongodai in the Altai is a very large race of 31—33 mm wing ongodai. 
expanse. G almost purple-blue with heavily developed black margin and black veins. Fringes white, 
discoidal lunule prominent on all wings. $ red-brown with bold orange lunae on the hindwings, rather 
fainter on fore wings. — coreana Tutt occurring in Corea and Japan is a ^ of deep purple-blue with prominent coreana. 
dark margin on forewings and more or less strikingly black edged veins. Biscoidal lunule only faintly developed 
on all wings. Fringes grey inwardly white outwardly with black checks at ends of veins on hindwings. 
Underside bluish-white, dusted with dark blue at base of wings. Spats of underside with paler ringlets 
than ground colour; orange marking bold especially on hindwings. $ dark red-brown almost uniformly so on 
forewings with a fine white border along the outer costal half, without indication of any orange lunae. Hind¬ 
wings show the same colouration with vivid orange markings. Underside is brown with ocelli dots sharply 
encircled by white. Orange band as in G, pale submarginal band only present on hindwings. Green metallic 
scales at base of wings only in corean and not in Japanese specimens. — japonica Oberth. (16 f) is quite similar japonica. 
and may eventually be attached to same. 
nali.s 
insularis Leech (Vol. 1, p. 300, pi. 78 d) is a separate species according to the researches of Chapman insulari *. 
and Verity, being distributed from Japan to Europe, euergetes as well as calabrica Trti. and aegusella Vrty. 
mentioned below, also praeterinsularis Vrty. (named according to Fig. 305 in Oberthur’s Et. Lep. Comp.) praeterin- 
from Yokohama, belong to same. — ab. kononis Mats, is a large $ of 32 mm expanse, having an additional 
round black spot in the disc of the forewings which is edged with white like the discoidal lunule. Submarginal 
spots grey with white cones on both sides. On hindwings the dots of the arcuate row are extended like an “!” 
and in the submarginal area there is a row of double brown lunae. — ab. septentrionalis Beuret from the septentrio- 
neighbourhood of Bale belongs here. GS' 22— 27 mm, the $$ 24—29 mm expanse. Upper side pale violet and 
iridescent. Black margin of wings forming only a narrow line, veins narrowly dusted with black at outer 
margin forming black streaks. Fringes blackish in basal area especially at end of veins on hindwing, margin 
of the latter with distinct black row of spots, often conjoined with the margin. £ very dark blackish always 
more or less dusted with blue. Underside of G pale grey, $ with an inclination towards brownish. Base 
of hindwings to the basal eyespots faintly bluish in G and more greenish in §. Arcuate eyespots well developed, 
yellow-red marginal lunules pronounced, especially on hindwings in G and on all wings in $. Black marginal 
spots on hindwings with bold bluish or greenish metallic scaled centres towards the anal angle of hindwings. 
— The race aegus Ghapm. occurs around Geneva and Budapest. It is the same as Figures 296 and 297 in aegus. 
Oberthur’s Et. Lep. Comp. G is paler blue than latialis Rost., which was described above and which could be 
classified here, and the $ is brown but not extensively suffused with blue. Underside is less dark than in latialis. 
— subsp. ligurica Oberth. (nee. Gourv.) has a wide distribution in north and mid Italy, France, Allier, and ligurica. 
Isere, at Sidemi in Manchuria, as well as in the north of China. Size is considerable, ground colour of the GS 
dark violet with narrow black margin; on hindwings the black marginal spots contrast more or less sharply. 
Colour of underside is partly pale bluish toned grey with vivid, wide orange coloured marginal band and 2—3 
blue ocelli towards the anal angle. The other black dots are well developed, 9$ show brown upperside with or 
without blue dusting. Orange lunae of hindwings generally prominent. Underside is a mixture like pale buff, 
orange band alw.ays distinct and of varying width, generally vivid in colour. Blue ocelli vary in number but 
always present on hindwings. Black spats as in G bold and with pale ringlets. —- euergetes Std. from Scorcola euergete.fi. 
near Trieste can also be added to insularis. It is another large form of which the GG are deep blue on upperside 
with a striking enlarged black border on forewings and deep black veins. The large black marginal dots on 
hindwings are striking. Underside is similarly adumbrated as compared with specimens from Gorizia and 
S. Tyrol, besides all dots are enlarged and with white ringlets. According to recent researches also calabrica 
Trti. and aegusella Vrty. belong to the new species insularis described above. 
L. argyrognomon Bgstr. (Vol. 1, p. 300). The confusion that prevails in the nomenclature of this argyro- 
Lycaena is large. The old name of Idas given by Linne used by many authors should be cancelled according to i( j a ^ nomo>l 
recent opinions and it seems that the safest would be to use argus Schiff. Variation is large in this species and 
its resemblance to argus L. has made it difficult to classify correctly to each species the various forms that 
