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LYCAENA. By Che. Bollow. 
side almost as in typical optilete, and by a wider moi’e intensive black margin as in latolimbo Vrty., with which 
however it is not in any way related; the curious felt-like androconia appression of latolimbo is absent in 
balcanica. Underside brown-grey, more inclined towards brown as in mid-european specimens. — I could 
bergeri. not obtain a specimen of the var. bergeri Kunezow from the north coast of the Aral Lake and also the russian 
trnns- description was not available to me. — subsp. transcaucasica Rbl. occurring in S. Armenia shows the with 
r.nucasica. p| ue dusting on upper side and wide black margin. Marginal spots of hindwings are large and inwardly edged 
with red, therefore closely resembling callarge Stgr. (Vol. 1, p. 303, pi. 78 e). On the underside both sexes show 
a brownish-grey ground colour and in the G considerably reduced marginal spots. General appearance resembles 
maracandica Ersch. (Vol. 1, p. 304) and argiva Gr.-Grshm. 
barine. L. barine Leech (Vol. 1. p. 305, pi. 78 f). Matsumura describes according to a d the subsp. asonis from 
asoni ''” Mount Aso near Kumamoto at Kiusliiu, it is smaller than the name type form and has pale blue-grey upperside 
to forewings without black markings with the exception of the discoidal lunule and marginal dots on hindwings. 
Fringes are brown proximally and white distally. On underside of hindwngs submarginal spots are consider- 
heijonis. ably smaller than in the name type form. — heijonis Mats, described from a $ from Heijo in Corea turns out 
to be a race of barine , differing from same by the reduced lilac on forewings which are brown in the outer %rd; 
also on hindwings only the basal area is lilac and the brown submarginal spots appear to be reduced. Fringes 
of forewings are brown but white at apex. Underside has a dark grey ground colour and enlarged black spots. 
Expanse of wings 36 mm. 
cleobis. L. cleobis Brem. (Vol. 1, p. 3'J2, pi. 78 f). Matsumura also describes further additions to this eastern 
species and all the races mentioned here are described as separate species, generally only from a few or 
even a single specimen. No examination of the genitals has taken place and from the descriptions as well as 
the unsatisfactory, scarcely successful black illustrations one must presume a relationship to cleobis ; in any 
case to justify a species, a more thorough examination of a greater number of specimens is essential. — subsp. 
ishidae. ishidae Mats, from 5 GS originally placed in 1919 to cleobis, but differing from same as follows: black spots of 
all wings with white ringlets. Veins the same as ground colour. Arcuate row in an oblique line, spot in cellule 2 
placed far nearer the base than the 3rd cellule spot. The double spot in submarginal dark grey with a faint 
yellow lunule in cellules 2 and 3. Only 3 basal spots on hindwings, the spot at base of costa and discoidal lunule 
missing. Costal spot in centre of cellule 7 largest, roundish not crescent-shaped as in cleobis. Margin only very 
asamensis. narrow, veins expanded triangularly. — subsp. asamensis Mats, according to 4 GG from the Mountains of Asama, 
Yunomaru and Mitsutoge (Fuji) on Honshu, differ from ishidae by more extensive blue dusting of wings and 
wider black margin with white fringes which are darker in the basal half. Discoidal lunule of forewings black 
whilst in ishidae it is the same colour as ground colour. At base of hindwings there is a faint greenish sheen. 
Spot in cellule 2 of fore wings moved further towards the base like the one in cellule 3, whilst in ishidae both 
these spots are placed immediately below the discoidal lunule. The double marginal spots larger and more 
distinct and with a yellowish band between the rows of spots like cleobis Brem. Hindwings with 2 spots in 
shiroumana. cellule 7 widely separated from one another, discoidal lunule black and distinct. — subsp. shiroumana Mats. 
according to a G from Mount Shirouma in the province of Shinano is described as a separate species and differs 
from the previous races as follows: veins of both wings more narrowly margined with black, black discoidal 
lunule more distinct; fringes of wings white mixed with black hairs, whilst in asamensis the basal half is black. 
Underside darker, with many larger black spots on forewings of which the one in cellule 2 is immediately below 
the discoidal lunule, therefore moved much nearer to base than in asamensis. Both spots in cellule 7 are much 
more closely proximated than in the previous race. Black anal spot in cellule 2 with a few metallic blue scales. 
Fringes black towards the apex at extremities of veins. — Also according to a single G from the Mountain 
yarigada- Yarigadake near Kamicochi in the province of Shinano yarigadakeana Mats, has been described as a separate 
tx-eana. s p 3( q es Xt differs from asamensis by the narrow black margin of all wings and the fringes which are completely 
white except at the extremities of the veins. Ground colour of underside grey-white and the space between 
the arcuate row and submarginal row of dots is paler on forewings than on hindwings. Apex of hindwings pure 
white whilst in asamanis it is grey. 
Lucifera. L. lucifera Stgr. (Vol. 1, p. 302, pi. 78 g, h). In the mountains around Batang in Szechuan subsp. 
lucifugct lucifuga Fruhst. was captured but only in the $ sex. It is considerably smaller than the name type form and 
distinctly distinguishable by the completely black upperside. On the hindwings it is true there are quite faint 
traces of greenish crescent marks. Underside is darker than typical lucifera. Black marks are striking when 
considered in relationship to the smallness of the insect; base of wings suffused Avith green. Yellowish sub¬ 
marginal lunules are absent so that the black insignificant striations only form quite minute silvery conical 
lucina. marks. — Grum-Grshimailo also describes from Sung-pang in Szechuan the subsp. iucina from 3 GG which 
are larger and darker than the name type form and at the same time show reduced markings. Forewings show 
smaller spots, hindwings with almost completely metallic green lustre. Almost without spots and markings. 
