LYCAENA. By Chr. Bollow. 
sarykota. 
donzeli i. 
obscura. 
caerulea. 
carter i. 
horsippa. 
bittis. 
kenteana ■ 
nicias. 
anter os. 
albata. 
altera. 
rros. 
caerulea. 
senilis. 
lunulata. 
punctifera. 
hnpunctata. 
unipunc- 
tata. 
fripunctata. 
arcuata. 
semiarcua- 
ta. 
costa] uncta. 
disco juncta. 
conflvens- 
transversa. 
obsoleta. 
subtus¬ 
radiata. 
digitata. 
subtus- 
minus- 
punctata. 
italica. 
klaphecki. 
tartarus. 
brown with reddish marginal lnnae on upperside of both wings. Underside is considerably darker than the name 
type; ocelli exceptionally large, standing out sharply and nicely surrounded by white. Streak on hindwings very 
large and distinct, also marginal spots and the row of brown cuneiform spots immediately next to same. — subsp. 
sarykola Shelj. is a small race from the eastern Pamir, <$ 22 mm and $ 28 mm expanse. It differs from the 
west european specimens by the duskier underside and expansion of dark basal dusting, which is inclined to 
be blue-green, sometimes even dark green without any lustre even though more extensive. The reddish marginal 
spots are less pointed, which is particularly the case in the C- Ground colour of underside of $ is brownish instead 
of grey. All CS are without the reddish marginal spots on upperside, whilst in the $ these are always well 
developed on hindwings and sometimes also on forewings. 
L. donzelii Bsd. (Vol. 1, p. 310, pi. 80 b). — ab. obscura Courv. are CS which can be so dusky that 
there is no trace of blue left. They are chiefly found in the high mountain valleys of the Valais. — $ ab. 
caerulea Courv. from Turkestan has a few ocelli with light borders in the relatively narrow margin of hindwings 
and besides has the blue, faintly greenish grey ground colour of the <$. —- caerulea Dannehl cannot be different¬ 
iated from the former. — ab. carteri Harris is without the median ocelli. — subsp. borsippa Fruhst. from the 
Kentei region differs from Swiss specimens by the richer blue-grey of upperside of <$, besides the brown margin 
of both wings appears to be narrower. Underside especially of hindwings shows a predominantly smoky brown 
colour. — subsp. bittis Fruhst. from the central Altai is very similar, but the brown of the wing area shows a 
greater expansion. Underside is darker than in name type but nevertheless not such a smoky brown on hind¬ 
wings. — Both races are closely related to septentrionalis Krul. (Vol. 1, p. 310). — ab. kenteana Bang-H. i. 1 . is 
synonymous with borsippa Fruhst. (Vol. 9, pi. 153 m) or in any case only a form of same. — According to Cottr- 
voisier the name nicias Mg. should have rights of priority over donzelii B.sd. 
L. anteros Frr. (Vol. 1, p. 310, pi. 80 c). — ab. albata Courv. shows a white underside and $ ab. rubri- 
maculata Courv. is synonymous with ab. pupillata Aign. (Vol. 1, p. 310). — altera Zullich is the 2nd generation 
flying from beginning to middle of August in the Rilo region at 1200 m altitude in S. W. Bulgaria and around 
Gosktepe at 200 m in S. E. Bulgaria. The is pale blue green on iipperside, deep brown on underside and never 
pale grey like specimens of the 1st generation. Besides this altera is much smaller, sometimes only half the 
size. The $ differs by the pale brown upperside as against the chocolate brown of the 1st generation. Underside 
with still darker ground colour than <$. 
L. eros O. (= tithonus Hbn.) (Vol. 1, p. 311, pi. 80 c, d). A number of the usual variations in colour 
and markings have been made known of this common and widely distributed species. — Firstly the $ ab. 
caerulea Courv. from the Valais, which has many features in common with caerulescens (80 d) described by 
Obertiiur from W. China. It has the nice silvery blue of the C and at the same time a very narrow black 
margin. Further aberrations of the upperside are $ ab. senilis Rbl. from the Gross Glockner region, which 
looks like albipicta Schultz (Vol. 1, p. 311) and further has grey white marginal spots on all wings. — <$ ab. 
lunulata Courv. is a very rare form with black discoidal lunules on upperside and $ ab. punctifera Courv. has 
dots along the margin on upperside of hindwings. — inipunctata Courv. denotes specimens without basal 
eyespots, unipunctata Courv. when with one and tripunctata Courv. when with 3 basal eyespots. — ab. arcuata 
Courv. and semiarcuata Courv. designate specimens with complete or partial arcuate conjunction of the two 
lower basal eyespots with the corresponding arcuate ocelli. — ab. costapuncta Courv. has the uppermost basal 
eyespot conjoined with the uppermost spot of the median row and ab. discojuncta Courv. has the cell end spot 
united with the median ocellus. — ab. confluenstransversa Courv. denotes the conjunction of single or several ' 
of the median ocelli. — ab. obsoleta Courv. is without median ocelli. subtusradiata Oberth. (— radiata Courv., 
subtusradiata Black.) is the denomination for forms with ray-like extensions of eyespots of the median 
and submarginal rows whilst digitata denotes the same style of variation when these rays have the form¬ 
ation of fingers. 
Oberthur has selected the name subtus-minus-punctata for forms with a reduced number of ocelli and spots 
on underside. —- The eros flying in the Apennines, which are characterised by more or less heavily developed 
yellow marginal lunules with attached black cuneiform marks are denominated italica Oberth. — klaphecki 
Courv. is a fairly large race, $ 21 —30 mm and $ 26 mm expanse described as occurring near Yenchowfoo in 
S. Shantung. The C has strikingly acute wing contour and very pale silvery blue upperside with quite narrow 
margin. The $ is dark brown with yellow-red lunules on all wings. Underside of both sexes is of dark grey 
ground colour without any white interspersion. All wings are however decorated with a very wide chain of 
marginal lunules, golden yellow in C, brick red in $. These are quite contiguous on hindwings, whilst on fore wings 
they are intersected by the extremities of veins. These lunules are more pronounced than in any other form 
of eros. — subsp. tartarus Fruhst. is about of the same size as eroides Friv. (Vol. 1, p. 311) but easily distinguished 
from same by the narrower black margin. Upperside somewhat darker blue than swiss eros. Underside very 
similar to eroides. The submarginal yellow spots are also distinct on forewings. Ground colour is darker than 
