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LYCAENA. By Chr. Bollow. 
alfa- 
carensis. 
rubro- 
maculata. 
etrusca. 
maja. 
petri. 
inalpina. 
apennini- 
gena. 
britan- 
norum. 
vestae. 
into the vivid blue on upperside of hindwings. — In the Sierra de Alfacar Ribbe found a race named alfacarensis, 
having the $ with grey-brown ground colour and a very pronounced yellow submarginal band on all wings 
such as otherwise generally only occurs very faintly in bellargus- In some specimens here however it is up to 
3 mm wide. Fringes are sharply checked with black. Underside brownish with larger ocelli with white ringlets. 
- Oberthur often found around Sebdou in Algeria a form rubromaculata Oberth., having 2 red spots on the 
inner side of the anal marginal spots. This form is the regular form of coelestis Oberth. and characterises same. 
—- The race etrusca Vrty. from Etruria is somewhat larger than mid-european bellargus, wing contour more 
rounded, black extremities of veins less distinct or even absent in <$, black marginal spots less numerous and 
reduced. Underside of both sexes varies considerably. — The first generation which varies only very slightly 
is named by Verity maja, besides he names such specimens having a whitish underside to forewings and 
pale brown hindwings with prominent black submarginal spots as petri. — A further race originates from the 
Valais of Martigny inalpina Vrty., it inhabits considerable heights and is distinct from specimens occuring in the 
valleys. The GS are distinguishable by their very dark underside and the pronounced black marginal spots 
on upperside. Sometimes the white marginal area of underside is as wide as in hylas ; ocelli have wide white 
circumscription and the black centres incline to be extinct. The are often without blue or with only very 
reduced blue scaling. — In the Sibillini mountains at an altitude of about 1200 m we find apenninigena Vrty., 
a race of very small size with extremely pale underside, which is sometimes pure wdiite in single S'S'; the black 
marginal spots are very minute, submarginal lunae pale yellow in S' and pale orange in —- The english race 
britannorum Vrty. generally has $$ scaled with a richer blue and with smaller and less lively coloured marginal 
lunae than name form. Underside of S is darker and not so richly decorated with yellow. Black ocelli are 
smaller and median ocelli show a more regular formation than in typical bellargus. Verity’s specimens originate 
from Kent. — A still smaller race than the former occurs in the Isle of Wight and is named vestae Vrty. It 
makes a very poor impression. The blue of the S has a more silvery sheen almost like in hylas ; most of the 
EG have black marginal spots of most minute dimensions. In the $ generally the orange lunae are absent or 
at the best only occur to the extent of 3 or 4. The blue dusting is generally extensive. On underside both sexes 
show a very dark ground colour and the black ocelli have narrow white ringlets. Orange spots are exceedingly 
pale and basal spots of forewings are generally absent. 
coridon. L. coridon Poda (Vol. 1, p. 315, plate 81 c, d). — In both sexes the markings of the name form vary: 
crassi- ab. crassipuncta Gourv. with enlarged and bolder ocelli and parvipuncta Gourv. with reduced ocelli. Ocelli can 
puncta. occur j n an increased number and these forms are called multipuncta Gourv., whilst pautipuncta Gourv. denotes 
puncta. those with reduced number of ocelli. — In stefanellii Vrty. (= impunctata Gourv.) all basal spots are absent, 
multipunct. whilst unipuncta, tripuncta and quadripuncta Gourv. indicate the number of basal spots in the relative form. —caeca 
^stefaneUU Gourv. and privata Gourv. are synonymous with ab. cinnus Hbn. —- obsoleta Tutt denotes such forms having 
unipuncta. the arcuate eyespots partially absent and could be classified with semicinnus Gab. — ab. vacua Gillm. has all 
tripuncta. oce lli and discoidal lunules absent on underside. — ab. guedati Rev. is a $ with reduced submarginal ocelli of hind- 
inuvcta. wings and basal area suffused with greenish-grey. — arcuata Wheel., arcuata Weym., arcuata Gourv. and Vorbr. 
obsoleta. are identical with tipliys Esp. (Vol. 1, p. 316) whilst semiarcuafa Gourv. denotes a tiphys- ab. not fully developed 
vacua. au( [ biarcuata Gourv. denotes a double formation of same by the conjunction of the 2 lowest basal and arcuate 
semiar- ocelli. — arcuata-elongata Sauss. has the conjoining bar extending beyond the basal ocellus right to the base. 
cuata. — A combination of the 2 forms is arcuata-centrojuncta Beuret. — ab. elongata Gourv. and basielongata Gourv. 
h ' 'arcuata- denote specimens as already previously described having the ocelli diffusing lacriform or in streaks. — radiata 
elongata. Gourv. (= tarasina Gab.) has arcuate and marginal ocelli conjoined in rays. — digitata Gourv. has these rows 
arcuata- 0 f S p Q ts conjoined forming finger-like marks, whilst striata Tutt (= extrema Gourv.) shows all existing ocelli 
CCn elongata. diffusing and conjoined. —- parallela Gourv. shows a parallel conjunction of the discoidal lunule with 2 of the 
baste- arcuate ocelli. — minor Tutt designates very small specimens. — ab. suffusa Tutt are SE with a dark grey 
mdiata su ^ us ^ on ° ver the upperside. — <$ ab. hafneri Preiss. shows the upperside a sky blue, almost like daman from 
digitata. Carniola. — The names roystonensis Pickett and impar Gock. designate specimens which like inaequalis Tutt 
striata. (Vol. 1, p. 315) have the blue irregularly distributed over the surface of the wings. The former at the same 
^minor time has the pairs of wings of different size on the 2 sides. It is possible that these are hybrid forms. —- $ 
suffusa. transparens Gourv. has the arcuate row of underside reflecting through on upperside. — ab. <$ nigrocostalis 
hafneri. Schultz has the costal area on upperside of forewings blackened. —- S ab. latimargo Gourv. and obscurata Gourv. 
] leiisis. are identical with marginata Tutt (Vol. 1, p. 315). — ab. seminigra Preiss. has the black margin of forewings 
impar. heavily widened at the apex extending to the middle cell. Also the hindwing shows an unusually extensive 
‘'tmuspar ^lack margination. — $ ab. limbomaculata Schultz corresponds to punctata Tutt (Vol. 1, p. 315). — In $ ab. 
nigrocost. divisa Tutt the wide black margin to the wings is intersected throughout its length by a pale line. — <$ ab. 
seminigra. caeruleomarginata Tutt shows a silvery blue upperside and dark marginal bands which are without spots. — 
caeZ-marg vhidescens-tnarginata Tutt has a wide dark margin and upperside suffused with greenish blue. —- $ ab. lunu- 
viridescens- lata Tutt has a black discoidal lunule on forewings and synonymous with it is torgniensis Haverk. — 
marginata. 
lunulata. 
