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negra Ribbe. — Further specimens having pronounced pearly marking at margins of both wings are named 
margarita Ribbe. — The race bolivari Romei from the neighbourhood of Madrid is a very small race, still 
smaller than the smallest arragonensis from Albarracin. Brown markings of upperside very reduced, blue 
scaling almost entirely absent, so that even in fresh specimens they give [the impression of being a Pieridae. 
The brown $ shows the uniform brown of ground colour interspersed with whitish patches. — The race 
cuencana Vrty. is said to be a half-way transition between arragonensis, hispana and rezniceki. In appearance 
and size like the first-named, whilst the blue-green upperside faintly suffused with grey is like the latter two. 
All markings are more pronounced and with vivid colours. —• Verity describes as prior the 1st generation of 
subsp. hispana H.-Schaff. (Vol. 1, p. 315) in contrast to the 2nd generation it is said to have a somewhat more 
glossy blue upperside and no yellowish red admixture on underside. —- The 2nd generation of the race rezniceki 
Bart, is called septembris Vrty. (non altera Vrty.). It is larger than jlorentina Vrty. not so pale on both sides 
of wings and the markings of upper and undersides are everywhere heavier than those of the 1st generation. — 
constanti Rev. from the Department Var looks at first glance just like rezniceki Bart, but the underside is much 
greyer. Upperside of <$ often like suavis Schxdtz (Vol. 1, p. 315); underside inclines to an enlargement of all 
dots and the creation of additional spots. — Verity named the 2nd generation reverdini, it is said to be 
recognisable in that all the characteristics of the race are more pronouncedly marked. —- meridionalis described 
by Tutt from the Riviera is a mixture combining the characteristics of rezniceki, constantini and reverdini 
Vrty. ; it cannot be upheld, neither can the names vernalis and hiemalis Tutt for the two presumed generations. 
— The race from around Florence, florentinae Vrty. is much smaller than the rezniceki from Genoa, especially 
when compared with the 1st generation. The $ is more brightly coloured, markings however reduced. Underside 
appears more grey, not so pure white. Black spots much smaller, also the orange spots are narrower, but 
darker and more vivid. The black triangular marks are reduced. The $ is of uniform dark brown like bellargus, 
so that it is easy to distinguish from rezniceki. —- The 2nd generation is named altera Vrty. and has more 
whitish coloured So as well as paler 
L. admetus Esp. (Vol. 1, p. 316, pi. 81 e). — subtws-radiata Oberth. from Naryn belongs to the race 
ripartii Err. (81 f) and shows the usual form of ray-like conjoined ocelli of underside. — According to Ober- 
thur a separate race fabressi Oberth. occurs in July and August at Albarracin in Spain and in the Crimea. The 
E is relatively small, not very dark on upperside whilst being browner on underside and with less admixture 
of grey than french specimens. The white streak is also missing, which in the 2 is a lively white, well outlined 
and standing in bold relief from the reddish brown underside. In the one can observe very pronounced 
black marginal spots capped by red on the upperside. In general the race is very similar to name form. — 
exuberans Vrty. from Oulx comes between the Spanish form and admetus from Asia Minor. It occurs at end of 
July and beginning of August and is distinguishable from ripartii by its size and also by the deeper and more 
delicate black of upperside. Underside is a paler grey and the white streak less sharply outlined. 
L. dolus Hbn. (Vol. 1, p. 316, pi. 81 f). — crassipuncta Std. has exceptionally large ocelli on underside 
whilst obsoleta Std. (= paucipuncta Le Cerf) often has quite extinct ocelli and those that remain are generallv 
without pale surround. Ground colour of underside is very pale and unicoloured. —- In exoculata Std. ail 
ocelli are absent. —- discoelongata Courv. with elongated arcuate eyespots occurs rarely. — rufomaculata Did. 
is a $ form with well developed marginal spots on upperside of hindwings and puncligera Did. is a J with most 
pronounced marginal dots on upperside. — £ ab. splendida Did. are without the grey or grey-brown dusting 
in front of the margin and with paler scaling along the basal part of costa, so that the insect has throughout 
a cleaner, more glossy and almost white appearance. All the last 3 forms are from the Mti. Sibillini in mid 
Italy. — From the same locality we have ab. elachista Dhl. a dwarf form of 22—25 mm expanse. —- ab. amasina 
Neub. belongs to menalcas Err. (81 g) and differs only by the absence of the uppermost median ocellus on 
underside of forewings and by the complete extinction of the arcuate eyespots on hindwings. The last median 
ocellus can only be discerned as a minute dot by means of a magnifying glass. — antidolus Rbl. from the 
Takaltu-Dagh in russian S. Armenia is a very pretty variation; it is a $ with pronouncedly female colouration 
of upperside. The whitish green somewhat metallic dusting is distributed sparsely over the forewings, leaving 
a very wide brown border and hind margin. Hindwings more liberally dusted with whitish green, but the 
margin is also unusually wide. All the veins and fringes are coloured browm. —- virgilia Oberth. from S. Italy 
is distinguishable by the absence of the blue reflection in the disc, there is only a trace of blue at base like in 
menalcas Err. On hindwings the marginal spots that are situate internervally, are distinct and brownish. The 
2$ generally have the black marginal spots capped with orange. — fulgens Sag. is the race from Santa Coloma 
de Queralt, the E has a nice sky-blue upperside without greenish tone, a brown-grey underside with more 
boldly developed ocelli than in neighbouring races. The $ has a darker brown ground colour on both sides, 
whilst the markings agree wdth those of the <$. 
negra. 
margarita. 
bolivari. 
cuencana. 
prior. 
rezniceki. 
septembris. 
constanti. 
reverdini. 
florentinae. 
altera. 
admetus. 
subtus- 
radiata. 
fabressi. 
exuberans. 
dolus. 
crassi¬ 
puncta. 
obsoleta. 
exoculata. 
disco¬ 
elongata. 
rufoma¬ 
culata. 
punctigera. 
splendida. 
elachista. 
amasina. 
antidolus. 
virgilia. 
fulgens 
