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LYCAENA. By Chr. Bollow. 
phyllis. 
radiata.. 
schultzi. 
damon. 
crassi- 
puncta. 
panci- 
puncta. 
costa- 
junc-ta. 
decorata. 
maculata. 
caeru- 
lescens. 
trans- 
parens. 
ausonia. 
central- 
italica. 
noguerae. 
ultra- 
marina. 
merz- 
bacheri. 
zhicharevi. 
kotshubeji. 
damone. 
I' Vjlvi -irtnri 
duplicata. 
dam a. 
karinda. 
L. phyllis Christ. (Vol. 1. p. 317, pi. 81 g). — Only two of the usual Lycaenidae aberrations have been 
discovered: radiata Courv. with ray-like conjunction of all ocelli, marginal spots and basal eyespots and ab. 
schultzi Krodel with conjunction of arcuate eyespots and marginal spots. 
L. damon Sclnff. (Vol. 1, p. 317, pi. 81 h). A very variable species with many newly described races. 
— ab. crassipuncta Courv. (= resarta Musch.) shows unusually heavy ocelli on underside; ab. paucipuncta 
Courv. inclines to a reduction of the usual number of ocelli. — costa-juncta Courv. has the upper basal spot 
conjoined with the upper median eyespot by a streak. — ab. discoelongata Courv. corresponds to extensa Krocl. 
(Vol. 1. p. 317). — decorata Courv. is a $ aberration in which there are a few pale or even brownish patches 
internervally along the margin of hindwing and on the forewing 4 white marginal dots with black pupils. On 
uppsrside of hindwdngs there are 3 v r hite anal spots as in maculata Rev. —- $ ah. maculata Rev. (= punctata 
Luttkem.) has base of wings dusted with bluish and on hindwdngs two similarly coloured cuneiform patches 
at anal angle. — ab. caerulescens Oberth. (— caerulescens Musch., caerulescens Vorbr.) are 22 with more or 
less well distributed blue dusting on upperside. — ab. transparens Courv. is a $ with a white streak on upperside 
of hindwing, corresponding exactly to a similar marking on underside. — ausonia Vrty. from Monte Piceno is 
a race of small dimensions wdth expanse of only 25—30 mm. The $ is of light, brilliant appearance like most 
Lycaenidae from this altitude. — centralitalica Dhl. occurs at higher altitudes in the Monti Simbruini, Velino 
and Sirente group, as well as in the Majella. It is distinguishable by the clear very light blue with considerable 
silvery gloss and sharply outlined black margin. Underside of forewdngs shows a paler brown, that of hindwdngs 
being richer. In size it is smaller than mid-european specimens and fringes are wider. — In Noguera in Aragon 
at an altitude of 1400 m we find the smallest of all the known Spanish damon races — noguerae Sag. —- which 
is immediately distinguishable thereby. — ultramarina Schaw. from the Alps of Tyrol is a C, form standing out 
from all the other races by its ultramarine blue colouration. The blue is very deep blue without any admixture 
of green: the race seems to be wdclely distributed. — merzbacheri Courv. is found at Djarkent and in the Ili 
region. On an average it is smaller than name form. Upperside of C is blackish brown, veins discernible as 
blackish lines, only base of w ings and neighbouring areas of the disc show green blue scaling, so that only the 
basal jdjrd, rare }y h a (f or more of the wdng surface appears blue. Occasionally specimens occur in this race 
showing a heavier blue scaling. In some specimens there are 2 or 3 vivid blue spots at anal angle analogous to 
those of 2 ab. macidata Rev. Underside is of typical appearance and the $2 also vary only little wdth the 
exception of 3 to 4 cuneiform very dark streaks expanding outwards on underside of forewdngs at edge of hind- 
margin. — zhicharevi SowinsTci from Kislovadsk in the northern Caucasus is smaller than typical damon. 
Upperside darker wdth much wider black margin, dusted with black at costal margin. Underside wdth smaller 
ocelli, especially on hindwdngs. Forewdngs have 5 roundish median eyespots. Underside of $ also with reduced 
eyespots, differing thereby from merzbacheri but especially also by the narrower margin. -— kotshubeji Sov. 
from Kagysman, Province Kars in Transcaucasia is much smaller: the wdngs are narrower and appear elongated. 
Upperside of C is blue wdth faint greenish sheen, margin slightly enlarged. Ocelli of underside only small, the 
white streak narrow, base of wdngs lightly dusted with green. It differs from the former chiefly by its smaller 
size and the more greenish tone of the blue of upperside, as well as by the narrow black margin. 
L, damone Ev. (Vol. 1, p. 317, pi. 81 h). — The subsp. krymaea Shelj. (= krimaea 0. B.-H. i. 1.) is 
vhat larger than typical damone and ground colour of upperside is much lighter sky-blue. Veins are dusted 
blue, contrary to the darkly dusted veins of name form. Dark marginal line is finer, especially on hind- 
. Underside very slightly paler than damone. Only CS are known from Kertsh, Staryjkrym. — damalis 
r . from Harir and the Karind Gorge in N. W. Persia is closest to xerxes Stgr. (Vol. 1, p. 317) both in colour 
as in the absence of the wdiite longitudinal streaks on underside, but differs by the larger wdng expanse (30 mm 
and more against 23—24 mm) as well as by the absence of the green basal dusting of underside of both wdngs. 
Upperside of $ is a shade paler and more vivid than xerxes and the orange lunules at anal angle are more 
prominent in the 2- The ground colour of C is paler and greyer, that is to say not so brown as xerxes, that of 
the $ is more yellowish brown. The discoidal lunule of forewdngs is more pointed anteriorly. —- duplicata O. 
B.-H. is a race occurring in the Juldus regions. It has an expanse of 30—-32 mm and resembles melania Stgr. 
on upperside, but the ground colour is a more greenish blue. Underside varies considerably, it is a pure grey 
wdthout reddish hue as in melania. The bold red marginal spots of melania are absent in duplicata, at the best 
there are only traces of reddish lunae indicated at anal angle. The discoidal lunule of hind wing is very faint, 
wdiilst in melania it is always boldly marked. 
L. dama Stgr. (Vol. 1, p. 318). — subsp. karinda Riley from Harir and the Karind Gorge in N. W. Persia 
differs from dama in that the submedian ocelli on underside of hindwings are always completely developed 
inspite of their smallness and the submarginal and marginal spots are more pronounced. In the £ veins on 
upperside are strikingly darker. 
