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is identical with striata Wheel. (Vol. 1. p. 319). — ab. excessa Tutt bears supernumeran* arcuate eyespots or excessa. 
additional spots in the same region. — ab. c-nigmm Tutt has the 7th and 8th median ocelli conjoined on hindwings c-nigrum. 
forming a “C”. — decorata Courv., alconoide-s Musch. and albipuncta Musch. are synonymous with ab. impura Krul. 
(Vol. 1, p. 319). 
L. cimon Lewin originally described from England as an aberration is identical with specimens from cimon. 
Scandinavia to upper Italy and Russia and denominates insects with narrow borders. Ground colour of Vo 
is mauve-blue and margin narrow and black. Base of wings is scaled with blue on underside and spots are small. 
angustimargo Gillm. cannot be differentiated from same. — cyanea Hojer from Eisenerz near Reiehenstein is a cyanea. 
race of which the VV appear to be coloured a beautiful pure azure blue without any admixture of a violet tone. 
The blue is precisely the same shade as fresh avion VV- Underside is somewhat darker but both sexes are typical 
semiargus. — montana-grandis Tutt are specimens that are much larger than montana M.-Dur (82 h), they monlana- 
occur at an altitude of at least 4000' in the Alps and can be immediately distinguished from the latter form by grandis. 
the wide black margin. — Stauder describes a race transiens from the Tyrol and Carinthia which is a transition transiens. 
from semiargus to montana M.-Dur (82 e). It occurs at an altitude of 800 — 1500 m and is generally not so large 
as typical semiargus. However it has a much deeper and richer blue than montana VV- Margin is exceedingly 
narrow, sharply outlined and often narrower than in name form. The absence of the discoidal lunule on fore¬ 
wings is characteristic. — As the name transiens was utilised by Melcox already in 1910 for a race of semiargus I 
now alter same into semimontana. — augusta Std. from Trieste. Muggia and Xoghera has Vo which are half way semi- 
between montana and bellis Frr. (82 e, f), they are not so dusky, nor have they such a metallic sheen as athis montana. 
(82 a, Fig. 4). Underside is darker in both sexes, without a brownish hue in the 2. Ocelli are considerably a J 
enlarged and have white ringlets. Discoidal lunule is bold and reniform. Ocelli of hindwings are strikingly 
larger than those of forewings. — basicaeca Std. occurs in this race, the basal eyespots of hindwings are absent. — basicaeca. 
semisebrus Trti. from Sestola has a less violet tone in the VV than name form, the blue is said to be deeper and semisebrus 
more glossy. The 2 is of normal brown without markings, underside more diffuse. — subsp. salassorum Fruhst. salassorum. 
occurs in the Val Cogne at an altitude of 1000 m and is one of the commonest insects of this territory. It is larger 
than semiargus and striking on account of the dark blue, which is darker than in all other races. The black 
margin is very wide and in single specimens extends up to the disc. Underside is pale as in specimens from the 
Maritime Alps. — porrecta Vrty. from the Apennines varies from the race from the plains, cimon Lewin, by its pcrreda. 
much darker underside. The wings appear elongated and angular on account of the brevity of the anal nervures 
as compared with the upper — radial — nervures, as well as on account of the straight outer margin, 
quercii Vrty. combines all these characteristics and has besides a wider black margin. It occurs on the highest quercii. 
peaks of Calabria. — ausonidarum Vrty. from the Aurunci Mountains in the province Caserta belongs to the ausoni- 
finest races of western Italy. It is larger than cimon and the V expands 29 mm. The clear vivid blue of same durum. 
reminds one of cyllarus and the narrow, sharply outlined margin increases the resemblance. — coelestina Mill, coelestina. 
is the race from the Maritime Alps. The V is deep blue-violet with well outlined black margin and discoidal 
lunule. Underside is mouse-grey, dusted with blue at base of hindwings. — Upperside of 2 is quite black with 
white fringes. On underside the characteristic basal blue of the V is absent. Forewings have 5 ocelli with white 
ringlets, the twin spot of same is small or absent, hindwings have 6 spots and the twin spot is similarly only 
small. The discoidal lunules are faintly marked but distinct. — transiens Melcon (nec Stauder) occurs at Uc-les. transiens. 
Cuenca, and forms a transition between bellargus, coridon on the one hand and semiargus, cyllarus on the other. 
The V is pale azure blue with darker and wider margin than the name form. Similarly the 22 are darker and 
have the discal area heavily dusted with blue. — maroccana Lucas from the neighbourhood of Meknes in Morocco maroccana. 
is characterised by smaller size, darker underside in both sexes and by the 2 2 being dusted with blue. — The 
race from Bosnia and Bulgaria is named balcanica Tutt, it is of goodly size having an expanse of 34 — 38 mm balcanica. 
in the V and 32—39 mm in the 2. Upperside of V is deep mauve-blue with a wide black margin, a well defined 
discoidal lunule and diffuse black veins. The 2 is unicoloured dark black-brown on upperside. Underside of both 
sexes is almost typical with distinct ocelli and traces of 2—3 yellow crescents on anal angle of hindwings. 
The race from Asia Minor is named intermedia Tutt, from Taurus, X. Syria, Borzom and Transcaucasia, intermedia. 
The V expands 25—36 mm. the 2 28—37 mm. On an average the specimens are larger than bellis Frr. (82 f) 
and slightly smaller than persica Tutt. The V is dark mauve-blue on upperside, veins diffusedly black, discoidal 
lunule dark and margin wide. The 22 are generally brown but often suffused completely with blue. On hind¬ 
wings there are more or less well developed orange lunules which sometimes even extend to the forewings. 
Underside of V is dark grey, that of 2 grey-brown. The black markings are only fairly pronounced whilst the 
submarginal spots of hindwings are grey and bold with reddish centres at the anal angle. — persica Tutt from persica. 
Astrabad, Shakuh and Hadscyabad in Persia is of good size, Vo 30—34 mm and 22 32—37 mm expanse. The 
VV are not nearly such a vivid blue, the margin is wider and more diffuse, the veins are darker than in european 
races. The discoidal lunule of forewings is distinct. The 22 have dark brown uppersides and white fringes like 
the V, base of all wings is scaled with blue, sometimes the entire wing is more or less suffused with blue and 
at anal angle of hindwings shows distinct traces of yellow marginal lunules. The underside is the most character¬ 
istic. The discal and submarginal row's of spots are w'ell developed and in the submarginal area both wings 
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