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show 1 a similar ordination of marginal black spots capped with crescent shaped grey marks and faintly developed 
mesopo- yellow anal spots, like in icarus and escheri. — mesopofamica Tutt is a fairly large race from Malatia in Mesopot- 
tamica. an q a The have an expanse of 32—33 mm and the $$ of 33 mm. The $$ are thinly scaled with grey-blue, 
generally of dull appearance, with narrow black margin and veins and discoidal lunule of similar colour on 
forewings. The fringes are white. Ocelli of underside are well marked. There are 3 faint yellow-brown anal 
spots on hindwings with pale grey falcate surrounds. These latter are indicated along the entire margin of 
hindwings and also at anal angle of forewings. The $ resembles persica in its dark ground colour, as well as by 
the blue dusting at base of wings. Fringes are white; yellow lunules indicated at anal angle, the other spots do 
not vary from normal. --- 
urdlensis. The race uralensis Tutt from Miashk in the Urals is very large; <$ 33—37 mm, $ 36—38 mm expanse. 
The o T dark mauve-blue with well developed black margin and diffuse dark veins, distinct discoidal lunules 
and white fringes. The $$ unicoloured black-brown with grey fringes. Underside of <$ grey, of $ brownish 
nltaiana. grey. Ocelli and spots typical but often reduced in size and number. — subsp. altaiana Tutt from the Changai 
Mountains, Ongodai in the Altai, Sarafshan and Thian Shan is a large race expanding 30—36 mm; the <$ is 
somewhat paler but nevertheless always a rich mauve-blue with wide dark margin and well developed discoidal 
lunule. Underside of is grey, $ brownish-grey. Discoidal lunule of forewings prominent, poorly developed on 
fergana. hindwings. Submedian ocelli inclined to be reduced, spots 6 and 7 of forewings often absent. — fergana Tutt 
from Namangan in S. E. Altai is a race of almost the same size. The $ is somewhat paler in the ground colour 
than altaiana. Discoidal lunule of forewings absent. Veins are fairly well outlined by dark dusting. Margin 
is very narrow, black, fringes white. The $ is of the same size as the S, 30—36 mm expanse. It is quite brown 
on upperside with grey or whitish-grey fringes. Underside of G is grey, that of $ brown-grey. Spots are fairly 
amurensis. small, normal; spots 6 and 7 of forewings incline to be extinct. — amurensis Tutt from the Amur region, 
Blagowestshensk and Sutschan is a large race of 36—38 mm expanse. The $ is a nice blue with varyingly wide 
black margin. The veins are not sharply outlined with black. Discoidal lunule distinct, fringes white. Colour 
of the $ uniform brown with very narrow white costal margin to forewings and white fringes. Underside does 
annulata. not vary from type, but the ocelli are large, in the $ they are very large and with white edges. — annulata 
Elwes from Gyantze in Thibet has $<$ of dull blue-violet upperside with very wide black margins. On underside 
of hindwings the cell end spot is white. In the $ on the underside of hindwings marginal markings are absent, 
all submedian ocelli are smaller, otherwise all is normal. 
aim. L. atra Gr.-Grshm. from the neighbourhood of Woadilj in the Alai is related to the semiargus group. It 
is of the smaller dimensions of Z. minima Fuessl. (82 d). Upperside unicoloured black with faint bluish hue. 
Underside is reddish-grey with a row of black evespots. Base is dusted with metallic greenish. 
cyllarus. 
alexis. 
pluripuncta 
pauci- 
puncta. 
dimus. 
ambigua. 
siibtus- 
impunctata. 
subtus- 
radiata. 
lathnargo. 
completa. 
decolorata. 
plumbeus. 
caerulea. 
nigra. 
punctata. 
punctata. 
L. cyllarus Eott. (Vol. 1, p. 319, pi. 82 f). According to the researches of Courvoisier we should make 
use of the name alexis Poda instead of cyllarus Rott. — Both sexes can vary in the markings: ab. multipuncta 
or pluripuncta Gourv. for an increased number of ocelli and paucipuncta Gourv. with reduced number of eyespots. 
- ab. dimus Bergstr. (= subtus-partim-punctata Oberth.) has no eyespots on underside of hindwings; ab. 
ambigua Rev. similarly has eyespots absent on hindwings and besides reduced number of ocelli on forewings. - 
ab. subtus-impunctata Oberth. (= caeca Gourv.) is quite without eyespots on underside and with discoidal lunule 
of forewings only faintly retained. subtus-radiata Oberth. ( = discoelongata Gourv.) has the arcuate eyespots 
diffusing inwards. —- latimargo Gourv. is a $ with wider black margin. completa Vrty. has a distinct row of 
submarginal spots on upperside. — ab. decolorata Hofer has dull grey-blue upperside, the lustrous light blue 
scaling is absent, the blue-green basal dusting on underside has also disappeared and been replaced by blackish 
dusting. — sublugens Strd. from Eregli can scarcely be distinguished from lugens Gar. (82 g). — ab. plumbeus 
Gourv. is a G from the neighbourhood of Bale with upperside coloured leacly grey. — $ ab. caerulea Gourv. are 
$$ with upperside dusted with blue sometimes quite resembling the $. — nigra Gourv. are $$ that are deep 
blue-black. — ab. punctata Musch. is a $ which has 3 spots on upperside of forewings and 4 spots on upperside 
of hindwings. — punctata Gouin denominates $$ from the Gironde which have black marginal spots on upperside. 
martinal- L. martinalpiu.nl Vrty. ('= alpina Trti. db Vrty.) is the race from Piedmont with dark sky blue GS of 
pium. considerable size. They have chestnut brown undersides with large ocelli. The black margin exceeds in width 
that of specimens from mid-Europe and it is diffuse and not sharply outlined. The $ is dark chestnut brown 
pauper, on upperside without any trace of blue dusting. — The race pauper Vrty. from Florence is smaller than specimens 
from mid-Europe, the §9 have no blue scaling on upperside, or when same is present it is always very reduced. 
On underside the blue or greenish dusting extends to the outer half of the costal area of hindwings and never 
ittustris. beyond the submeclian row. It is not synonymous with andereggii Riihl. — $ ab. illustris Std. belongs to the 
latter race, with deep black upperside, which at the same time is heavily dusted with blue, especially at the 
mitter- base of forewings and along the nervures of the forewings. It is found at Altipiano in the Karst. — f. mitter- 
bergeri. bergeri Std. from Mte. Faito quite resembles andereggii and is of 24 mm expanse and with black upperside. 
Discoidal lunule absent on hindwings. Underside mouse-grey and base dusted with blue green to discal area 
