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are two G3 described from Corea which differ from the name form by the 3 mm wide black margin to forewings 
and the large undivided discoidal lunule of fore wings. The underside is very adumbrated along the submarginal 
spots. On upperside of hindwings the margin is almost as wide as on forewings and the black spots of the 
submarginal zone are quite merged in same and only reflect through indistinctly, a row of bluish spots takes 
their place. Discoidal lunule large and striking as also is the spot marking of underside. 
30. Genus: Cyanlris Dalm. 
argiolus. C. argiolus L. (Vol. 1, p. 322, pi. 83 g, h). Tittt has worked up this common and widely distributed 
species in his meticulous way and thereby created a number of denominations which we enumerate briefly. 
minor Tutt (= microdes Pionn.) is the name for all specimens with an expanse of under 25 mm and major Tutt 
c-nigrum. for such expanding over 30 mm. — Aberrations of markings are: c-nigrum Tutt with the 2 lowest ocelli dots of 
transversa. the median row conjoined forming a stout “C” and ab. transversa Tutt has well developed dots and streaks 
obsoleta. of the median row but no marginal lunules. — ab. obsoleta Tutt (= caeca Courv .) is quite without markings on 
punctata, underside of all wings. - punctata Tutt is a $ with a black spot between lower and upper median nervures and 
aquilina. a much smaller one immediately above. — ab. aquilina Grund are extremely dark blackened $$ of the summer 
mixta, generation from the neighbourhood of Agram in Croatia and mixta Vrty. is an english $ of the spring generation 
which nevertheless has very wide black margin on upperside of all wings. — For the various shades of blue 
of the upperside Tutt differentiates between the following $ forms: the colour of the name form is designated 
lilacina. azure blue: lilacina indicates G3 and 99 having the upperside a warm lilac tone and clara represents violet-blue 
pauper or 33 a! 'd $$. — pauper Tutt are 99 with pale washed out violet and pallida Tutt are 99 with whitish 
pallida, violet ground colour. Of all these forms combinations occur; argiolus-lata Tutt with azure blue upperside and 
wide black margin and costal area, hindwings fairly pale and spotted at margin, similarly; lilacina-lata, clara- 
argiolus- lata, pauper-lata and pallida-lata. — argiolus-suffusa Tutt is azure blue otherwise just like arg.-lata but the 
sujfusa. hindwings are adumbrated and with marginal spots, a similar form of aberration also occurs as lilacina-suffusa, 
britanna. clara-sujfusa, pauper-suffusa and pallida-suffusa Tutt. — The race britanna Vrty. from Epping Forest is striking 
by its brilliant light blue upperside and the more extensive basal dusting of underside, which exceeds that of all 
other northern races. 
calido- C. calidogenita Vrty. denominates the southern european 3 brooded race, which on an average is larger 
gemfa. than those from mid-Europe and the blue is a warm tone with less silvery gloss. The 2nd and 3rd generations 
canicularis. differ in size from the 1st and are called catlicularis Vrty., whilst the 2nd generation from mid-Europe is named 
parvipunc- parvipuncta Tutt on account of the reduced spots. — mauretanica Rothsch. (= algirica Oberth.) from Algeria is 
maurc- characterised by the heavily darkened 9? having the forewing scarcely dusted to the extent of %rd with blue 
tanica. whilst the hindwings are almost entirely deep black-brown and only the base and hindmargin slightly suffused 
paraleuca. with blue. — paraleuca Rbr. from Dorak in the Taurus is a transition to hypoleuca Roll. (83 h). The has a 
less reddish tone in the blue of upperside and on underside all the black marginal spots are absent; there is only 
a minute dot in the anal angle of hindwings besides a twin spot. Fore wings only have a row of spots and the 
trita. green basal suffusion is very reduced. Fringes are less black checked than in hypoleuca. — trita Swh. from 
Mussure in N. W. Himalaya closely resembles the japanese ladonides. Upperside is a nice sky blue and underside 
cream colour with blue dusted base to all wings. 
heringi. C. heringi Kard. from the entire Ussuri district is the spring generation and distinguished by the more 
violet lustrous whilst the 9$ show a pale blue ground colour. The dark margin shows a tendency to ex- 
caphis. pand. Underside less dark than in the summer generation. - caphis Fruhst. is a very large race widely distributed 
in China of which the 9? are characterised by especially wide margins. The blue of the forewings scarcely 
shows a whitish sheen which is characteristic of japanese 9?- Also the hindwings are intensively blackened. 
31. Genus : Taraca Nic. 
hamada. T. hamada Drc. (Vol. 1, p. 323, pi. 83 f, g). — interposita Fruhst. from Kiushiu in the neighbourhood 
tnleiposifa. ]Sf a g asa p{ remarkable by the pointed instead of roundish wing contour, differing thereby from the name 
form. Although it is considerably smaller it has much more prominent minute black spots scattered over the 
isona. underside. A further race isona Fruhst. from Moupin and the Omei-shan in Szechuan has much narrower wings 
which thereby appear much more extended than in interposita. It is still smaller than the latter and has a 
grev-black upperside . The rich spot marking is very variable, but in spite of the smallness of the race it is more 
pronounced than in hamada from Nikko. 
