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420 MR. J. H. LEECH ON THE BUTTERFLIES [MAY 3, 78. NEPTIS PRYERI. N. pryeri, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1871, p. 561 ; Lep. Ex. t. 63. fig. 4 ; Jans. Cist. Ent. ii. p. 155. Limenitis arboretorum, Oberthiir, Et. Ent. ii. p. 24, t. iii. fig. 3. Occurs in June and July. Very common in Gensan, where it occurs on the sea-level. In Japan it seems to be a mountain insect, and I took it near Lake Biwa. I have specimens from Ningpo which do not vary from the Japanese and Corean specimens. 79. NEPTIS ALWINA, Brem. & Grey. Limenitis kampferi, de l'Orza, Le'p. Jap. p. 40. Not rare in Central Japan ; it occurs also in Gensan in June, though not common. 80. NEPTIS EXCELLENS. N. excellens, Butl. Cist. Ent. ii. p. 282 (1878). This species, which appears to be distinct from alwina, is recorded from Nikko, Fujesan, and Yesso. 81. VANESSA BUREJANA. V. burejana, Brem. Lep. Ost-Sib. p. 15, t. i. fig. 8. V.fallax, Jans. Cist. Ent. ii. p. 271 (1878). V. strigosa, Butl. Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. ix. p. 54 (1866). Occurs both in Corea and Japan in a variety of forms; it is difficult to tell whether some of the forms belong to this species or the next without an enormous series from different localities. 82. VANESSA LEVANA, Linn. Var. prorsa, Linn. Ab. porima, Ochs. Araschnia obscura, Fenton, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 850. This species also occurs both in Japan and Corea. The only form under which I took it was var. prorsa ; the specimens are absolutely identical with Eurooean ones in my own collection. 83. VANESSA L-ALBUM, Esp. I took this species in the mountains near Oiwake in October. Mr. H. Pryer records it also from Nikko and Yesso. 84. VANESSA C-ALBUM, Linn. V. fentoni, Butl. Cist. Ent. ii. p. 281 (1878). V.'hamigera, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 4, xix. p. 92. V. lanigera, Butl. P. Z. S. 1881, p. 850. Common in mountain-districts of Central Japan in September and October. Occurs also in Yesso. As variable in Japan as in Europe. 85. VANESSA C-AUREUM, Linn. V. angelica, Cr. Pap. Ex. iv. t. 388. figs. G, H. V. pryeri, Janson, Cist. Ent. ii. p. 269 (1878). Occurs commonly in Gensan. I took it also at several localities in |
