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Show 422 MR. J. H. LEECH ON THE BUTTERFLIES [May 3, 93. MELITiEA AURINIA. M. aurinia, Hott. Naturf. vi. p. 5 (1775). Occurs at Gensan in June ; the specimens seem larger and paler than European ones, 94. MEI.IT.EA PHCEBE, Schiff. Var. sibirica, Staud. MSS. Var. atherea, Ev. Lep. Ross. p. 73, t. ix. figs. 5, 6. M. scotosia, Butl. Cist. Ent. ii. p. 282 (1878). Common at Fusan and Gensan (Corea) in June and July, and extremely variable, some specimens being the true var. atherea, with few markings, others nearly black. Nearly all the specimens are much larger than European examples. It occurs in Yesso, and, I believe, in mountain-districts of Central Japan. 95. MELIT^EA PARTHENIE, Bkh. Var. orientalis, Men. Schrenk's Reise, p. 23, t. ii. fig. 5. I took what I believe to be this species commonly at Fusan, S.E. Corea, at the beginning of June. 96. MELIT_EA DICTYNNA. M. dictynna, Esp. t. 48. fig. 2, a, b (1779). Var. protomedia, Men. Schrenk's Reise, p. 23, t. ii. figs. 6, 7. This occurred commonly with the last species in June at Fusan. 97. MELITEA ATHALIA, Rott. Var. dubia, Staud. Var. orientalis, Men. Schrenk's Reise, p. 23, t. ii. fig. 5. M. niphona, Butl. Cist. Ent. ii. p. 281 (1878). Occurs commonly at Fusan and Gensan (Corea), also in Yesso and in mountain-districts of Central Japan. Corean specimens are usually paler than Japanese ; but this species is so variable that it is impossible to form a correct opinion concerning it without longer series than at present exist in this country. 98. ARGYNNIS NIPHE, Linn. I took this species commonly at Nagasaki and in the provinces of Higo and Satsuma in May. On one occasion I found the larva, pupa, and imago all together in the same place. Larva oi Arg. niphe, Kagoshima, May 10, 1886 :- Length 1| inches. Ground-colour of body, head, and legs velvety black ; dorsal stripe deep orange ; abdominal legs externally tipped with a brownish-orange spot; spines branched, four on each of the first three segments, six on each of the remainder, with the exception of the anal segment, which has only four ; the two dorsal spines of the second segment point forward ; spines on the first three segments and the dorsal pair of the fourth segment black, the remainder are of a bright |