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Show 1 3 6 LT.-COL. J. MALCOLM FAWCETT ON [June 7, outwardly by a fuscous marginal line, and a pale ochreous lunule basally between the submedian nervure and first median nervule; cilia whitish. Hind wing with the marginal fuscous line and submarginal lunules as in fore wing; the transverse series of black discal spots and ochreous fascia as in fore wing, and two black marks in discoidal cell. Under side : fore wing very pale ferruginous, fading into sordid white at the apex and along the costal margin ; discal markings of upper side obsolescent except near the apex. Hind wing bufi', with a subbasal band, a spot in the cell, an angulated discal band, and a lunulated submarginal band all white, defined outwardly by black atoms and fine lines, the cell and subbasal band surrounded by ferruginous spots. This species is probably a local race of the variety of M. sindura Moore described by Mr. H. J. Elwes in Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1888, pt. iii. p. 336, pi. x. figs. 5 & 6, which = M. sikkimensis Moore, but differs from it in its much paler coloration, and the presence on the upper side of the pale ochreous bands and spots above mentioned, and the more prominent fuscous markings. Five specimens from Khamba Jong in my possession present no variation from the above description. M. sindura var. Elwes, is an uniformly bright ferruginous insect with no pale fascife or spots; and I possess six specimens of it from 17,000 ft. in Native Sikkim, as also six specimens of a larger and darker form from 10,000 ft. in Sikkim interior, in which the submarginal lunules are obsolescent. 3. A r g yn n is clatjdia. (Plate IX. fig. 3 .) Argynnis claudia Fawcett, Abstr. P. Z. S. 1904, No. 9, p. 8, June 14. Expanse 1 in. 6 lin. Habitat. Khamba Jong, Thibet, 15,000 ft. elevation. D e sc r ip t io n .- Upper side rich fulvous (pale fulvous in some specimens), the base of fore wing narrowly and that of hind wing broadly irrorated with black atoms. Foie wing with three curved streaks in the cell, and one at its apex, thicker than the remainder ; two transverse discal series of black spots, the inner one very irregular and highly angled outwardly above the third median nervule; a series of submarginal fulvous cuneiform lunules, defined inwardly by a thick black line and outwardly by a thick black band ; cilia white. Hind wing with the submarginal lunules and transverse series of spots as in the fore wing, except that the outer series is reduced to four spots (2 subapical and 2 subanal) in some specimens, and to three in others, the remaining spots being obsolete. Under side : fore wing similar to upper side but paler, the black marks and spots smaller, and the outer transverse series of spots obsolete ; apex green; marginal series of lunules silvery and two silver subapical spots below the costa; no marginal lines. Hind wing dark green, with a slight bronzy suffusion ; two basal silver spots beloAv the costa, a linear silver |