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Show 1881.] MR. A. G. BUTLER ON BUTTERFLIES FROM JAPAN. 851 and the apical area distinctly narrower than in V. fentoni: it differs from the latter in pattern aud coloration much as V.faunus of North America does from V. salyrus. VANESSA CONNEXA, Butler. Allied to V. urtica of Europe, but the second black costal patch on the primaries united to the interno-median patch and the latter to the inner margin, so as to form a broad central angulated black band right across the wing; no trace of blue submarginal lunules on the primaries; the red discal area of the secondaries much narrower and the brown area darker. Wings below considerably darker, the secondaries even darker than in V. californica, the disk being densely striated with purplish brown; the black-edged green sub-marginal stripe rather lunate than sagittate, and almost wholly black on the primaries ; the brown-edged lilac marginal stripe better defined and more lunulate in character. Expanse of wings 2 inches 2 lines. Toshima, Hokkaido; July. Coll. B.M. and Fenton. This is quite distinct from the imperfectly banded form named by Dr. Staudinger V. polaris. Mr. Fenton writes respecting it.-" I have examined more than 30, and I find that they do not vary at all from the form I send you. I think it is distinct from V. urtica." LYC^ENA PSEUD^EGON, Butler. Nearest to L. agon of Europe, the same colours. The male smaller and with a very narrow black outer border to the wings; fringe narrower, submarginal black spots of secondaries rather smaller ; female very faintly shot with steel-blue at the base of primaries, submarginal orange lunules obsolete ; secondaries darker, purplish towards the base, bluish at the base; the whole of the black submarginal spots bounded internally by orange lunules and externally by white ones. Under surface greyer than in L. cegon, both sexes washed with pale greenish blue at the base; black spots smaller, but arranged exactly in the same way ; submarginal orange spots of the primaries of the male extremely pale; those of the secondaries destitute of metallic spots in both sexes. Expanse of wings, d1 1 inch 2 lines, $ 1 inch 3 lines. Iburi, Hokkaido, July. Coll. M . Fenton. LYOENA ALOPE, Fenton. Allied toL. japonica and L. argia. Male deeper violet thanX. argia, Menetr.: above, the dark marginal border to primaries broader; below, the black spot absent from cell of primaries ; the third, fourth, fifth and sixth of the discal row of spots in the secondaries form an arc of a larger circle than the corresponding ones in L. argia ; the second spot lies much nearer the junction of the first and second subcostal veinlets. Average expanse of wings If line less. Appears to be confined to the river-bed, which the Oshiukaido crosses at Akutsu, Shimodziike ; middle of July. Coll. M . Fenton. I have not seen the type of this species described by M r . Fenton; 55* |