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Show 1881.] OF AMURLAND, N O R T H CHINA, A N D JAPAN. 875 PARNASSUS BREMERI, Feld. MSS., Brem. Lep. Ost-Sib. p. 6, t. i. figs. 3, 4. Found in many parts of the A m u r region flying in thick woods, as I am informed by Dr. Staudinger. It is variable in the amount of red spots, like other members of the genus, the common form having no red spots on the fore wing like Bremer's fig. 3. His plate is wrongly numbered and does not agree with the text. P. TENEDIUS, Eversm. Bull. Mosc. 1851, ii. p. 621 ; Men. Schrenk's Reise, p. 14, t. i. fig. 3, $. Of this very rare species I have seen specimens in Dr. Staudinger's collection from the Schilka. It appears to be rather an inhabitant of Central Siberia than of Amurland. P. EVERSMANNI, Men. Cat. Mus. Petr. i. p. 73, t. i. fig. 2. ? P. wosnesenskii, Men. loe. cit. p. 74, t. i. fig. 3. Of this extremely rare species I have only seen specimens in Mr. Godman's, Dr. Staudinger's, and the Hewitson collection. It appears to inhabit the north-eastern parts of Asia and N . W . America, but has not been found by any recent collectors. P. GLACIALIS, Butler, Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. ix. p. 50 (1866). Discovered by Whitely at Hakodadi, and found also in Central Japan1. It is nearly allied to P. stubbendorfi, which varies considerably ; but all the Japanese specimens I have seen may be readily distinguished by the different shade of white, blacker veins, and deeper-black border on inner margin of hind wings. I think there seems little doubt that this insect was described as P. citrinarius by Motschulsky (Bull. Mosc. 1866, i. p. 189), as his description seems to apply very well ; but as this cannot be proved without seeing the type, I refrain from changing the name, especially as the priority of date is doubtful. P. STUBBENDORFI, Men. Desc. Ins. Lehm. p. 57, t. vi. fig. 2. Seems to be common in the Amur region and at Askold. P. FELDERI, Brem. Lep. Ost-Sib. p. 6, t. i. fig. 5. Discovered in the Bureija by Radde, and taken at Raddefskaia on the Amur by Christoph, whence numerous specimens are in Dr. Staudinger's collection. It is allied to the P. mnemosyne group ; but is readily distinguished by the bright yellow hair on the body, not shown in Bremer's plate. The variety with red spots as figured by him is rare. APORIA HIPPIA, Brem. Lep. Ost-Sib. p. 7, t. iii. fig. 1 (1864). Found in the Amur region generally, sometimes flying in the 1 I have since received from Mr. H. Strecker a note on Butterflies from Corea, among which was a female of P. glacialis. |