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Show 1881.] OF AMURLAND, NORTH CHINA, AND JAPAN. 901 ARGYNNIS DAPHNE, Schiff. S. V. p. 177 (1776). A. daphne, Butl. Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. ix. 1866 ; Lucas, Ann. Ent. Soc. France, 1866, p. 220. A. raBdia, Butl. Ann. Nat. Hist. ser. 4, xix. p. 93. Found at Pekin {David), Raddefskaia, Hakodadi, and Central Japan. It differs from the European A. daphne in being usually larger, darker, and, according to Mr. Butler, in having the outer margin of the fore wings concave rather than convex. He says that the palpi are also longer ; but it appears to me that there is no reason for separating it as a species; and Dr. Staudinger concurs in this opinion. It appears to vary in the East as it does in Europe ; and Mr. Butler himself says that the Hakodadi specimens are closer to A. daphne than those from Central Japan. A. INO, Esp. t. Ixxvi. fig. 1 a, B (1782). Common in most localities where collections have been made in Amurland, and varies remarkably in size, some specimens being one half larger than others. De l'Orza quotes it from Japan; butl have seen nothing resembling it as yet from there. A. AGLAIA, Linn. S. N. x. p. 481. 1A. fortuna, Jans. Cist. Ent. ii. p. 154 (1877). Common at Askold, Vladivostock, and Baranofsky, and also found in Japan if I am right in uniting A. fortuna with it. I was disposed to consider this as a distinct species ; but the characters on which Mr. Janson relies are broken down on comparison with the fine series in Dr. Staudinger's collection. I have also seen A. aglaia in the Atkinson collection from Kashmir. The Amur specimens are larger than the average of European ones ; but this does not seem to be the case in the few Japanese specimens I have seen1. A. ADIPPE, Linn. Syst. Nat. xii. p. 786. Var. chlorodippe, Herr.-Schaff. vi. p. 5. A. pallescens, Butl. Cist. Ent. i. p. 164 (1873). A. vorax, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc 1871, p. 403; Lep. Ex. t. liv. Var. nerippe, Feld. Wien. ent. Mon. vi. p. 24 (1862). A. locuples, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 5, vii. p. 134. Var. cleodoxa, Ochs. iv. p. 118. This very variable species has been described under a number of different names, one of which, I think (A. nerippe, Feld.), may be considered a well-marked variety or species. It occurs commonly in every part of this region where collections have been made. In China and Japan the variety A. nerippe, which is larger and brighter, most distinctly spotted with chocolate on the hind wings beneath, is found with it. Specimens from Japan {A. pallescens, Butl.) agree 1 Mr. Strecker has received an A. aglaia from Corea which does not quite agree with Amur or European specimens. From the same place he has an exact transition form between A. adippe and A. nerippe, belonging as much to one as the other; two male specimens look at first like females, from the very broad round wings. |