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Show 18 MR. H. J. ELWES ON THE GENUS PARNASSIUS. \_Jail. I J, class, instead of last but one as in Kirby's catalogue, whilst Herrich- SchiifFer places Parnassius as the second section of the genus Doritis. Synopsis of the Genus. Earn. PARNASSIIDiE. Imago imagini Papilionidarum similis quoad alarum structuram, sed foemina nupta sacculo corneo ad ventrem extremum instructa. Pupa haud suspensa. Larva distincta, larvis Heterocerorum affinis. Gen. 1. PARNASSIUS, Latr. SECT. I. 1. APOLLO, Linn Europe (excl. reg. pol. et Anglia); Armenia ; Caucasus. a. Var. hesebolus, Nordm Siberia, Altai, Alatau, Ural, Caucasus. v. major, ^albidior, § obscurior. transit us ad hesebolus Tarbagatai (fide Stgr.), Cauc. Arm. (fide Horn.). 2. DELIUS, Esp Alps Eur. cent., Caucasus ? a. Var. intermedius, M e n Altai, Sib. cent, et or. (Irkutsk). sedakovii, Men. b. ? Var. corybas, Fisch. de Wald. Kamschatka; ? Sib. s. or. c. Var. smintheus, Doubl Eocky Mts. U.S. Am.; Colorado, &c. d. ? Var. Behrii, Edw. e. Var. § hermodur, H. Edw Eocky Mts., Brit. ColumbiaMontana, major obscurior. &c. ? transitus ad discobolus. 3. NOMION, Fisch. Prov. Amur, Alaska. a. var. ? minor Brit. Columbia. (transitus ad smintheus?) 4. ACTIUS, Ev Alps of Turkestan. a. Var. discobolus, Stgr Alatau, &c, Alps of Khokand. major obscurior (an delius refe-rendus ?) b. Var. rhodius, Honrath Prov. Ladak, Alai, Khokand. ?=epaphus, Oberthur. (minor, al. post, punct. bas. coc-cineis.) c. Var. himalayensis, Elwes Prov. Lahoul, &c.; N.W. Himalaya, jacquemonti, Blanch, et Alps, 11000-16,000 ped. alt. Moore in part. (? an delius referendus.) 5. HONRATIII, Stgr Alps of Samarkand, Bokhara, &c. corybas, Ersch. 6. DAVIUIS, Oberthur Mountains of N. China. ( 5 mihi natura ignota incertfie sedis.) 7. BREMEBI, Brem Prov. Amur. 8. APOLLONIUS, Ev Prov. Kuldja, Khokand, steppes and mountains. SECT. II. 9. ACCO, Gray Prov. Ladak, Tibet. tlO. SIMO, Gray Prov. Ladak. ( $ ignota inoertse sedis.) SECT. III. 11. JACQUEMONTI, Boisd ,.. Prov. Ladak, N. W . Himalaya, supra ?=epaphus, Oberthur. 14,000 ped. alt. Var. ? a(.m isniokrk,i moreinesntiasl,i sE).l wes Alps of Sikkim, Tibet. |