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Show 408 MR. J. H. LEECH ON THE BUTTERFLIES [May 3, 18. PIERIS DAPLIDICE, L. Var. bellidice, O. Anthocharis belemida, var. orientalis, Brem. Lep. Ost-Sib. p. 8. This species occurs at Gensan in June, flying over corn-fields in the neighbourhood of the Japanese settlement ; it does not differ from European specimens. 19. ANTHOCHARIS SCOLYMUS. A. scolymus, Butl. Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. ix. p. 52 (1866). A. thunbergii, de l'Orza, Lep. Jap. p. 14 (1849). Common all over Japan in early spring ; it is very variable in size. 20. LEUCOPHASIA SINAPIS, Linn. Var. amurensis, Men. Schrenk's Reise, p. 15, t. i. figs. 4, 5. L. sinensis, Butl. Cist. Ent. i. p. 173(1877). L. vibilia, Jans. Cist. Ent. ii. p. 272 (1878). L. morsei, Fenton, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 855. Common all over Japan and at Gensan. All the intermediate forms between amurensis and sinapis exist, and forms without any black apex to the fore wing corresponding to var. diniensis are not unusual. 21. RHODOCERA RHAMNI, Linn. R. nipalensis, Doubl. Gen. Diurn. Lep. p. 71 (1847) ; Gray, Lep. Nep. t. v. fig. 1 (1831). R. maxima, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1885, p. 407. .7?. aspasia, M e n . Schrenk's Reise, p. 17, t. i. fig. 8. R. acuminata, Feld. Wien. ent. M o n . vi. p. 23 (1862). Occurs all over Japan and Corea. The rhamni (maxima) form occurs at low elevations in Central Japan. I only took " acuminata " in the mountains ; from Gensan I have a specimen of true rhamni, and I have just received from Ningpo two specimens which resemble acuminata in the shape of the wing, and rhamni var. farinosa l in colour. There can be little doubt that these refer to one species, but I can form no opinion with any certainty until I receive larger series. 22. COLIAS PAL.ENO, Linn. Occurs in Yesso and mountain-districts of Central Japan. 23. COLIAS HYALE, Linn. C. poliographus, Motsch. Et. Ent. ix. p. 29 (I860). C. simoda, de l'Orza, Lep. Jap. p. 16 (1809). C. neriene, Fisch., Motsch. Et. Ent. ix. p. 29. C. erate, Esp., Murray, Ent. Mon. Mag. xiii. p. 34 (1876). C. erate ab helictha, Led., Brem. Lep. Ost-Sib. p. 93. C. subaurata, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 5, vii. p. 138. C. elwesii, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 5, vii. p. 135. C. pallensl, Butl. Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. ix. p. 50. Common all over Japan and Corea. The spring form is rather smaller than the summer brood. 1 E. farinosa, Zell. Isis, 1837, p. 5 ; Mann, Wien. eiit. Mon. v. p. 157, t. ii. |