Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 edition. Excerpt: ...Pontresina, vii. /84 (Lmn.), &c. Mont de la Saxe, viii. b. /94; Lauzon Valley, viii. m. /94; Cogne, viii. m. /94; Falzarego Pass, viii. b. /95 (Tutt); Mendel, vii. /95 (Lmn.), &c. Obs.--"A v. fine almost blk.?, vii. 28, 1900, Brenner" (Ii.-Brn.), is probably to be referred to this ab., or the next. ab. 2 Cinctata, Fav.; a further ab. of his, less shot with prp. but with a broad band of united blk. spots across f. and h.w. up.s., narrowed nr. centre f.w. by an or. streak wh. runs into it; outside wh. is a row of large blk. spots, failing only at costa of each w. Loc. This magnificent form is so far only known from Barmaz, Dent du Midi, vii. 31/02 (Fis.) (b.) un.s. f.w. with conspicuous blk. spots (wanting in type). Yar. Arsilache, Esp. (Inducta, Spungberg); wh. has also rounder ws. than type. Loc. At lower elevations than type, e.g., Tramelan, on the Jura (Giiedat); the Vaudois Alps (Laharpe); Bunschen, ab. (Hg.) moors at Einsiedeln, c. (Paul); between Eggiswyl and Rothenbach, at about 2200ft. (M.-U.); round little lakes below Campfer and St. Moritz (Junes), &c. Tribe Melimidi: hyb. l. Genus, Melitaea, Fabr. This genus, some of the sp. of wh. are not easy to distinguish, divides itself naturally into 3 groups. In the 1st the colouring and markings of up.s., exc. suffusion at base, are reproduced in a more or less washed-out form on un.s. The nervures and transverse lines are blk., the interstices being filled, in the form of bands, with or.-red and yell. M. Cynthia, Hb. (Trivia, Esp.); $ 38nim., 2 42mm. Fd. plt. Plantayo, Viola, &c.; l. sometimes hyb. twice. $ with yell. replaced by wh. up.s., 2 with yell. and red closely approximating, up.s. Dist. Char. up.s. h.w. ante-margl. red band spotted blk., ..."