Boros István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 5. (Budapest 1954)
Issekutz, L. ; Kovács, L.: Melitaea britomartis Assmann, with special regard to its occurrence in Hungary
Holotype 1 $ : Kaposvár 20. VI. 1942, leg. N a 11 á n, in the collection of L. Kovács. Allotype : T $ Kaposvár 20. VI., coll. H á m о г i, in the Collection of the Hungarian Natural History Museum. Paratypes : 24Q* 14$ : 1. in the collection of the Museum: Kaposvár AS 2$ 6. VII., 2$ 10. VII., 1<J 1$ 15. VII., 2^ 17. VII., 2$ 23. VII., coll. Hámori; Töröcske : 2$ 6. VII., 2$ 10. VII., 1 о* 12. VII., coll. H á m о г i. — 2. In the collection of I. G e r g e ly : Kaposvár IOQ* 1 $ 16—23. VI. 1942., coll. H ám or i. — 3. In the collection of L. Kovács; Kaposvár : 2$ 1. and 4. VII. 1941., 5Q* 2$ 20. VI. 1942,, 1 $ 23. VI. 1942., leg. N a 11 á n. 2 a Central Mountains group Much more variable than the former, with numerous local forms. In spite of this, it can be yet unequivocally characterized on the ground of its external features. Margin of forewings vertical, broken in tornus with a sudden transition into dorsum. Ground color less vivid, dull, russet-brown, not bright. Spots of first row between black streaks of a slight extension, spots usually rounded, sometimes quite small, as also some spots of second row have slightly rounded corners (Fig. VI1 1/12). Ground color and black network is in balance on wing surface. Their undersides much less motley in their total impression, and some spots in inter-streak areas not white but pale yellow, resembling parthenie flying in same localities. Single intravenal wavelets of black undulating line dividing third streak do not intrude basally as much. They are more flattened than in former race (Fig. VIÍI/6). Consequently, spots marginally of third row smaller, sometimes as small as in parthenie. Inner part of third streak uniformly brownish in its total length, ^hade of brown, however, varied according to specimen and collecting locality. Triangular spot uniform yellow, regardless of presence or absence of dividing line ; its distal part lightens in aberrant specimens only. Intracapillar area only exceptionally darker than ground color. Black lines on underside of hindwings diluted, dull, with black scales around them, too. Accordingly, diamina-Ше features not characteristical to Central Mountains group, wherefore it is not identical with nominate form. — It deviates, also, from ssp. aureliaeformis Vrty. described from Northen Italy, since it is much more darker, its wings not elongated. It is indubitable therefore that the group inhabiting the Hungarian Central Mountains represents a distinct geographical variety. Many local forms could be separated inside this group which, though identical in all essential features, are unlike each other, occasionally in a striking way, in certain characters. The question must be raised, however, how they should be regarded taxonomically. According to our views, they cannot be considered, with one exception, as races. This is supported by the almost complete conformity of the essential features and the sexual organ but chiefly by the fact that some of them live near each other, the localities of their occurrences being only a few kilometres apart. The typical representative of this essentially uniform, though in local forms rich, race of the Central Mountains, is the population on the Kőhegy above Szentendre ; displaying the best observable features characteristical to the race. With regard to size and shape of wings, it agrees with the average form of the Central Mountains; the spots of the first row on the forewings are moderately rounded, the dappling of the undersides also correspondings to the main.
