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CATALOGUE OF THE 



Oreas fimbriata Helicta, Hiib., Samin. Ex. Schmett., 



I, (1806-1816); (Neon. H.)Verz. Bek. Schmett., 

 p. 65, (1816). 



Larva on Andropogan Nutans, Panicum Sanguinale. 



Fabr.'s diagnosis in the Sp. Ins. is not so plain, but in the Ent. 

 Syst. it is more to the point: "Alis integerrimis supra fuscis 

 immaculatis, posticus subtus strigis tiavis ocellisque tribus 

 oblongis. Habitat, - . Mus. Britann. Parviis. Alae 



omnes supra 1'uscae, immacutatae. Subtus anticae fuscae, 

 immaculatae, posticae strigis qnatuor flavis, quarum 2-3 

 utrinque coeunt & inter has ocelli tres valde oblongi, atri 

 iride llava punctisque phiriraus pupillaribus, argenteis." 



Also Herbst's version from Vol. VIII, p. 147: "Die Fluegel 

 sind oberhalb braun, ungefleckt ; unten sind die Oberfluegel 

 gleichfalls nngefleckt braun, die Unterfluegel aber haben vier 

 gelbe linieii, von welchen die zweyte und dritte an beyden 

 Seiten zusammenstossen, und zwischen diesen sind drey sehr 

 langlich runde schwarze Augen mit gelben Kingen und meh- 

 reren silbernen Pupillen." 



These descriptions point undeniably to this species, and loth as 

 we are to ignore the more familiar name of Areolatus, we 

 must nevertheless allow that, according to the law of priority, 

 it is untenable. 



304. GEMMA, HUB., (Nemi. G.), Zutr. Ex. Schmett., I, f. 7, 8, 

 (1818); Verz. Bek. Schmett., p. 65, (1816); (Satyr. 

 G.) Bdl.-Lec., Lep. Am. Sept., t. 62, (1833); 

 (Neon. G.) Dbldy.-Hew., Gen. Diur. Lep., II, p. 

 375, (1850-1852); Morris, Syn., p. 73, (1862); 

 (Eupt. G.) Butl., Proc. Zool. Soe., Loiul., p. 500, 

 (1866). 



Satyrus Cornelius, Godt., Enc. Metli., IX, p. 493, 

 (1823); (Eun/gona 0.) Dbldy.-Hew., Gen. Diur. 

 Lep., II, p. 438, (1850-1852); (Eupt. ('.} Kirby, 

 Cat., p. 55, (1871); (Neon. C'.) Scud., Buff. Bull, 



II, p. 244, (1875). 

 Larva on grass. 



Whether this be identical with the Cornelius of Fabr. I am un- 

 able to determine from the doubtful and unsatisfactory diag- 

 nosis of the latter ; though it is possible that such may be 

 the case. But as Hubner has given most excellent figures, 

 and moreover it is supposed that Fabr. was unacquainted 

 with the insect in nature and that he drew his description 

 from a picture, it is probably best to retain Hubner's name 

 of Gemma, by which the species has so long been generally 

 known. 



I here append Fabricius' description of Cornelius, also the same 

 from Herbst published three years later. 



Fabr., Ent. Syst., Ill, 1, p.220, n. 089, (1793): "Alis integerri- 

 mis obscure cinereis ; posticis ocellis qnatuor approximatis. 

 Habitat - . Dom. Drury. Medius alae .supra ob- 



scure cinereae, anticae immaculatae. posticae ocellis quatuor 

 approximatis, marginalibus, fuscis, subtus paullo pallidiores, 

 f u sco undatae, posticis ocellis qnatuor niarginalibus, approxi- 

 matis, atris pupilla argentea." 



Herbst, Nat. Ins. Schmett., VIII, p. 139, (1796): "Pap. Corne- 

 liut. Er ist von mitlerer Groesse. Oberhalb sind die Fluegel 

 dunkel aschgrau, die obern nngefleck, die untern haben vier 

 dicht neben eirander stehende, Augen, sie stehen am Aussen- 

 rande und sind braun, unten sind die Fluegel etwas blasser 

 braun, wellenformig; die vier Aiigen anf den Unterfluegeln 

 sind auchhier, aber schwarz mit einer silbernen Pupille. Das 

 Vaterland ist unbekannt." 



Southern 

 States from 

 the Atlantic 

 to Texas. 



