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1871. Kirb., Syn. Cat. Ill: the same. 



If the name could be retained, it slioiild be witli Doubleday's name, 

 and the date 1851 ; and Nycteis could most appropriately be taken as 

 type ; but it is preoccupied through Parnus (Fabr., Col. 1792). 



814. Paromia.* 



1861. Hewits., Exot. Butt. ii. : pulchra. Sole species, and therefore 

 type. 

 The name is preoccupied in Coleoptera ("Westw. 1850J. 



815. Parrhasius. 



1816. HUbn., Verz. 79 : Timoleon, Arogenus, Hemon (Acmon, He- 

 mon), Polibetes (Polybetes), Lisus. 

 Polibetes may be taken as the type. 



816. Parthengs. 



1816. Hiibn., Verz. 38 : Sylvia. Sole species, and therefore type. 

 1871. Kirb., Syn. Cat. 230: the same and others. 

 See Minetra. 



817. Pathtsa. 



1864. Reak., Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. iii. 503 : Sarpedon, Agamemnon, 

 Eurypylus, Antiphates, Ajax (Marcellus, Ajax), Poda- 

 lirius ? Sinon. 

 Antiphates may be taken as the type. 



^ 818. Pavermia.* 



1864. Peak., Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. iii. 503. 



This is another of Reakirt's astonishing hypothetical genera, estab- 

 lished upon supposititious forms of swallow-tails, with " vermiform" 

 larvas, yet to be discovered 1 



819. Pavonia.* 



1823. God., Encycl. meth. Suppl. 807 : Actorion, Aorsa, Autome- 

 don, Etu-ylochus, Ilioueus, Teucer, Idomeneus, Demos- 

 thenes (Inachis), Martia, Taramela, Batea (Saronia), 

 Syme (Acadina), Rusina, Creusa (Anaxandra), Darius 

 (Anaxerete), Hercyna (Anosia), Darius, Qilthon, Bere- 

 cynthus, Xanthus, Cassiope (Caryatis), cassias. 

 The name has since been used by several authors, but is preoccupied 

 in Polyps (Lam. 1816), as well as in Lepidoptera (HUbn. 1816). 



820. Pedaliodes. 

 1867. Butl., Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. [3] xx. 267 : Poesia, Proerna, 

 Pisonia (Pisonia, dejecta), Perperna, Phauias, Panels, 



