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Although Moschler refers in his synonymy of (7. Taycjete to all the 

 figures given by Hiibner as representing Taygete in his Lep. Exot., yet 

 he does not seem to include in his description such forms as Hiibner 

 figures for the $ . I do not find any similar form of either sex figured 

 or described anywhere which corresponds to this 9 except the one de- 

 scribed by Edwards referred to in my synonymy, and from a comparison 

 of specimens from Labrador which agree perfectly, some (both % and 9 ) 

 with the % as figured there, and another ( $ , Edwards' specimen) which 

 agrees with the 9 as Hiibner represents it, I cannot now believe that 

 the}' belong to one species; it would greatly surprise me if a large num- 

 ber of specimens should prove it. I have therefore described it here 

 as a distinct species. The two forms on Hiibner's plate are not those 

 considered by some as distinct species under the names of Taygetr 

 (Bootes Bd.) and Bore ; these, so far as I am acquainted with them. 

 I agree with Moschler in considering as one species, to which the name 

 of Bore must be given (which Moschler points out to be the older one). 

 in accordance with the principle I would maintain that the oldest spe- 

 cific name must always be retained (unless preoccupied) whether given 

 with a description of the norm or of an aberrant form. 



The figure given by Hiibner difiers from the specimen here described, 

 both of the same sex, in having the ground color of the upper surface 

 lighter, but a single less distinct eye (in cell 5 of primaries) and a more 

 distinct submarginal interrupted row of blackish bars on both wings ; 

 beneath the primaries are brighter, have the one eye largely pupilled 

 with white, the middle band of the secondaries on both sides (on the 

 outer most distinctly) bordered with whitish, and in having more clus- 

 tered blackish scales next the margin forming an inconspicuous dusky 

 band ; the outer margin of the middle band, moreover, is indented 

 throughout. 



4. Chionobas Bore 



Chionobas Bore Schiodte, in Rink, Naturhist. Bidrag til en Beskriv. af GriJn- 

 land, 64. 



Chionobas Bootes Boisduval, Icones hist, des Lepidopt. I. 191, PI. 37. figs. 4— G. 

 " Hist. gen. et Icones Lepidopt. de I'Am. Sept. 218. 



Herrich-Schjeffer, Syst. Bearb. d. Schmett. von Europa [. 



Tagfalter, 69. 

 Moschler, Wiener ent. Monatschr. IV. 342. 

 Morris, Synojj. Lepidopt. N. Am. 72. 

 Chionobas Taygete Hiibner, Saraml. Exot. Schmett. Lep. I, Pap. I, Nymph. IX. 

 Oread. D, Nubilse 4, figs. 1—2. 

 Herrich-Schseffer, Syst. Bearb. d'Schmett. von Europa I. 



Tagfalter 70, Tab. xxi, figs. 112—113. 

 Doubleday, Westwood and Hewitson, Gen. Diurn. Lepidopt. 



II, 383. 

 Moschler, Wiener entom. Monatschr. IV, 342: VII, 213. 



