Index 



subfamily names, 63 



submedian vein, 20, 21 



suboesophageal ganglion, 22, 23 



" sugaring," 32 



Sulphurs, The, 272, 289; Alexandra, 292; 

 Arctic, 293 ; Behr's, 294; Cloudless, 286 ; 

 Common, 291 ; Gold-and-black, 291 ; 

 Great, 285; Labrador, 293; Large Orange, 

 287; Little, 297; MeaS's, 290; Pink- 

 edged, 292; Red-barred, 286 ; Scudder's, 

 293 ; Strecker's, 290 



Superstitions, 90 



Suspicious Conduct, 136 



Swallowtails, The, 272, 306; Alaskan, 312; 

 Common Eastern, 314; Giant, 311; 

 Newfoundland, 313 ; Pipe-vine, 315 ; 

 Spice-bush, 315 ; Tiger, 309 



Swinburne, quotation from, 272 



sylvanoides, Erynnis, 349 



Synchloe, genus, 159 ; crocale, 160 ; janais, 

 159 ; lacinia, 159 



Systasea, genus, 329; zampa, 329 



Tachyris, genus, 275; ilaire, 276 



tacita, Thecla, Plate XXIX, Fig. 30 



tarquinius, Feniseca, 251 



tarsi, 17, 18 



tatila, Eunica, 176 



taumas, Limochores, 357 



taxiles, Atrytone, 365 



taygete, CEneis, 223 



taylori, Melitaea, 142 



tegulae, 17 



telamonides, Papilio, 308 



Tennyson, quotation from, 213 



Teria's, genus, 294; damaris, 296; delia, 

 298 ; elathea, 298 ; flava, 296 ; gundlachia, 

 295 ; jucunda, 298 ; lisa, 297 ; mexicana, 

 296; nicippe, 296; proterpia, 295; west- 

 woodi, 297 



terissa, Kricogonia, 287 



testis, 22 



texana, Eresia, 158; Saryrus, 213 



textor, Amblyscirtes, 341 



Thanaos, genus, 332; afranius, 334; brizo, 



332 ; clitus, 336 ; funeralis, 336 ; horatius, 

 336; icelus, 333 ; juvenalis, 335 ; lucilius, 



333 ; martialis, 335 ; naevius, 336 ; pacu- 

 vius, 336 ; persius, 334 ; petronius, 335 ; 

 somnus, 333 



tharos, Phyciodes, 153 



Thecla, genus, 237; acadica, 242; acis, 

 240, 246 ; adenostomatis, 245 ; affinis, 

 249; alcestis, 241 ; arsace, 248 ; augustus, 

 247; autolycus, 241 ; behri, 247; blenina, 

 245; calanus, 243; cecrops, 246; chalcis, 

 244 ; citima, 239 ; clytie, 247 ; crysalus, 

 239; damon, 246; discoidalis, 246; dume- 

 torum, 249 ; edwardsi, 243 ; eryphon, 248; 

 favonius, 240; grunus, 238 ; halesus, 239; 

 henrici, 248; humuli, 242; ines, 247; 

 irus, 248; itys, 243; laeta, 249; liparops, 

 244; m-album, 240; martialis, 240; meli- 

 nus, 242 ; nelsoni, 245 ; niphon, 249 ; 

 saepium, 244; simsetnis, 246; siva, 246; 

 spinetorum, 245 ; tacita, Plate XXIX, 

 Fig. 30; titus, 250; wittfeldi, 241 



thekla, Melitsea, 147 



theonus, Lycsena, 270 



Thibet, 172 



thoas, Papilio, 311 



thoe, Chrysophanus, 253 



thorax, 7, 14, 17, 22, 23 



Thoreau, Quotation from, 93 



Thorybes, genus, 324; aemilia, 325; bathyl 



lus, 325 ; epigena, 325 ; pylades, 324 

 Thymelicus, genus, 350 ; setna, 351 ; bret- 



tus, 351 ; mystic, 351 

 tibia, 17, 18 

 tiger, 63 

 Timetes, genus, 179; chiron, 180; coresia 



180; petreus, 180 

 tip for inflating tube, 46 

 tiius, Thecla, 250 

 tityrus, Epargyreus, 323 

 Tokyo, 149 



Tongue. See Proboscis 

 Tortoise, The Compton, 168 

 Tortoise-shells, The, 167; the California, 



168 ; Milbert's, 169 

 tracheae, 15, 22 



" Transactions of the American Entomo- 

 logical Society," 73 

 transformations, egg to caterpillar, 5 ; 



caterpillar to chrysalis, 11 ; chrysalis to 



butterfly, 13 

 triclaris, Brenthis, 130 

 tritonia, Geirocheilus, 211 

 trochanter, 17, 18 

 troilus, Papilio, 315 

 tulcis, Eresia, 158 

 turnus, Papilio, 309 

 Turntis, 285 

 Twin-spot, The, 361 

 tyndarus, Erebia, 210 

 types of butterflies named by W. H. Ed- 



wards, vi ; used in preparation of this 



book, vii 

 typhon, Ccenonympha, 206 



uhleri, CEneis, 222 



Umbelliferae, 312, 313, 314 



umbrosa, Grapta, 164 



uncas, Erynnis, 349 



Uncle Jot'ham's Boarder, 233 



United States Department of Agriculture, 



49. 73 



United States National Museum, 73 



upper discocellular vein, 21 



upper radial vein, 20, 21 



Urtica, 164, 169 



urtica, Vanessa, 169 



Urticaceas, 164, 165 



Utility of Entomology, The, 256 



Vanessa, genus, 167; antiopa, 5, 7, 94, 169; 

 californica, 168; j-album, 168; milberti, 

 169; urticae, 169; vau-album, 168; xan 

 thomelas, 168 



vanillae, Dione, 97 



varieties, 64; insular, 64 



varuna, CEneis, 222 



vau-album, Vanessa, 168 



veins of wings, 20, 21 



verna, Euphyes, 360 



vernalis, Pieris, 278 



Vertex, definition of, 14 



vesta, Phyciodes, 152 



vialis, Amblyscirtes, 34c 



viator, Phycanassa, 362 



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