THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 95 



ACCENTUATED LIST OF CANADIAN LEPIDOPTERA. 



BY E. H. REED, LONDON, ONTARIO. 

 (Continued from page 151, vol. ii., Can. Est.) 



* # * For rules of pronunciation sec page 122. vol. ii.. Can. Ent. 

 Nqte. — Page 150, vol. ii., for Interrogation ids read Interrogatio'nis. 



JUNONIA — yunb'nia, named after the ancient goddess Juno, the insect 

 having its wings adorned with eyes like the plumage of the 

 peacock, the favorite bird of Juno. 



COENIA — Coe'niaSxom the Greek word Koinos: eommon or 



kindred, this genera being closely allied to that of Vanessa 

 or Pyrameis. 



LIMENITIS — Zimenl'tis, a Greek word meaning harbotir-keeping, an epi- 

 thet applied to several divinities, o. c. 



URSULA — Ursula, a virgin and martyr of the 5th century. 



ARTHEMJS — Ar'themis, the Greek name for the goddess 



Diana, o. c. 



DISIPPUS- — Disip'pus, probably from the Latin disipo : 



to scatter; this insect being very common and having 

 been for some time confounded with Archippus, another 

 wide-spread species. 



CHOINOBAS — CJwino'bas, from two Greek words kion, baino, signifying 

 snow frequenters, so named by Boisduval on account of 

 this genus being common to the most wintry parts of 

 North America. 



BALDER — Bal'der, probably from the German Bald, 



Early. 



NEONYMPHA — Neonym'p/ia, a Greek word signifying newly married. 



EURYTHRIS — Eu'rythris, probably meant for Eurytis, 



a patronymic of Iole, the daughter of Eurytus, King of 

 the Eubcean town CElchalia. 



BOISDUVALLII — Boisduval '/ii, named after Dr. Jean 



Alphonse Boisduval, the celebrated French Entomologist, 

 the possessor of the finest known collection of Lepidoptera. 



