194 THE entomologist's record. 



only representative of the Lampididi : the remainder are quite outside 

 the tribe, and of these, telicanxs, Lang, and irebhianH>>, Brulle, belong 

 to the genus Lam/ia'' [afterwards renamed (op. cit., p. 484) Rayivardia, 

 LaiKjia, Moore, Pmc. Zool. Soc. Load., 1872, p. 567, being pre- 

 occupied] ? 



Again, are the editors not satisfied that we have made out a case 

 for Everes for anjiadea and alcetas, for Ciipido for iiiinitnus, Pleheius for 

 ari/iis, arinjroiinomon, etc. [A Nat. Hutonj of the Briti^^h Butts., vol. iii.), 

 and do they really think that these species belong to the same genus 

 Lycaena containing avion and anas ! Then, again, are they satisfied 

 (see Brit. Butts., ii., pp. 378-387, and iii., pp. 248-253) that Cyaniris 

 is the right name for aryiolus ! 



We are disappointed that the Editors have not been con- 

 vinced by the accumulation of facts we have brought together on the 

 rsubject. On the other hand, if they are convinced, but follow a list 

 (proved to be erroneous) merely for convenience, we would ask whether 

 this will make for pulling the younger and eager lepidopterists up-to- 

 date in their work? It is well known that Staudinger's genera were 

 largely obtained haphazard from those who were at work at the time on 

 the various groups, but one expects the genera in a list published by the 

 ■Geneva entomologists to rest on some surer foundation than Staudin- 

 ger's Vataloy. We hope the editors will forgive us this little howl, but 

 we cannot believe that they believe the Everids of the world, the 

 Plebeiids of the world, and the Polyommatids of the world should all 

 be put into a hotch-potch miscalled Lycaena, a name belonging to the 

 very separate and natural genus comprising avion, aveas,euplieunis, etc. 

 Dr. Reverdin will no doubt check our work, by means of the genitalia 

 of the "blues," and persuade his slower comrades that we are right and 

 that there is no advance unless one goes ahead. We expect to take a 

 long time to convince the mere collector that any change is just or 

 right, we know we shall never convince him thai it is desirable, but we 

 .are prepared to visit Geneva to prove to the elect there that our views 

 are both right and sound on this matter. "Festina lente " may be a 

 good motto, but however slowly we hasten, we must get ahead for all 

 that and putting io, polyclilovos, antiopa in one genus Vanessa, tdicanus 

 and boeticus in one genus Lampides, and avyiades, aryus, icavus, and 

 ■avion in one genus Lycaena, is not hastening at all but going backwards. 

 We hope that we shall have got beyond Staudinger's Cataloy for the 

 Sphingids, Lachneids, Psychids, Noctuids, etc., when they come along. 

 Our readers must not forget, however, that, in spite of this wail, it is a 

 list to get, and the best of its kind ; we only want it better. 



j^OCIETIES. 



South London Entomological and Natural History Society. — 

 May 12th, 1910. — Locality for Melit.ea aurinia gone. — Mr. Tonge 

 ■exhibited a series of Melitaea auvinia taken at Verney Junction, about 

 1890, but apparently the species is now extinct there. Aberration of 

 Asphalia flavicornis. — Mr. Ashdown, a specimen of Asphalia fiavicornis 

 from Mickleham having a large dark blotch in the disc of the forewings. 

 Parnassids. — Mr. Edwards, numerous species of the genus Parnassius, 

 including l'. tvansiens, P. snrintheus, P. yracilis, P. imperator, etc. 



