180 fl'HE entomologist's record. 



The European species of the genus Glaucopsyche. 



By J. W. TUTT, F.E.S. 

 Some time ago, we showed {Eitt. Flee, xviii., p. 131) that the 

 selection of seuiiavf/iis (aris) as the type of the genus Xomiades, Hb., by 

 Scudder, made the latter synonymous with Vyanirh, Dalm., which 

 already had the same species for type. We also pointed out that 

 semiargns was a Plebeiid species and only distantly related to ininimus 

 on the one hand, and ci/llartis on the other, two species with which it had 

 previously been assumed to be most closely allied although neither is a 

 Plebeiid, iimiiiinis belonging to the tribe Ereridi and cyllartis to 

 Lycaenidi. In spite of this, and, perhaps, partly because Xomiaden had 

 come into such general use for cyllartis and nitianojis, but more because 

 we knew of no other generic name rightly applicable to the latter, we 

 have, in our work, continued to use it for the species, knowing at the 

 time that the use Avas unjustifiable. Recently the question was raised 

 in a note to us by Mr. Wheeler, and this urged us to look into the matter. 

 A short search soon discovered that (HaKco/isyche, Scudder, " Sys. Rev.," 

 p. 33 (1872), is the proper generic name for the cyllaruH group. The 

 type of this genus was fixed at the time that the genus was described 

 by Scudder, as " lyf/dorniifi, Dbldy.," an evident misprint for lygdamus, 

 Dbldy., "List Lep.' Brit. Mas.," ii.,p. 45 (1847) nee Dbldy., "Entom." 

 (1841). This name has, owing to the inclusion of two separate species 

 under it, had to give way to enuperi, Grote. It appears that conpeu 

 is quite congeneric with our cyllarus, and that the latter will, therefore, 

 come under the same generic title. [The specific synonymy of couperi, 

 Grote, is detailed at length by Scudder, " Butts. New Engl.," ii., p. 

 953.] We should be glad if those European lepidopterists who send 

 us communications will make the necessary alteration ; a pencil note 

 in their "Kane" or "Wheeler" will keep the matter straight when 

 writing up their captures. 



Callophrys avis — a new butterfly from Southern France. 



By T. A. CHAPMAN. M.D. 

 Much resembles Callophrys ridri. C. avis is larger, 32mm. to 

 36mm. in expanse ; <'. rubi rarely exceeds 32mm. It has hardly any 

 trace of tails. The upper surface has a ruddy tint, in excess usually of 

 that of C. rubi var. fervida, and the venation is often, especially veins 

 three, four, and five of the upperwing in the g- s, marked by rather 

 broad dark lines as if raised, differing from the narrower flatter lines 

 seen in C. rtibi. A marked character is that the head has a long 

 ruddy fur, replacing all trace of the silver lines round the eyes so 

 conspicuous in ('. rubi. The androconial brand on the 3 forewing is 

 triangular, perhaps a shade broader than in C rubi, but of only about 

 half the length along the line of the veins, that it has in C. rubi, in 

 which it is oval or fusiform. The club of the antenna is red or flesh- 

 colour, all along the lower inner side, a colour confined in C. rubi to a 

 few terminal joints of the club, and the same on all aspects of the 

 antenna. There is rather a different shade of green on the underside, 

 and the white line has quite a different character from that in C. rubi. 

 It is narrow, but continuous ; it is, in fact, usually broken by each 

 vein, but looks continuous compared with C. rubi, in which the line 



