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lished and accompanied by an indication, or a definition, or a descrip- 

 tion. (6) That the author has applied the principles of binary 

 nomenclature." Both these conditions are fulfilled in this case, the 

 indication or definition being to certain well known figures, therefore the 

 name is valid for the Central European insect, so the name xinon can- 

 not be accepted for that species, and quite certainly lottcri cannot be 

 regarded as nimotypical. In this case the adoption of sinnn to replace 

 podaliriuti (type) is contrary to the Code. 



C/iri/wphantis viiijauieae (1758). — In his first brief description 

 Linn^Bus says, " Punctis atris sparsis," which refers to the upperside, 

 and certainly suits best the Spanish form viiet/ii vog. v. Sch. In his 

 second and full description he says, " supra fulvis imraaculatis," 

 whilst of the $ he says, " Subtus primores maculis sparsis atris 

 margine albo-ocellatis posticfe cinerascentes punctis nigris obsoletis."' 

 I have never yet seen a specimen in which the spots of the primaries 

 could be called "margine albo ocellatis." Apparently that descrip- 

 tion was taken from an unusual aberration, but apart from this it 

 suits the form from the Taurus mountains excellently, much better 

 than any other form I know. The fact that the description was taken 

 from an aberration is proved by the " supra primoribus fulvis maculis 

 sparsis atris," and certainly the Scandinavian form of the female is by 

 no means " maculis sparsis." It is evident from this that the descrip- 

 tion does not fit the specimens in the Linnean collection, therefore 

 those specimens cannot be called nimotypical. Consequently Dr. 

 Verity's name ihal/)i)iits cannot be adopted. 



Llir)/so/ilia)iti>; hippotlio'e (1761). — This species was described by 

 Linmeus in the second edition, F. Snccica, p. 274, and it is of some 

 importance to note that the author specially mentions the " fasciam 

 ad marginem posticum fulvam," a character relied on by Dr. Verity 

 for the race he wishes to call viinis. The dividing line between the 

 sub- Alpine form (not eunjbia) and the Scandinavian form is almost 

 impossible to define. I can pick out from my Swiss and German 

 specimens man}^ that it would be almost impossible to differentiate. It 

 is quite open to students to accept the name )iiifm for the large 

 brilliant form found in many places (besides the Pyrenees and 

 Germany), and found alongside the smaller and duller specimens (no 

 doubt caused by the larv?e being less well nourished) ; but I am not 

 prepared at present to sink the long known stieberi to hippothoe hippo- 

 thue. I feel that if we are to change long standing names there 

 should be absolutely no doubt on the point, and in this case we have 

 no proof at all that the two Linnean males are the insects from 

 which he drew up his description. 



Lycaena Idas. — Dr. Verity proposes to substitute this for L. arf/i/- 

 ro;/noiiion, and in the course of his remarks on the species he admits 

 that it is open to another opinion as to whether or not the specimens 

 in question are ar(/i/roiino)iion or arijm, yet he proposes the substitu- 

 tion of names. I have had a little correspondence with Dr. Verity on 

 the matter, and think the case sufliciently important to go carefully 

 into all available details. The species was first mentioned in the 1st 

 ed. F. Suec, pp. 246 and 217 :— 



" No. 808 S =Ar(jns ocidatiis." 



"No. 804 2 =Ari/ns fascns, an pr^ecedentis foemina ? Habitat in 

 ericetis." 



