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THE ENTOMOLOGIST S RECORD. 



species." As it seems to me, " N. Kent" is exactly the geographical 

 description required for any purpose of science, but happily such as 

 would baffle the dealer and the " omnivorous collector." In the same 

 number Mr. Frohawk informs us that his series of Cnlias alimi con- 

 sists of " sixty " specimens, which vary very little. What purpose is 

 served by destroying sixty of this most beautiful species, when twenty 

 would serve any purpose, scientific or aesthetic ? 



Surely the time has come when this sort of thing ought to be 

 stopped. Cannot entomologists organise themselves for the purpose of 

 the preservation of these rare and local species ? Cannot the Entomo- 

 logical Society of London take the lead in educating the mass of 

 entomologists to somewhat higher aims and more rational methods 

 in the collection of insects ? 



It is to the interest of all its votaries that our delightful pursuit 

 should be vindicated from the damaging charges which it has incurred 

 by its abuse. 



The Classification of the British Butterflies. 



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

 My note on the " Genera in the Sub-family 7^//rfl('»z;mr " {ante., 

 p. 219) has brought me several enquiries, which suggest that a List, 



(1) illustrating, as far as a linear arrangement can do so, the relation- 

 ship of our British butterflies as indicated by recent researches, 



(2) including the more recently defined genera under their assumed 

 titles, would be welcomed by many of our readers. The following 

 has been compiled as the result of the careful correlation of the 

 various schemes which have been recently placed before the entomo- 

 logical public. 



RHOPALOCERA. 



Super-family: HESPERIDES. 



Family ; HESPEHID.E. 

 Hub-family : Hespekin;e. 



Tribe : He^peridi. 



Nisoniades, Hb., tages, L. 

 Hyrichthus, Bdv., malvas, L. 



Tribe : Pmnphilldi. 



Pamphila, Fab., sylvanus, Esp. 



comma, L. 

 Thymelicus, Hb., actaeon, Esp. 

 lineola, Ochs. 

 thaumas. Hufn. 



Tribe : Cijelopidi. 



Carterocephalus, Ld., palajmon, Pall. 



Super-family: PAPILIONIDES. 

 Division : Lycaenida. 

 Family : LYC.ENIDiE. 

 Sub-family : Lycenin.*;. 



Tribe: Chryxophnuidi. 



Chrysophanus, Hb., dispar, Haw. 

 phlteas, L. 



Tribe : Lijcnenidi. 



Ijycaena, Fab., arion, L. 

 Cupido, Schrk., minima, Fuess. 

 Nomiades, Hb., semiargus, Kott. 



Polyommatus, Latr., corydon, Poda 

 bellargu.s, llott. 

 icarus, Kott. 

 astrarche, Bgstr. 



Plebeius, Linn., ffigon, Schiff. 



Everes, Hb., argiades. Pall 



Cyaniris, Dalm., argiolus, L. 



Lampides, Hb., boetica, L. 



Tribe: Theclidi. 



Callophry.s, Billberg, rubi, L. 

 Zephyrus, Dalm., quercus, L. 



betulae, L. 

 Thecla, Fab., w-album, Kn. 

 pruni, L. 



Family : LEMONHD.E. 

 Sub-family : Nemeobiin.^s. 



Tribe : Ncmcohiidi. 



Nemeobius, St., lucina, L. 



Division : Papilionida. 



Family : PAPILIONID.E. 

 Sub-family : Papilionin^. 



Tribe : Papilionidi. 



Papilio, Linn., machaon, L. 



Family: PIERID.E, 

 Sub-family : Pierin.e, 



