﻿42 LÉPIDOPTÉROLOGIE COMPARÉE 



which in this case I will instantly obey, as soon as there is 

 certainty as to what such obédience consists in. 



Before making the examination of the appendages, I thought 

 that if there was a distinct species amongst the races to be 

 examined, that was most likely to be the form Armoricanus, 

 with its strong and bold markings, the exaggeration, compared 

 with most other forms, of the red marginal markings, usually 

 forming a continuons band and so on. 



This, however, proved not to be the case, the form that turned 

 out to be distinct inhabits the country around Geneva, and is in 

 fact closely related to, but probably not identical with Melissa, 

 a North American form, and with the Argus of Sarepta, of the 

 Amoor and Japan which hâve a many named forms, of which, 

 I think, Mïcr argus, Butl., is the oldest. There seem to be, at 

 least the following forms that may fairly claim spécifie rank • 



Argus (^Argyro gnomon), Europe; 



Aegus, Geneva; 



Mïcrargus, China and Japan ; 



Melissa, North America; 



( Scitdderiï, » ) ; 



My spécimens, so named, are Melissa, I hâve probably not 

 obtained true Scudderii. 

 Sareptensis, Sarepta, 

 with not improbably others. 



I m.yself incline strongly to this opinion, and propose for the 

 European form the name of Aegus (*). 



Argus and Aegus differ in the maie ancillary appendages to 

 a wide and unmistakeable degree. 



There is some variation ni the case of Argus, in différent indi- 

 viduals and from différent locahties, thèse variations are trifling 



{*) One of the Allobroges, who inhabited the home of this species. 



