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Most writers agree on the generic distinctness of the North Amer- 

 ican species hitherto referred to Cblorippe or Apatura from the true 

 European Apatura. Godman and Salvin (Biol. Cent. Am. Rhop. I, 312, 

 318) also indicate that they regard the North American species as 

 distinct from those properly referable to Apatura, but use Doxocopa 

 for the single allied species of Central America. Chlorippe is properly 

 applied to a group of species which appear to be congeneric with 

 agathina. Whatever application is to be made of these names, Chlorippe 

 must fall before Doxocopa, for Scudder cites agathina as the type of 

 Chlorippe in the Historical Sketch, and polyxena as the type of Doxocopa, 

 but he had previously (Syst. Rev. 9) cited agathina as type of this genus, 

 and this must stand. In the Bulletin of the Bufifalo Society of Natural 

 Science, Vol. II, p. 248, 1875, the same writer cites laiirentia as the 

 type of Chlorippe, but this is ultra vires in view of his former action. 

 We have been unable to find earlier type fixations for either of the two 

 genera, and it has proven equally impossible to find a described genus 

 which will apply to celtis and its allies, so that a new name seems 

 necessary. 



Calephelis G. & R. Orthotype Papilio caeneus Linn. 



1869. Grote and Robinson, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. II, 310; caeneus (as 

 caeneus) designated type. 



According to Opinion 14 of the International Rules, the type of 

 this genus must be cceneus Linn, as specified by Grote and Robinson, 

 and not virginiensis, which they erroneously placed as a synonym of 

 cmneus, and which has been cited as the type by later writers. We are 

 unable to find any other described genus which is applicable, and would 

 suggest the anagram Lephelisca, type Erycina virginiensis Guer, to 

 take the place of Calephelis Auct. 



Lycaena Fab. Logotype Papilio phlaeas Linn. 



1807. Fabricius, 111. Mag. VI, 285. Includes Lycaenids of all three 



subfamilies. 

 1815. Oken, Lehrb. I, 717, uses for blues and a few other species. 

 1824. Curtis, Brit. Ent. Lep. I, 12, cites phlaeas as type. 

 1832-3. Swainson, Zool. 111. (2), III, 132, follows Curtis. 

 1840. Westwood, Gen. Syn. 88, also follows Curtis. 

 1872. Scudder, 4th Rept. PealD. Acad. 57, also cites phlaeas. 

 1875. Id., claims that the citation of phlaeas was ultra vires because of Oken's 



restriction, and cites endymion as type. Later writers have used it 



for the blues also. 



It is unfortunate that the accustomed use of this genus must be so 

 radically changed, but this is inevitable if we follow the International 

 Rules, for Oken's action is not recognized as a valid restriction, and 

 Curtis' specification of phlcBas as type was legitimate. It is the earliest 

 citation of a type which we have "been able to find, and is abundantly 

 substantiated by later writers. 



The effect of this change on the names of the subfamilies must also 

 be taken up. Since Chrysophanus is a synonym, the subfamily Chry- 

 sophaninse of the "Check List" must fall, and logically becomes the 

 Lyc.^nin^. The blues, formerly the Lycaeninae, must have a new 



