(2457.°) 
XXYV. A revision of the genus Gineis. By Henry Joun 
Ewes, F.L.S., F.Z.8., President of the Entomo- 
logical Society of London, and James Epwarps, 
HEB .* 
[Read November 8th, 1893.] 
PLATE XY. 
In accordance with the practice of the majority of 
European lepidopterists, we apply the name of Cineis, 
Hiibner, to the group of insects here treated of, instead 
of Chionobas, Bdy., although it is quite clear that the 
former is a mere catalogue name. As W. H. Edwards 
says, in the ‘Canadian Entomologist,’ vol. xxi., p. 63, 
note :—‘‘ Perhaps the definition of the genus Gineis (and 
a definition is indispensable to recognition) was given by 
Mr. Scudder in ‘Systematic Revision of the American 
Butterflies,’ 1872; but Chionobas, Boisduval, 1832, has 
the priority.” 
The genus, by whichever name it is called, may well 
be regarded as an Arctic development of Satyrus, from 
which, however, all its members differ in the following 
particulars :—The costal vein only is inflated at the base; 
the antennex are gradually widened to the apex, and do 
not form a more or less abrupt club; the intermediate 
tibiz are considerably more than half as long as their 
tarsi; and the fore wing, especially in the males of the 
more typical species, has a characteristic pointed appear- 
ance, owing to the comparatively short inner margin, 
and the cell is comparatively long and narrow. The 
species are yellow-brown or grey-brown above, with a 
more or less distinct pale submarginal band, which bears 
from one to five roundish black spots or ocelli; brown, 
with a more or less distinct submarginal row of fulvous 
spots; or unicolorous smoke-brown, and in the latter 
case the wings have a very abraded appearance. 
In characterising this genus a point has been made of 
the hairiness of the under side, i. ¢., of the legs and hind 
* For statements appearing in the first person singular I am 
alone responsible.—H. J. ELWEs. 
TRANS. ENT. SOC. LOND. 1893.—PaART Iv. (DEC.) 
