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Europe. India. Nouiii America. 

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*Polyommatus Amandus P. Icarioides (W) 



Phereles P. Pberes (W) 

 „ Lysimon P. Lysimon 



*Pampbila Sylvanus P. Sylvanus (W) 



„ Comma P. Comma (W) 



" It will be noticed that whenever a European genus occurs in India or North 

 \merica al all, European species, or very closely allied forms, are also to be found in 

 hose countries. South or East European species frequently extend to India, North 

 European species frequently reach America, while Central European species extend 

 hroughout North Asia, and only in a few instances reach North America, and are 

 hen usually confined to the West coast. Indeed almost every species common to the 

 Jld World and North America is either Polar or Californian. 



" There is still considerable doubt whether the European species of Colias, l'^c, 

 vhich are reputed North American do actually occur there, or whether allied species may 

 lot have been mistaken for them. It is also asserted, but I believe without authority, 

 hat the common Vanessse have been introduced into North America ; but this is highly 

 mprobable, as they are all wide-ranging insects, and do not feed on garden plants. 



" Pieris Brassicse is replaced by P. Cheiranthi in the Canaries, and by P. Brassi- 

 loides in Abyssinia. P. Rapse has been lately introduced into Canada. May not 

 ^nthocharis Creusa bean American variety of the widely distributed and very variable 

 L Bella? A. Ausonia is the only variety of Belia which I know to occur in America ; 

 loes it, or any other variety of this species, occur in North Asia ? Gonepteryx 

 !^leopatra appears distinct from G. Rhamni. Is G. Cleobule, from the Canaries, 

 istiuct from G. Cleopatra? The European Colias Myrmidone is very distinct from 

 ]). Edusa; I doubt the occurrence of the true Myrmidone in India. Perhaps the 

 Dterraediate Indian form may indicate that these two should be united, as Parnassius 

 IpoUo and P. Delius, though perfectly distinct in Europe, appear to blend completely 

 nto each other iu Siberia. Is Lasiommata Menava sufficiently distinct from L. Hiera ? 

 Jipparchia Baldiva has been erroneously placed in the genus Lasiommata or Amecera. 

 ?olyommatus BiEticus and Telicanus are among the very few species common to 

 Europe and South Africa; P. Pheretes is represented in North-East Asia by the 

 or. (?) P. Pheretiades." 



" Descriptions of new Genera and Species of Chalcididse." By Prof. Westwood, 



" The following species of Chalcididse are remarkable for iheir gigantic size in 

 omparison with the great majority of the family to which they belong, and for the 

 ingular modification in the structure of several of their important organisms. 



Pelecinella, nov. gen. 

 Callimomi affine. Corpus 9 longissimum, fere filiforme. Caput subglobosum. 

 Lntennse thoracis longitudine, 1 1-articulatae, articulis 2do et 3o minutis, 4lo longo 

 ubcompresso, reliquis sensim decrescentibus. Collare capite duplo longius, valde 

 ngustalum. Abdomen longissimum, gracillimum, segraentis 2do et 3o parum cras- 

 oribus, reliquis comprcssis ; apice lobis 2 magnis foliaceis terminato. Oviductus 



