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heimer, Tutt in his account utterly ignores all Ochsenheinier's 

 references. 



The hippocrepidis of Stephens, " Illus.," p. 109 (1828, June 30th), 

 is thus described by hini : " Alis anticis nigro-cyaneis, maculis sex 

 rubris, subtus omnino confluentibus, posticis rubris margine sinuato 

 viridi-cyaneo, abdomine immaculate." =Z. hippocrcpidis of Och- 

 senheimer. =A. hippocrepidis of Stephens' "Catalogue" (1829 

 or— 8 ?). 



The following is the description of the hippocrepidia of Ochsen- 

 heimer in " Schmett. Eur.," ii., p. 63 (1808): — " Alis anticis nigro- 

 cyaneis, maculis sex cinnaberinis, subtus omnino confluentibus ; 

 posticis rubris margine sinuato nigro ; abdomine immaculato." 



There are slight differences in these two descriptions. The six 

 spots are described as "rubris" in Stephens and as "cinnaberinis" 

 in Ochsenheimer, while the hind-margin is "viridi-cyaneo" in the 

 former and " nigro " in the latter. The former terms are doubtless 

 synonymous, but the latter show more divergence, which can prob- 

 ably be considered as an expression of the condition or age of the 

 specimens before the respective writers. 



In his appended notes to the description Stephens adds the 

 following : — 



(1) Varies in size like nlipendula, which it greatly resembles. 



(2) Border of hindwing considerably more distinct, and undu- 

 lated internally. 



(3) Sixth spot small, with coloured nervure through it. 



(4) Under surface of forewing with disc entirely red ; macula- 

 tions not defined. 



(5) Food-plant of larva, wild liquorice (Astrat/alus yhjcijpliyllos). 

 We must remember that Stephens tells us in his introductory 



remarks on Lepidoptera, vol. i., page 3, that he has been aided by 

 the work of Ochsenheimer, whose death he deplores. 



II. The hippoceepidis of Ochsenheimer. 



The references given by Ochsenheimer are as follows : — [" Schm. 

 Eur.," vol. ii., p. 63-4 (1808)] . 



Hubner, " Sam. eur. Schm.," Sphinges, pit. 5, fig. 32, ? , ^loti 

 (smaller than Jilipendula;, hind margin wide, fold indent pronounced, 

 •6th spot less than 5th) f- Pit. 17, fig. 83, 3 , =hippocrepidis (small 

 yellow form, cf. luti with no 6th spot) f Pit. 22, fig. 105 =hippo- 



*Notes in small brackets are my comments on Hiibner's, etc., figures. 

 —H.J.T. 



