96 LLOYD'S NATURAL HISTORY. 



without the black streak in the centre of the triangular dis- 

 coidal spot ; the ocelli are fewer in number, and the margin 

 has a few fulvous spots, and is banded with whitish ; the 

 cilia are immaculate. The female is brown above ; in other 

 respects she resembles the male " 



The larva is green, with black bristles and numerous yellow 

 streaks. It feeds on various low plants (Lotus, Trifolium, &c.). 



III. THE COMMON BLUE. POLYOMMATUS ICARUS 



(Plate XLV. Figs. 7, 9<J, 8?.) 

 Papilio teams, Von Rottemburg, Naturforscher, vi. p. 21, no. 8 



(i775); Esper, Schmett. i. (i) p. 333, pi. 32, fig. 4 



(1778 ?) ; i. (2) p. 135, pi. 79, fig. 2 (1782 ?). 

 Papilio thetis, Esper, /. c. p. 332, pi. 32, fig. 2 (1778 ?). 

 Lyc&na icarus, Newman, Brit. Butterflies, p. 128 (1881); 



Lang, Butterflies Eur. p. 117, pi. 25, fig. 4 (1882). 

 Pdlyommatus icarus, Kirby, Eur. Butterflies and Moths, p. 48 



(1879). 



Papilio alexis, var. 2, Scopoli, Ent. Cam. p. 179 (1763). 

 Papilio alexis, Denis & Schiff. Syst. Verz. Schmett. Wien. p. 184, 



no. 12 (1776); Hiibner, Eur. Schmett. i. figs. 292-294 



(1803?). 

 Polyommatus alexis, Godart, Enc. Meth. ix. p. 690, no 222 



(1823); Stephens, 111. Brit. Ent. Haust. i. p. 91 (1827); 



Barrett, Lepid. of Brit. Isl. i. p. 77, pi. u, figs. 2, 2a-j t 



(1892); Buckler, Larvae of Brit. Lepid. i. pp. in, 191, 



pi. 15, fig. 2 (1886). 

 Papilio polyphemus, Esper, Schmett. i. (i), p. 387, pi. 50, figs 



Var. Papilio icarinus, Scriba, Journ. Ent. iii. p. 216 (1791); 



Meigen, Eur. Schmett. ii. p. 25, pi. 48, figs. 2, b (1830). 

 Papilio icarus, var. Esper, /. c. i. (2) p. 29, pi. 55, fig. 5 (1780). 

 Lycana alexis, Herrich-Schaffer, Schmett. Eur. i. p. 120, fig. 246 



(1844). 



