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23. CUPIDO Schrank (1801). 



Type: Papilio Arion Zi/i/i. 



Division 1. 



251. "OrcilS Edw., Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, 2, 376 {Lyeaena) ; Kirb., Syn. Cat. 



Lep., 377 {Ciipido); lb., lb., 653 {Plchcius) ; Streck. Lep. Rhop.-Het., 

 85 {Lycaena). 

 California, 



252. *Ardea Edw., Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, 3, 209-10 {Lycaena) ; Streck., Lep. 



Rhop.-Het., 86 {Lycaena). 

 Nevada. 



This was apparently described from a single male, and will very likely 

 prove only an extraordinary special variation of C. Pheres. 



253. Pheres Bpisd., Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. [2], 10, 297 {Lrjcaenn); Morr. , Cat. Lep. 



X. Am., 12 {Polyommatus); Kirb., Syn. Cat. Lep., 362 (Cupido) ; lb., ib., 

 653 (Plebeius); Streck., Lep. Rhop.-Het., 85-6, 120 (Lycaeiia). 



Ecius Bo'isd., Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg., 12, 49 {Lyraciia); Streck., Lep. 

 Rhop.-Het., 89 {Lycaena). 

 California, British Columbia. 

 See the note under C. Fulla. 



254. Phileros jBojsfZ., Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg., 12,50 (Z»/mc««); Kirb., Syn. Cat. 



Lep., 366 {Cupido) ; lb., ib.,653 {Plebeius); Streck., Lep. Rhop.-Het., 87 

 {Lycaena). 



Helios Edw., Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, 3, 208-9 {Lycaena); Streck., 

 Lep. Rhop.-Het., 89 {Lycaena). 

 California, Sierra Nevada. 



This species is exceedingly close to Pheres, but appears to be distinct. See 

 also the note under the next species. 



255. Falla Edw., Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, 3, 194-5 {Lycaena) ; Kirb., Syn. Cat. 



Lep., 653 {Plebeius); Streck., Lep. Rhop.-Het., 89 {Lycaena). 

 fiiliyinosa Streck (nee Edw.), Lep. Rhop.-Het., 89 {Lycaena). 

 California, Sierra Nevada. 



The synonomy of some of the species of Cupido appears to me rather confused ; 

 especially is the position doubtful of the forms described by Boisduval under 

 the names Phileros and Evius. I have followed Mr. W. H. Edwards, since he 

 has examined Boisduval's types and kindly communicated to me the results. 

 He says that Evius is " the Nevada form of Pheres ''. I have not seen any Pheres 

 from Nevada and therefore can hold no opinion on that subject, but Evius was 

 described from Southern California, and the description accords perfectly 

 (as far as it goes) with either Helios or Fulla. As Phileros (which has seemed 

 to me Icarioides) is stated by Mr. Edwards to be Helios, it is hardly likely that 

 Evius, described at the same time, can be the same. The types of Fulla have 

 been lost, and perhaps had Mr. Edwards had them by him when examining 

 Boisduval's types, he might have considered Evius as that species. 



