280 CATALOGUE OF DIURNAL LEPIDOPTERA. 



fuscis, anticis hyalino punctatis ; posticis puncto fasciaque albis : 

 habitat in India orientali." 



Fabricius, Ent. Syst. suppl. p. 434. n. 347, 348 (1798). 

 Ceylon. (Presented 1852, by Dr. R. Templeton, collected by Mrs. 



Templeton) B.M. 



This seems to be only an albino form of P. Mcevius. 



Genus 12. PYRGUS, Hubner, 

 Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 109 (1816). 



1. Pyrgus Pelopidas. 



Hesperia (U.) Pelopidas, Fabricius, " alis integerrimis, anticis 

 obscure cinereis lineola media fusca, posticis cinereis : habitat in 

 Indiis." 



Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. p. 350. n. 331 (1793). 



Seems, from Donovan's drawing in the Hope Collection at Oxford, 

 to be nearly allied to P. Arsalte, but larger ; the front wings are 

 grey, the hind wings nearly white, with a central waved band and 

 dark submarginal spots. 



2. Pyrgus Arsalte. 



Papilio (P. U.) Menalcas, Fabricius [P. Arsalte, Linnceus~\, " alis 

 integerrimis, concoloribus albis, margine nigro : habitat in Indiis." 

 Fabricius, Syst. Ent. p. 535. n. 397 (1775) ; Sp. Ins. p. 138. 

 n. 639 (1781); Mant. Ins. p. 91. n. 826 (1787); Ent. Syst. 

 iii. p. 353. n. 340 (1793). 



Para, Lower Amazons. (Obtained 1849, collected by H. W. 



Bates, Esq.) B.M. 



3. Pyrgus Galenus. 



Hesperia (U.) Galenus, Fabricius, " alis integerrimis, concoloribus, 

 fuscis, navo maculatis : habitat in Indiis." Donovan, Ins. Ind. pi. 50. 

 fig. 3 (1800). 



Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. p. 350. n. 332 (1793). 



? (Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq.) B.M. 



4. Pyrgus Syrichtus. 



Papilio (P. U.) Syrichtus, Fabricius, " alis rotund atis, integris, 

 nigro alboque variis ; posticis subtus cinereis strigis undatis nigris : 

 habitat in America." 



Fabricius, Syst. Ent. p. 534. n. 394 (1775); Sp. Ins. p. 137. 

 n. 634 (1781); Mant. Ins. p. 90. n. 816 (1787) ; Ent. Syst. 

 iii. p. 349. n. 326(1793). 



Honduras. (Obtained 1845, from Mr. Dyson's collection) B.M. 



