282 CATALOGUE OF DIURNAL LEPIDOPTERA. 



9. Pyrgus Malvae. 



Papilio (P. U.) Malvse, Linnceus, " alls dentatis, divaricatis, nigris, 

 albo maculatis : habitat in Malva althcea." P. Alveolus, Hubner, 

 Eur. Schmett. i. pi. 92. figs. 466, 467 (1805). 



Var. Papilio (P. U.) Eritillum, Fabricius, " alis integris, divari- 

 catis, nigris albo punctatis : habitat in Germanise Dipsaco futtonum." 

 P. Malvae, var., Esjjer, Eur. Schmett. i. pt. 2. pi. 51. fig. 2 (1777)*. 

 Var. Papilio (P. U.) Lavaterae, Fabricius, " alis integris, fuscis ; 

 anticis albo maculatis ; posticis punctatis, omnibus lunula media 

 nivea : habitat Kiliae "f . 



Fabricius, Syst. Ent. p. 535. n. 396 (1775); Sp. Ins. p. 137 

 n. 638 (1781); Mant. Ins. pp. 90, 91, n. 821, 824, 825 

 (1787) ; Ent. Syst. in. pp. 350, 351, 353, n. 333, 336, 339 

 (1793). 



France. (Obtained 1841, probably from Herr J. J. Becker) B.M. 



10. Pyrgus Nerva. 



Hesperia (U.) Nerva, Fabricius, " alis integerrimis ; anticis fuscis, 

 albo maculatis, posticis supra nigris immaculatis : habitat in Indiis." 

 Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. p. 340. n. 293 (1793). 



Id. ? Europe. (Presented 1848, by W. C. Hewitson, Esq.) B.M. 



The upper surface of this species, as figured in Jones's ' Icones,' 

 and copied by Donovan in his unpublished drawings at Oxford, is 

 very like Esper's P. Sidce, only the hind wings show no trace of 

 discal spots. 



11. Pyrgus Sidae. 



Papilio (P. U.) Sidae, Esper, " alis integris, divaricatis, nigro albo 

 punctatis ; posticis subtus cinereis fasciis duabus flavis : habitat in 

 .Russia australiore." Eur. Schmett. i. pt. 2. pi. 90. fig. 3 (1777). 

 P. Malvae, Hubner, Eur. Schmett. i. figs. 450, 451 (1805) J. 



Fabricius, Mant. Ins. p. 91. n. 823 (1787) ; Ent. Syst. iii. 



p. 351. n. 335 (1793). 

 Turkey. (Obtained 1846, from Dr. Trivaldszky) B.M. 



12. Pyrgus Alceae. 



Papilio (P. U.) Alceae, Esper, " alis divaricatis, fusco cinereoque 

 variis ; anticis punctis fenestratis, posticis subtus cinereis immacu- 

 latis : habitat in Russia meridionali." Eur. Schmett. i. pt. 2. pi. 51. 

 fig. 3 (1777). 



Fabricius, Mant. Ins. p. 90. n. 822 (1787) ; Ent. Syst. iii. p. 351. 



n. 334 (1793). 

 Switzerland. (Presented 1843, by Dr. Dowler) B.M. 



* Identical with P. Althea, Borkh., of Stephens in col. Brit. Mus. 



f Turkey in Europe. 



| This has nothing to do with the P. Malv<e of Linnaeus. 



