6 AN ACCENTUATED LIST OF 



ARGIOLUS, L., Argiolus, dimintitive of Argos. 

 ALSUS, W. V., Al'sus, a Rutulian shepherd. Cf. Virg. 



JEn. xii. 304. 

 ARION, L., Arl'on, a celebrated Lyric poet. Cf. 



Her. i. 23. 



ERYCINID-ZE, Wwd., Erycl'nida, the family of which Ery- 

 cina, a genus of exotic Butterflies, is the type. 



NEMEOBIUS, Ste., Nemeo'bius ; 1/6/^09, a grove, /3io9, 



life. 



LUCINA, L., Lucl'na, the goddess who aided women 

 in childbirth. Cf. Virg. Eel. iv. 10. 



HESPEEIIDJE, Lea., Hesperiidae, the family of which the genus 

 Hesperia is the type. 



SYRICHTHUS, Bdv., Syrich'thus. 



ALVEOLUS, Hub., Alveolus, a chess-board, "the imago 

 being blackish, checquered with somewhat 

 square, creamy-white spots." (Sta.) 

 THANAOS, Bdv., Than'aos; perhaps a typographical 

 error for Thanatos, Death. If this be so, the 

 name must have been given in allusion to the 

 dark colour of the species. 



TAGES, L., Ta'ges, a son of Genius, who first taught 

 the Etruscans the art of divination. Linnaeus 

 probably chose this name for one of the Ruri- 

 colae because the story is told of Tages being 

 found by a rustic, while ploughing. 

 HESPERIA, Cur., Hesperia, an ancient name for Italy. 

 Cf. Virg. JEn. i. 530. 



PANISCUS, F., Panis'cus, diminutive of Pan, the god 

 of shepherds. 



SYLVANUS, F., Sylvd'nus, found in woods. 



COMMA, L., Com ma, on account of the mark on the 

 fore-wings. 



LINEA, W. V., Li'nea, on account of the line on the 

 fore- wings. 



ACTION, Esp., Ada' on, a hunter, who saw Diana 

 bathing, was changed into a stag, and pulled 

 down by his own hounds. 



