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668. MELAMPIAS. 



1816. Hiibn., Verz. 63 : Hyperbius (Hyperbia), Mnestra, Epiphron 

 (Rhodia, Janthe), Pharte, Arete. 



1850. Steph., Cat. Brit. Lep. 9, 255: uses it for Epiphron (Cassiope), 



Melampus, and Mnestra. 

 1858. Kirb., List Brit. Rhop. : does the same. 



But it cannot be used for these and their allies, as they are already- 

 taken up by Erebia, and consequently Hyperbius must be taken as the 

 type. See Pseudonympha. 



669. MELANARGIA.* 



1829. Meig., Eur. Schmett. i. 97 : Galatbea (Leucomelas, Galathea, 

 Procida, Electra, Galene), Lachesis, Russian (Clotho, 

 Japygia), Arge (Simula), Thetis, Occitanica (Syllius). 

 1861. Staud., Cat. Lep. Eur. 9 [Melanagri'a] : refers the same and 



others to it. 

 1865. Herr.-Schaeff., Prodr. i. 58 [Melanagria] : the same. 



A strictly homogeneous group, so that the name must fall before the 

 earlier Agapetes. See also Arge. 



670. MELANIA.* 



1837. Sodoffsk., Bull. Mosc. x. 81 : proposes to supplant Hipparchia 

 by this word, but without sufficient reason ; moreover, it 

 is preoccupied in Mollusks (Sow. 1819). 



671. MELANIS. 



1816. Hiibn., Verz. 25 : Icelander (Melandra), Phereclus (Pherecla), 



Agyrtus (Agyrte). 

 Melander may be taken as the type. See Limnas. 



672. MELANITIS. 



1807. Fabr., 111. Mag. vi. 282 : Leda, undularis. 

 1809. Latr., Gen. Crust, et Ins. iv. 197: Ariadne (Ariadne, Merione), 



undularis. The latter therefore is the type. 



1828. Horsf., Cat. Lep. E. Ind. Co., expl. pi. 8 : undularis only. 

 1833. Boisd., Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. ii. 205 : uses it for undularis and 



others. 

 1844. Doubl., List Br. Mus. 143 : makes a similar use of it. 



1851. "Westw., Gen. Diurn. Lep. 403 : uses it in the same manner. 

 1868. Butl., Ent. Monthl. Mag. iv. 194; Cat. Sat. 1 : specifies Leda 



as the type, doubtless for the single reason that it is the 

 first species mentioned by Fabricius, yet, as seen by the 

 foregoing, erroneously. 



