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750. NINA * 



1829. Horsf., Descr. Cat. Lep. E. Ind. Co. 140: Xiphia (Nina). 

 Sole species, and therefore type. 



The name is one of the synonymes of Xiphia, and therefore falls. 

 See Leptosia and Nychitona. 



751. NlRODIA. 



1851. Westw., Gen. Diurn. Lep. 430: Belphegor. Sole species, 



and therefore type. 



752. NISONIADES. 



1816. Hiibn., Verz. 108 : Bromius, Mimas, Zephodes, Juvenalis 

 (Juvenis), Tages, Flesus (Ophion), and a MS. species. 



1850. Steph., Cat. Brit. Lep. 22 : restricts the name to Tages, but 

 this had already (1832) been taken to form Thanaos. 



1852. Westw., Gen. Diurn. Lep. 579 : employs it for all of Hiibner's 



species excepting Zephodes and Flesus, and for many 



others. 

 1869. Butl., Cat. Fabr. Lep. 286: employs it for Tages, Juvenalis, 



Mimas, and others. 

 1871. Stand., Cat. Eur. Lep. 34: uses it for Tages and others. 



Other authors have used it similarly. Bromius may be taken as the 

 type. See Thanaos. 



753. NOMIADES. 



1816. Httbn., Verz. 67 : Semiargus (Acis), Atys (Pheretes), Damon, 

 Cyllarus (Damcetas), Areas (Erebus), Alsus, Alcon, 

 Dioinedes (Euphemus), Arion, Lysimon. 



1850. Steph., Cat. Brit. Lep. 19, 261: employs the name for Alsus, 



Semiargus (Acis), Arion, and Alcon. 



1858. Kirb., List Brit. Rhop. : uses it for the same, excepting Alsus, 

 and for others. The query attached to many of them 

 only indicates that they are doubtful as British species. 

 Semiargus may be taken as the type. 



754. NOTHEME. 



1851. Westw., Gen. Diurn. Lep. 462: Eumeus (Ouranus). Sole 



species, and therefore type. 



1867. Bates, Jourri. Linn. Soc. Lond. ix. 425 : the same and another. 

 See Amblygonia. 



