2662 The Zoologist — June, 1871. 



Papers read, Sc. 

 Mr. W. F. Kirby cominunicated the following notes on the synonymy of 

 certain European Lepidoptera : — 



" Pap. (Melitfea) Cinxia, var. B, Geoffroy = Pap. Athalia, Bott. This 

 insect is referred by Godart to Phoebe, Esp., and by Wemeburg to Athalia, 

 Esp. Wemeburg 's identification is probably correct; but if Godart is 

 right, Phoebe, Esp., must fcike the name of Athalia, Bott., and Athalia, 

 Esp., the name of Leucippe, Schiietd. 



" Pap. Podalirius, Linn. Werneburg is wrong in restoring Poda's name 

 of Sinon to this species. Even if we take the tenth edition of Linnccus' 

 ' Systema Nature' (1758) as our starting point, instead of the twelfth 

 (1707), still Podalirius is named in the tenth edition, and though not 

 described, because at first regarded by Linnjeus as a variety of Pap. 

 Protesilaus, is sufficiently characterized by the references which he 

 quotes. 



" Sesia. In the tenth edition of the 'Systema NatursB' Linujeus 

 describes the broad-bordered species as bombyliformis, and the narrow- 

 bordered as fuciformis, besides Sphinx Tityus, which he afterwards con- 

 sidered to be identical with the former. In ' Fauna Suecica,' ed. 2, he 

 describes the narrow-bordered as fuciformis ; but in Syst. Nat., ed. 13, 

 he describes the broad-bordci'ed under that name, placing bombyliformis as 

 a var. of Sph. Porcellus. Under these circumstances the only way of 

 avoiding further confusion seems to be to revert to the tenth edition of the 

 ' Systema,' as is done on the Continent, and to apply the name bombyli- 

 formis to the broad-bordered, and fuciformis to the narrow-bordered 

 species." 



Prof. Westwood read " Descriptions of some new Species of Exotic 

 Lucanidae." 



Mr. H. W. Bates read a description of a new genus and species of 

 Longicorn Coleoptera, collected in Matabili Land, Southern Africa, by the 

 well-known traveller Mr. T. Baines. He exhibited the insect, which he 

 proposed to call Bolbotritus Bainesi. It belonged to Lacordaire's group 

 • Cerambycides vrais,' and was remarkable for the large and bulbose 

 third antennal joint, the succeeding joints being much shortened. From 

 the same locality he also exhibited examples of Onthophagus rangifer, 

 which, instead of being bright coppery as in the Zambesi individuals, were 

 bright green, though presenting no structural differences. 



Mr. Bates also read a description of a new species of Mallaspis from 

 Chiriqui, near Panama, allied to M. Beltii : this he named M. prsecellens. — 

 B. M'L. 



