4 FOSSIL BUTTERFLIES. 



1845. Mabcel dk Serbes. Sur les fossiles du bassin d'Aix (Bouclies-du-Rh6ne). Ann. Sc. Nat. 

 [3], IV, 249-256. 



U««8 the discovery of Ntorinopit tepnlta as an argnmcnt In support of his theory that there Is an 

 Intimate relation between the tertiary fauna and flora of Aix and the animals and plants now existing 

 In southern France ; and that the climate of the two epochs was the same. KccalUng the then recent 

 discovery of many butterflies new to the fauna of Europe, he suggests that N. lepulta may yet be 

 fbund alive. 



1847. HoFE. Observations on the fossil insects of Aix in Provence, with descriptions and figures of 

 three species. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., IV, 250-255. 



Gives a list of genera published by Bronn with some additions ; on p. 252, ^nder Lepldoptera, we have 

 "85. Satyrus B[ronn]." 



1849. Heer. Die Insektenfauna dor Tectiargebilde von CEningen und von Radoboj in Croatien. 

 2" Theil. 4to. Leipzig. Extracted from the Neue Denkschr. allg. Schweiz. Gesellschaft 

 fur Naturw., XI (1850). 



Contains (pp. 177-183, Taf. xlv, flgs. 3-6) descriptions and Illustrations of Eugonia atava ( Vanessa 

 aUavina), Mylothrites Pluto {Vanessa Pluto) and Ponlia Freyeri {Pierites Freyeri). 



1849. Heer. Zur Geschichte der Insekten. Verhandl. Schweiz. naturf. Gesellsch., XXXIV, 78-97. 



Refers to the late epoch at which Lepldoptera appeared, and adds, pp. 87-8 : " MerkwUrdig ist, dass von 

 diesen Schmetterllngen 2 Arten grosse Aehnlichkeit [88] mit ostlndlschen Arten haben, wahreud eiue 

 mlt nnserm Dlstelfalter, elne andere mlt nnserem Grassacktrager zu verglelchen 1st." 



1850. Heer. Zur Geschichte der Insekten. Neues Jahrb. fiir Mineral., 17-33. 



On. the History of Insects. Quart. Joura. Geol. Soc. Lond., VI, ii, 68-76. Translated by 

 T. R[ymer] J [ones]. 



Essentially the same as the preceding. The quotation given above is found on p. 24 of the Jahrbuch, p. 

 72 of the Journal. " Schmetterlinge " is everywhere translated Butterflies instead of Lepldoptera. 

 All In Provence Is nearly always given as Alx-la-Chapelle. 



1851. Lefebvbe. Observations relatives ^ I'empreinte d'lln Lepidoptcre fossile {Cyllo sepulta) du 



docteur Boisduval. Ann. Soc. Ent. France [2], IX, 71-88, pi. 3, No. II. 



Criticises at length the opinion of Dr. Boisduval on the systematic position and structure of Neorinopis 

 tfpulta, maintaining that the fore and not the hind wing was fUrnlshed with a tail, and while 

 confessing his inability to decide upon Its relationship, inclines to the opinion that the insect was 

 more nearly allied to Vanessa. His studies were wholly taken ft-om the plate published by Boisduval. 



1851. BoiSDDVAi,. Quelques mots de reponsc a M. Alex. Lefebvre sur ses observations relatives k la 

 Ojllo aepuUa. Ann. Soc. Ent. France [2], IX, Bull. 96-98. 



Defends his views against the criticisms of Lefebvre. 



