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the antenne, simple median, and a spur length of -69. Their appear- 
ance is remarkable, they have not the brownish-yellow of M. subflavella, 
but a dark leaden or dove colour, with a smooth velvety texture or 
surface, and very notable white cilia. The specimens are marked ‘‘B.” 
I would name them ciliella. 
The affinis taken by Rebel in Dalmatia, are dark, have only 22 
joints to the antenne, these are certainly not identical with the M. 
afinis with 24 antennal joints, but may be a local race or variety. 
Amongst them are one or two with pale cilia, and the vely ety appear- 
ance and doye colour of ciliclla, these are, however, large, being 15mm. 
in expanse. 
There is also a pretty little series named Bruandia reticulatella 
taken by Rebel, in Dalmatia. They are not very recent specimens, 
but are very fresh as regards the blackness of their colouring. 
M. Constant had not a typical 5. reticulatella with which to 
compare them. They are distinctly smaller than the type, viz., 12mm., 
and the reticulations are very marked and distinct, but somewhat 
obscured towards the base in some specimens. I could not very 
easily make out the divided median. The colour of the wings is a very 
dark smoky, almost black, dull and unpolished. The tibial spur is -61 
and -60 in two different specimens. This is long for B. reticulatella. I 
have, however, measured a B. var. obscurella as 59. I do not see sufficient 
ground for separating these from B. reticulatella, but they have a very 
different facies from B. var. obscurella, and it is hard to believe they are 
the same species; nevertheless, | am equally unable to say that B. var. 
obscurella, is more than a variety of B. reticulatella. The 2 has 11 to 
13 antennal joints (counting difficult), 5-joimted tarsi, more hair on the 
sides and dorsum than F’. casta var. nitidella. The case varies in size 
and materials, and is like that of a short thick F.. casta. 
Is the separation of the Papilionides from other butterflies 
warranted ? 
By J. W. TUTT, F.E.S 
We have just received, thanks to the author, another of Pro- 
fessor Grote’s papers on the classification of the butterflies, en- 
titled Phylogenie und Beqrenzung der Vagfalter-bamilien. — It 
is now well known that the author divides the butterflies into 
two superfamilies—Paprnionipes (consisting only of the Papilioni- 
dae, Tetnopalpidae and Parnasiidae) and Hesperiapes (including all 
other butterflies, the Megathymidac, Hesperiadae, Lycaenidae, Nenveo- 
bitdae, Libytheidae, Nymphalidae, Pseudopontiadae, Dismorphiadae, 
Pierididae). The great peculiarity by which the Paprmonies differ 
from all the other butterflies is in the anal nervure of the forewing, 
which, in this superfamily, reaches the inner margin, whilst in the 
Hespertpes (i.¢., all other butterflies) it is eluher bent up towards the 
anal nervure, or is absent. In this latest work by Professor Grote the 
anal nervure is called A,, whilst the supplementary anal nervure (that 
on which so much stress is laid) is called A,in the Paprmronipes, and 
A, in the other butterflies. Now we wish to suggest that this naming 
involves a false proposition, and that A, and A, are homologous, in 
other words, that A,=A,. Dr. Chapman informs us that a study of 
the development of this nervure in the Papilionid and Pierid pupe 
