Vlll. SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS. 



of the Orient — var. balcanica, 272; var. parnassia, 273; var. bellis 

 274; var. intermedia, 275; var. mesopotamica ; var. persica, 277; var. 

 Helena, 278 ; var. antiochena, 280 ; Egg-laying ; Ovum, 282 ; Habits of 

 larva, 283 Ontogeny of the Marva, 287; Larva, 289; Foodplants; 

 Puparium, 293 ; Maturation of pupa ; Pupa, 295 ; Times of appearance, 

 296; History of G. semiargus as a British species, 303; Habits, 306; 

 Habitats, 308 ; British localities, 314 ; Distribution . . . . . . 316 



Genus Ageiades, 319. Synonymy, 319 ; Hiibner's diagnosis, 321 ; Stephens', 

 Kirby's, Scudder's, Herrich-Schaffer's treatment ; Agriadid egg ; Larva, 

 322; Pupa; Range of species .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 323 



Agriades thetis (bellargus), 325. Synonymy, 325 ; Original description, 326 ; 

 Imago ; Sexual dimorphism, 327 ; Gynandromorphs, 328 ; Pathological 

 examples, 330 ; Variation, 331 ; Male forms — ab. argentea ; ab. czekelii, 

 338; ab. pallida, 339; ab. nigra, 340; ab. hyacinthus, 341; ab. puncta, 

 342; Female forms — ab. marginata ; ab. tiphys, 343; ab. venilia ; ab. 

 salacia ; ab. urania, 344; ab. ceronus, original description, 345; dis- 

 tribution, 346; ab. coelestis, 347; ab. irregularis, 348; Local races — 

 var. alfacarensis ; var. punctifera ; ab. rufolunulata, 349 ; Size aberration 

 — ab. minor, 350; Underside aberrations — ab. striata; ab. partim- 

 radiata, 351 ; ab. posticostriata ; ab. arcuata ; ab. costajuncta ; ab. 

 basijuncta; ab. arcuata, 352; ab. confluens ; ab. obsoleta, 353; ab. citinus, 

 355; ab. parvipuncta ; ab. crassipuncta ; ab. albo-ocellata ; ab. nigro- 

 ocellata ; ab. addenda, 356; ab. impuncta; nb.unipuncta ; ab. tripuncta ■: 

 ab. quadripuncta, 357 ; ab. saphyrus; Egg-laying, 358 ; Ovum, 359 ; Habits 

 of larva, 360; Symbiosis of ants and larva of A. thetis (bellargus), 362; 

 Larva, 363 ; Comparison of larvae of A. coridon and A. thetis (bellargus), 

 369 ; Foodplants ; Parasites ; Larva in quiescent stage preceding pupation, 

 370 ; Pupation ; Pupa, 371 ; Sex of pupae ; Colour-change of pupa of A. 

 thetis (bellargus), 375; Times of appearance, 376 ; Habits, 386 ; Habitats, 



390 ; British localities, 394 ; Distribution 395 



Errata 398 



Index 398 



Plates 409 



