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Bdv., "Eur. Lep. Ind.," p. 13 (1829) : Meig., "Eur. Schmett.," ii., p. 6, pi. xlvi., 

 figs. 4a-c (1830) ; Koll., " Verz. Schmett. Oestr.," p. 8 (1832) ; Dup., " Pap. Fr.," 

 supp. i., p. 390 (1832) ; Cant., "Lep. Var," p. 6 (1833) ; Ramb., " Faun. And.," 

 p. 274 (1839); Bdv., "Gen. et Ind. Meth.," p. 12 (1840); Humph, and Westd., 

 "Brit. Butts.," p. 102, pi. xxxi., figs. 9-11 (1841) ; Neiist. and Korn., " Schmett. 

 Schles.," pt. 1, p. 44, pi. xx., fig. 65 (1842) ; H.-Sch., " Sys. Bearb.," i., p. 11& 

 (1843); Evers., "Faun. Volg.-Ural," p. 44 (1844); Dup., " Cat. Meth.," p. 31 

 (1844); Freyer, " Neu. Beitr.," v., p. 155, pi. ccccli., fig. 4 (1845) ; Nick., "Lep. 

 Fn. B6hm.,"p. 18(1850); Stphs., "List," 1st ed., p. 2 (1850); Dbldy., " Syn. 

 List," 1st ed., p. 1 (1850) ; Hdnrch., " Lep. Eur. Cat.," p. 13 (1851) ; Meyer-Diir, 

 " Schmett. Schweiz," p. 89 (1851) ; Westd. and Hew., " Gen. Diurn. Lep.," ii., 

 p. 492 (1852); Led., " Verh. zool.-bot. Gesell.," ii., p. 19 (1852); Wllgrn., " Skand. 

 Dagf.," p. 238 (1853) ; Gerh., " Mon. Schmett.," p. 9, pi. xiii., figs. 4a-c (1853) ; 

 Men., "Cat. Mus. Petr.," p. 57 (1855) ; Stephs., "List," 2nd ed., p. 17 (1856) ; 

 Koch, " Schmett. Deutsch.," p. 27 (1856) ; Stn., " Man.," i., p. 58 (1857) ; Ramb., 

 " Cat. Lep. And.," p. 42 (1858) ; Speyr., " Geogr. Verb.," i., p. 247 (1858); Dbldy., 

 " Syn. List," 2nd ed., p. 1 (1859) ; Zebr., " Lep. Krak.," p. 155 (1860) ; Newm.. 

 "Brit. Butts.," p. 133 (1871) ; Frey, " Lep. Schweiz," p. 21 (1880) ; Dale, " Hist. 

 Brit. Butts.," p. 56 (1890) ; Barr., "Lep. Brit. Isl.," i., p. 94, pi, xiv., figs. 2-2b 

 (1893). Argiolus, (?) Fab., " Sys. Ent.," p. 525 (1775) ; Fuess., " Verz.," p. 31 

 (1775); Esp., "Schmett. Eur.," pi. xxi., figs, la, b (1777); i., p. 277(1779); 

 Goze, " Ent. Beitr.," iii., pt. 2, p. 26 in part (1780) ; Fab., " Spec. Ins.," ii., p. 

 123 (1781) ; Schneid., " Sys. Beschr.," p. 269 (1787) ; Fab., " Mant. Ins.," ii., p, 

 73 (1787) ; " Ent. Sys.," iii., pt. 1, p. 295 (1793) ; Hb., " Eur. Schmett.," pi. lvi., 

 figs. 269-271 (1796) ; Hffmgg., " 111. Mag.," iii., p. 186 (1803) ; Panz., " Schaffer's 

 Icones," 2nd ed., p. 163, pi. clxxxv., figs. 1, 2 (1804); Hb., "Eur. Schmett.," 

 text p. 45 (1805). Byzas, Bergs., "Nomen.," ii., p. 79, pi. xlviii., figs. 5, 6 

 (1779). Byze, Bergs., " Nomen.," ii., p. 79, pi. xlviii., figs. 7, 8 (1779). Argopoeus, 

 Bergs., "Icon. Pap, Diurn.," dec. i., pi. iii., figs. 7, 8 (1779); dec. ii., pi. iii., 

 figs. 5, 6 (1779) ; " Nomen.," iii., p. 8, pi. Iii., figs. 7, 8 (1779). Byzenus, Bergs., 

 " Icon. Pap. Diurn.," dec. i., pi. x., figs. 1, 2 (1779) ; "Nomen.," iii., p. 14, pl. 

 lvii., figs. 1, 2 (1779). Byzene, Bergs., "Icon. Pap. Diurn.," dec. L, pl. x., figs. 

 3, 4 (1779) ; " Nomen.," iii., p. 14, pl. lvii., figs. 5, 6 (1779). Damoetas, Bergs., 

 (nee Schiff.), " Icon. Pap. Diurn.," dec. L, pl. x., figs. 5,6(1779); "Nomen.," 

 iii., p. 14, pl. lvii., figs. 5, 6 (1779). Argopoei, Bergs., " Nomen.," iii., p. 19, pl. 

 lxi., figs. 5, 6 (1779). Argus (7), Rossi, "Fn. Etrus.," ii., p. 156 (1790) ; 111., 

 " Rossi's Fn. Etrus.," ii., pp. 247-8 (1807). Cimon, Lewin, " Ins. Gt. Brit., i., 

 p. 80, pl. xxxviii., figs. 6, 7 (1795). Cymon, Haw., "Lep. Brit.," p. 48 (1803) ; 

 Leach, " Edin. Enc," ix., pt. 1, p. 130 (1815); Sam., " Ent. Comp.," pp. 242, 381, 

 417(1819). Argianus, Dalm., "Vet. Ak. Handl.," p. 95 (1816). Asis, Wood, 

 "Ind. Ent.," p. 8, pl. ii., fig. 63 (1839). Sebrus, Hb., " Eur. Schmett.," pl. 172, 

 figs. 851-853 (1823-1833); Coelestina,** Mill., " Iconog.," p. 440, pl. cliv., 

 fig. 3 (1874). [Staudinger in his Cat., 3rd ed., p. 89, gives saportae, Dup., i., 

 pl. ix., figs. 5-6, as possibly this species, but it is sebrus (see Dup., Pap. Fr.> 

 supp., L, p. 327 — Cat. Meth., p. 31, where Duponchel corrects his error).] 



Original description. — Papilla Plebeius liuralis semiargus. — This 

 butterfly was described by Geoffroy" (Hist, abreijee, ii.,p. 63, no. 31) ; 

 Roesel also figured the J (Der Imekten Bdus,ti<jun<i, vol. iii., pl. xxxvii., 

 fig. 4), but he represented only the underside, for his figs. 3 and 5 

 represent a different species, and, in his fig. 4, he has omitted the 

 little black dash which the butterfly has in the middle of the hind- 

 wings. f The upperside of the $ is entirely dark blue, shading 



** Staudinger refers to this as a synonym of Glaucopsyche cyllarus, but 

 Blachier, like ourselves, considers it an undoubted CyanirU semiargus. 



Pap'rtio alis rotundatis integerrimis coeruleis ; subtus ocellorum fascia 

 Kolitaria. Le demi-argus : Longueur 5 lign.es, largeur 14 lignes. Ses alles en- 

 dessus sont d'un bleu un peu pourpre ; en-dessous eiles sont grises, avec une seule 

 bande do petits yeux disposoo en arc. Ces yeux sont noirs. ontouros d'un cercle 

 blanc. Le bord do I'alle n'a point do taches fauvos. Les antennes, connne celles 

 des papillona de cot ordre, sont composers d'anneaux alternativement blancs et 

 noirs, et tenninoes par uno masse allongoo. On trouvo o,e ])apilion avec le 



precedent (Argus) (Geoffroy, Hist. Abregee des Insectes, ii., p. 03, no. 31). 

 |" lloesel evidently regarded these as varieties of one spooies, s 

 Belust., iii., pp. 228-9 (Wheeler). 



see Insek. 



