300 BRITISH BUTTERFLIES. 



(2) Glau en psyche, Scudd., containing hjgdamits, Dbldy., lycornias, 



Butl., cyllarns, Bott., astraea, Frr., antiacis, Bsdv., beJiHi, 

 Edw., and lederi, Bang-Haas, possibly also coelestina, Evers., 

 diana, and laetifica, Pung. 



(3) Phaedrotes, Scudd., containing sagittiyera, Feld. 



It will be observed that melanops is, according to this arrangement, 

 separated from cyllarus, and tolas removed from the tribe altogether. 



In plates xxix., xxx., and xxxi., are given figures of the appendages 

 of several species of Lycaenidi. In the first are those of L. arion, 

 which shows the characteristic form of the clasp, the sharp pointed 

 spine with a few teeth in its margin, and a small toothed process at 

 its base. This process also occurs in arionides, but I have not seen it 

 in other species. The asdeeagus presents the bilobed base, which 

 characterises the group, and is also found in some Lycffinopsids and in 

 Scolitantides, showing some alliance between these groups, and in the 

 case of Scolitantides, with other features, bringing it so close, that it is 

 rather a matter of personal opinion as to how much difference shall 

 separate sub-tribes in this section, than as to fact, whether Scolitan- 

 tides shall or shall not be included in Lycaenidi. 



A similar attitude may be taken as to avion and arionides, the latter 

 figured in pi. xxx. I incline to call them good species rather than 

 extreme geographical varieties. 



In pi. xxxi. the appendages of Glaucopsyche are figured. This differs 

 from Lycaena in the spine being quite smooth, i.e., free from teeth. 

 The appendages of melanops may justify its being placed in a genus 

 distinct from Lycaena, but a doubt would then arise whether alcon 

 should be left in Lycaena or placed with melanops, a doubt perhaps 

 only to be solved by placing alcon in another new genus. I prefer 

 leaving )>ielanops in Lycaena. Theasdceagus differs a little in specimens 

 from Spain and from South France; the ordinary imaginal characters 

 also differ a little and show the two forms to be distinct races 

 (Chapman). 



Genus: Lycaena, Fabricius. 



Synonymy.— Genus : Lycaena, Fab., "111. Mag.," vi., p. 286 (1807) ; Oken, 

 "Lehrb.," ii., p. 718 (1815); Ochs., «« Die Schmett.," iv., p. 24 (1816); Sam., 

 " Ent. Comp.," p. 26 (1819; ; Koll., " Schmett. (Estr.," p. 8 (1832); Treits., "Die 

 Schmett.," x., Suppl., pt. 1, p. 58 (1834); Tbon, " Ersch and Graber's Allg. 

 Ency.," 3rd ser., xi., p. 139 (1838) ; Bsdv., " Gen. et Ind. Metb.," p. 13 (1840) ; 

 Neust. and Korn., " Scbmett. Scbles.," i., p. 41, pi. xix., figs. 60 a-c (1842); 

 H.-Sch., " J>ys. Bearb.," i., p. 118 (1843) ; Suppl,, pi. cviii., figs. 519, 20 (1851) ; 

 vi., p. 25 (1852); Evers., " Fn. Volg.-Ural.," p. 42 (1844); de Sel.-Lngch., " Enum. 

 Lep. Belg.," p. 4 (1845); Dup., "Cat. Metb.," p. 31 (1845); Nick., " Lep. 

 Bobm.," p. 17 (1850); Hdncb., "Lep. Eur. Cat. Meth.," p. 13 (1851); Gerb., 

 " Mon.," p. 19, pi. xxxiii., figs. 3 a-c, pi. xxxviii., figs. 1<i-3/>(1852) ; M.-Dur, 

 " Scbmett. Scbw.," p. 98 (1852) ; Westw. and Hew., "Gen. Dium. Lep.," ii., p. 

 491 (1852) ; Led., "Verh. zool.-bot. Gesells.," ii., p. 21 (1852) ; YVllgrn., " Skand. 

 DagL," p. 230 (1853); Reutti, "Lep. Fn. Bad.," p. 39 (1853); Koch, " Geogr. 

 Verb.," p. 50 (1854) ; " Scbmett. Sudw. Deutscb.," p. 28 (1856) ; Assm., " Stett. 

 Ent. Zeits.," xviii., p. 381 (1857); Spever, " Geogr. Verb.," i., p. 214 (1858); 

 Dbldy., " Syn. List," 2nd ed., p. 2 (1859)"; Now., " Lep. Hal. Or.," p. 9 (i860) ; 

 Zebr., "Lep. Krak.," p. 154 (1860); Staud., "Cat.," 1st ed., p. 6 (1861): 

 Led., "Wien. Ent. Mon.," vii., p. 18 (1863); Rossi., "Schmett. Nass.," p. 16 

 (1866); Snell., " De Vlind.." i., p. 56 (1867); Berce, "Fn. Fr.," i., p. 

 150, pi. vii., fig. 6 (1867); Nolck., "Lep. Fn. Estl.," i., p. 58 (186S) ; 

 Stange, " Schmett. Halle," p. 4 (1869) ; Tengstr., " Cat. Lep. Fn. Fenn.," p. 2 

 (1869); Butl., "Cat. Diurn. Lep.," p. 168 (1869); Peyerim., "Lep. Als.,"3rd ed., 

 p. 9 (1871); Staud., " Cat.," 2nd ed., p. 14 (1871); Newm., "Brit. Butts.," p. 136, 



