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' In 1832, Duponchel (Hist. Nat., supp. i., pp. 387 et seq.) gives the 

 following grouping : — 



Lyc;enides, Leach. 



Thecla, Fab. — T, betulae, pruni, w-album, acaciae, aesculi, lynceus, spini, 

 quercus, evippus, rubi. 



Argus, Bdv. — A. battus, hylas, aegon, pylaon, bavius, calliopis, optilete, 

 pheretes, orbitulus, aquilo, enmedon, agestis, artaxerces,rhymnus,eros, 

 donzellii, alexis, escherii, icarius, adonis, dorylas, corydon, meleager, 

 tolas, avion, erebus, euphemus, alcon, cyllarus, saportae (melanops), 

 Lysimon, admetus, damon, dolus, rippertii, acis, sebrus, alsus, argiolus, 

 tiresias, amyntas. 



Lyc^ena, Fab. — L. boeticus, telicanus. 



Polyommatus, Latr. — P. ballus, phlaeas, ottomanus, virgaureae, hippothoe, 

 eurydice, chryseis, Mere, gordius, thersamon, xanthe, helle. 



In 1835, however, Stephens grouped (lllus. Brit. Ent. Haust., iv., 



app. p. 404) the species after Hiibner, as follows : — 



Tribus II. Gentiles. 



Agrodleti. 

 Adolescentes. 



Nomiades. — N. acis, alsus, alcon, avion. 



Agriades. — A. argiolus, corydon, dorylas, adonis, alexis, 



agestis, icarius. 

 Lyceides.— L. argus. 



VlLLICANTES. 



Chrysophanus. — C. phlaeas, chryseis, virgaureae, 

 hippothoe. 

 Armati. 



Lycus. — L. rubi. 



Strymon. — S. pruni, betulae, iv-album, ? spini. 



Bithys. — B. quercus. 



In 1840, Westwood (Synojisis Genera Brit. Ins., p. 88) writes : — 



IiYCJENiDiE, Leach (Polyommatidae, Swains.). 



Thecla, Fab. (Lycaena pars, Ochs.). — Club of antennae elongate; eyes 

 pubescent; hindwings generally tailed — 5 species. P. betulae, L., Curt. 316. 



LycjEna, Fab. (Polyommatus, Latr.). — Club of antennae ovate ; eyes naked ; 

 hindwings not tailed — 5 species. P. phlaeas, L., Curt. 12. 



Polyommatus, Latr. (Argus pars, Scop.). — Club of antennae abrupt, compressed ; 

 eyes pubescent or naked ; wings entire ; posterior obsoletely denticulated — 13 species. 

 P. arion, L., Lewin, pi. 37. 



In 1844, Herrich-Schaffer gives (Sys. Bearb., i., pp. Ill et seq.) the 



following grouping of the Lycasnides, which he still maintains in only 



three genera : — 



LYCiENA. 



I. Alae posteriores ecaudatae. 



1. Alae posteriores subtus sine maculis rubris. 



A. Alas omnes loco ocellorum maculis irregularibus subtransversis 



albis — rhymnus, Evers. 



B. Alae posteriores subtus loco ocellorum maculis magnis ovalibus 



albis — pheretes, Ochs. 



C. Alae posteriores ocellis. 



A. Alae posteriores omnino rotundatae. 



a. Alaa subtus ante limbum immaculatae aut serie duplici 

 macularum obsoletarum nigrarum, exterioribus rotun- 

 datis, interioribus lunatis. 

 a. Loco ocellorum alarum anteriorum strigae obliquae — 



argiolus, L. 

 /3. Ocelli rotundati. 



1'. Alarum posteriorum ocelli areolarum 2-5 arcum 

 formant extrorsum convexum, 5-7 concavum ; 

 aut 2-5 stant linea recta, itidem 5-7. 

 A'. Alae posteriores subtus vitta longitudinali 

 media nivea. 



