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acterlstics, 327; imago, 327; 

 genitalia, 328 ; ovum, 328 ; 

 larva, 328-9 ; pupa . . 329-30 



Rumicia phlaeas, synonymy, 330 ; 

 original description, 3S0 ; imago, 

 330 ; sexual dimorphism, 330-1; 

 variation, 331-80 ; teratological 

 examples, 380; gynandromorphs, 

 380; egg-laying, 380-2; egg- 

 parasites, 382 ; ovum, 382-3 ; 

 variation of ovum, 384 ; habits of 

 larva, 381-6; larva, 386 91; varia- 

 tion of larva, 386 ; pupation, 

 391 ; foodplants, 391-2 ; parasites, 

 392 ; pupa, 392-4 ; variation of 

 pupa, 394-5 ; comparison of pupae 

 and pupal dehiscence with those 

 of C. dispar, 395-6 ; time of 

 appearance, 396-404 ; habits, 

 404-7; habitat, 407-9; British 

 localities, 409-11; distribution 411-413 



Ruralides, characters of the super- 

 family 298, 319 



Ruralis betulae, protective resting- 

 position of larva . . . . 66-72 



Rusticus melissa and R. scudderii 

 larvae attended by ants . . 32 



Satyrid larvae resembling their sur- 

 roundings, 66 ; resting-habits of 

 larvae of S. alcyone, circe and 

 hermione . . . . . . 73 



Scabious, seedheads a resting-place 

 for N. tages, 288 ; flowers at- 

 tractive to R. phlaeas . . . . 405 



Schizoneura tessellata (plant-lice), 

 devoured by butterfly larvae . . 37 



Schrank's classification of " Skip- 

 pers" 82 



Scudder's classification of " Skip- 

 pers," 83, 81 ; remarks on the 

 gradual development of Papilio- 

 nine larvae, 68-71 ; diagnosis of 

 the Chrysophanidi of New Eng- 

 land 324 



Sea-holly, flowers of attractive to R. 

 phlaeas . . . . . . . . 405 



Secretory glands in larvae of 

 Lycaenidi . . . . . . 30 



Self-heal, flowers attractive to N. 

 tages ' 289 



Sense of smell in butterflies ..3,4 



Serratula tinctoria, dead flower- 

 heads a resting-place for R. 

 phlaeas . . . . . . . . 407 



Silk-spinning of butterfly larvae, 

 50-61 ; for pupation . . 59-60 



Skippers, 81 ; characters showing 

 transition to Heterocera, 81 ; 

 secondary sexual characters, 81, 

 82 ; classification of, 82-85 ; 

 larvae making tents of leaves ..51-52 



Smell, sense of, in butterflies . . 3 



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Solidago virgaurea, foodplant of R. 



phlaeas . . . . . . . . 462 



Spalgis epius, larvae coccidopha- 



gous .. 39 



Sjialgis s-signata, larvae aphidi- 



vorous . . . . . . 39-40 



Stirpes, main of Lepidoptera . . 2 

 Strymon titus, larva dropping by a 



thread . . . . . . 56 



Taraxacum officinale, flowers fre- 

 quented by H. malvae . . . . 229 



Tarucustheophrastus\s.r\se attended 

 by ants . . . . . . . . 33-4 



Teesdalia nudicaulis, foodplant of 

 N. tages . . . . . . . . 280 



Temperature experiments (on R. 

 phlaeas) of Weismann and 

 Merrifield 331-336 



Teratological examples of Chryso- 

 phanus disj)ar, 438 ; Cyclopides 

 palaemon, 195 ; Hesperia malvae, 

 223; Rumicia phlaeas .. .. 380 



Thais polyxena (var. cassandra), 

 larvae spinning silk for pupation, 

 59-60 ; resting-habit of larva, 

 and of that of T. rumina (var. 

 medesicaste) . . . . 74 



Thecla aesculi and T. acaciae, 

 resting-habit of larvae . . 75 



Thestor ballus, secretory gland in 

 larva of, 30 ; larvae day-feeders, 

 75 ; pupa . . . . . . . . 452 



Thestorid* eggs compared with 

 Chrysophanid . . . . . . 320 



Thistle flowers attractive to T. 

 acteon, \21 ; to U. comma, 186; 

 to R. phlaeas, 404 ; to C. dispar, 



424, 435, 459 



Thymelicid eggs compared . . 92 



Thymelicus, synonymy of, 116 ; 

 characteristics of . . .. .. 117 



Thymelicus acteon, synonymy, 

 117 ; original description, 

 117-8 ; imago, 118 ; sexual 

 dimorphism, 118 ; gynandro- 

 morphism, 118 ; variation, 118- 

 9 ; egg-laying, 119 ; ovum, 119- 

 120; habits of larva, 120-1 

 larva, 121-123 ; foodplants, 123 

 puparium, 123-4 ; pupa, 124-5 

 time of appearance, 125-6 

 habits, 126-7 ; habitat, 127-8 

 British localities, 128-9 ; distri- 

 bution 129-130 



Thymus serpyllum, flowers attrac- 

 tive to N. tages, 289 ; to R. 

 phlaeas .. .. .. ..405-6 



Tibial epiphysis .. .. 81, 88 



Triticum, foodplant of A. lineola, 

 97, 100; junceum, pungens, and 

 repens, foodplants of T. acteon, 



Possibly Callophryid eggs, see Ent. Rec, xviii., p. 239. 



