X. SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS. 



Genus Kuralis, 273 ; Synonymy, 273 ; Fixation of type ; Linne, Barbut, 

 Scudder, Kirby, 275 ; Diagnosis ; Species included ; Summary of 

 characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 



Euralis betul^;, 277; Synonymy; Original description; Imago, 277; Sexual 

 dimorphism; Gynandromorphs ; Variation, 278; abs. spivosae, 280; 

 Jisoni, pallida ; Asiatic races, 281 ; vars. ongodai, crassa, elwesi, 282 ; 

 Egglaying, 283 ; Ovum, 284; Habits of larva.' 286; Larva, 290 ; Colour 

 change preceding pupation ; Larva in quiescent stage preceding pupation, 

 297 ; Comparison of larvae of Rurdlis betulae and Klugia spini ; Food- 

 plants, 298; Parasites; Pupation, 299 ; Maturation of pupal colours, 301 ; 

 Pupa, 302 ; Time of appearance, 305 ; Continental records, 307 ; British 

 records, 308 ; Habits, 309 ; Habitats, 312 ; British localities, 316 ; 

 Distribution * . . . . 317 



Subfamily Lycjenin^e, 319 ; General characters, 319 ; Androconia or 

 plumules, 321 ; Egg characteristics ; Comparison of Chrysophanid, 

 Theclid, and Lycaenid ova, 322 ; General characters of larvae ; Connection 

 between Lycaenid larvae and ants, 323 ; Pupa of Kuralids ; Mode of 

 hybernation, 324; Seasonal dimorphism; Gynandromorphism, 325; 

 Diagnosis of subfamily ; Imaginal scales, 326 ; Tribal grouping ; Critical 

 note on Meyrick's groups ; Characteristic babits, 327 ; Distribution . . 328 



Tribe Lampididi ; Genus Lampides, 329; Synonymy, 329; History of genus 

 under various names ; Diagnosis (Polyommatus) , 330; Further diagnostic 

 notes ; Limits of tribe ; Species comprised . . . . . . . . . . 331 



Lampides bceticus, 332; Synonymy, 332; Original description; Imago; 

 Sexual dimorphism, 333 ; as exhibited in Europe, Africa, India, 334 ; 

 Variation, 335 ; ab. armeniensis, 337; vars. damoetes, taitiensis ; Ovi- 

 position, 338; Ovum; Comparison of eggs of Lampides boeticus and 

 Langia telicanus ; Habits of larva, 342 ; Larva, 345 ; Tbe eversible- and 

 honey-glands of the larva of L. boeticus, 348 ; Ants attending larvae of 

 L. boeticus ; Larva in quiescent stage preceding pupation, 350 ; Variation 

 of larva, 351; Foodplants ; Parasites; Pupation, 352; Pupa, 353; 

 Variation of pupa ; Dehiscence, 357 ; Comparison of pupae of L. boeticus 

 and L. telicanus ; Time of appearance, 358 ; Habits, 364 ; Probable 

 hybernating stage of L. boeticus, 368 ; Habitats, 370 ; Beputed British 

 examples of L. boeticus, 374 ; Distribution ..... . . . . . . 376 



Tribe Celastrinidi ; Genus Celastrina, 378; Synonymy, 378; Extent; 

 Diagnosis of Celastrina {Cyaniris), 379; Imaginal characters; Larval, 

 381 ; Pupal ; Neuration ; Genital structures, 382 ; General uniformity of 

 Celastrinid type ; Egg characters, 383 ; Larval and pupal characters, 384 ; 

 Sexual dimorphism ; Extent ; Habits, 385 ; Distribution . . . . . . 386 



Celastrina argiolus, 387 ; Synonymy ; Original description, 387 ; Imago ; 

 Sexual dimorphism, 389 ; Male genitalia ; Gynandromorphism, 389 ; 

 Teratological example; Variation, 390; Grouping of upperside variations, 

 394; Grouping of underside variations, 398 ; Bergstrasser's abs. thersanon, 

 398; argyphontes, argalus ; Asiatic races, 399; ab. (et var.) hypoleuca; 

 vars. levettii, 400 ; ladonides, kobei, 401 ; coelcstina, kasmira, 402 ; 

 huegelii, sikkima, 403; albocaeruleoides, victoria, 404; Nearcfcic races, 

 405; Spring forms; Summer forms. 406; vars. pseudargiolus, 407; lucia, 

 411 ; abs. brvnnea, fumida, pseudora, 413 ; subtusjuncta , marginata, 

 414; inaequalis ; ab. (et var.) violacea, 416 ; nigra; var. cinerea, 419; 

 ab. arizonensis ; var. piasus, 420; abs. echo, nigrescens, 422; vars. 

 neglecta, 423; gvzora, 425 ; argentata; ab. obwleta-lunulata, 426; Egg- 

 laying, 427; Ovum, 429 ; Habits of larva, 430 ; Ontogeny of larva, 434; 

 Larva, 435; Special prothoracic larval hairs; Variation of larva. 413; 

 The eversible- and honey-glands of Celastrina argiolus, 444 ; Connection 

 between larvae of C. argiolus and ants, 445; Foodplants, 447; Parasites, 

 448 ; Pupation, 449 ; Pupa, 450 ; Dehiscence ; Time of appearance. 454 : 

 Continental records; British records; Habits, 467; Habitats, 47:!: 

 British localities, 477 ; Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . 479 



Errata — Addenda et Corrigenda : Callophrgs rubi, 483 ; Genera Leechia 

 and Edwarbsia renamed Strymonedia and Chattendenia ; Edwardsia 

 w -album ; Strymon pruni ; Biihys quercus, 483 ; Ruralis betulae; Genus 

 Langia renamed Raywardia ; Lampides boeticus : Celastrina argiolus . . 484 



