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LEPIDOPTERA. 
figs. 1-3, and holdenaram^ White, figs. 8 & 9, figured, pi. i., and the latter 
ro-doscrihod, p. 3 ; A. G. Butler, Lep. N. Zealand. 
Polt/onmatun alcij)hron. A var. from the Apennines described and 
compared with the type and var. gordius. The variety and alciphron 
$ figured for comparison. P. Stefanelli, Bull. Ent. Ital. vi. pp. 83-85, 
pi. i. figs. 1 & 2. 
Cupido. J. Spangberg has published a monograph of the Scandina- 
vian species (Om de Svenska och Norska arterna af Dagfjarilslagtet 
Cupido^ Schrank (Upsala : 1872, 8vo, pp. 63). The following species 
are included, which are described at length in Swedish, from a compari- 
son of long series of specimens: — C. dorglas, douzeli, chiron, alexiSy 
icaruSy tJietis, icariuSy argus, argyrognomony hattus, optiletey arioiiy alcoUy 
argioluSy semiarguSy ahuSy cyllaruSy atySy and meleager. 
Lycmna. H. Strecker (Lcpidoptora, pp. 81-94, pi. x.) monographs the 
North American species, including both “ Blues ” and “ Coppers in the 
genus, and even suggesting that the “ Hair-streaks ” should also be in- 
cluded. He re-describes many known species, and figures Z». tejua, Reak., 
fig. 3; monicay Reak., fig. 18; peinhinay Edw., figs. 10 & 11; catalinay 
Reak., figs. 1 & 2 ; orbituluSy De Prunn, fig. 16 ; rapahoCy Reak., figs. 14 
& 15 ; annay Edw., figs. 4 & 5 ; melissay Edw., figs. 8 & 9 ; gorgouy Boisd., 
fig. 17 ; hdloidea, Boisd., figs. 19 & 20; ianthey Edw. figs. 23 & 24 ; mart- 
ima, Reak., figs. 25 <Sc 26; arotay Boisd., figs. 27 & 28; virginimatHy Edw., 
figs. 21 &. 22 ; xanthoideSy Boisd., figs. 12 ik 13 ; airiuSy Edw., figs. 29 & 
30, and heteroneay Boisd., figs. 6 & 7. 
Lyccena. R. P. Murray does not consider the characters of the sec- 
tions to be of generic value ; Tr. E. Soc. 1874, pp. 527-529. L. violacea, 
lygdamuSy pseudargioluSy neglectay and luciay are hardly distinct ; P. G. 
Zeller, S. E. Z, xxxv. p. 443. L. adonis : natural history ; J. Hellins, 
Ent. M. M. xi. pp. 113-116. L. argiay M4n. ; R. P. Murray, op. cit. 
p. 167. L. argus : N. Erschoff describes var. maracandica ; Lep. Turk, 
p. 10. L. cussiua: H. K. Morrison describes yaw Jloridensis ; Bull. Buff. 
Soc. i. p. 187. L. fortunatay Staud., = L. wehbiamis, Brull4 ; C. Hopffer, 
S. E. Z. xxxv. p. 48. L. icarus : hermaphrodite recorded by Lelievre, 
Pet. Nouv. vi. p. 409. L. ladonides, De I’Orza, is hardly distinct from 
argiolus ; R. P. Murray, 1. c. p. 168. L. luciferay Staud., is distinct from 
L. subsolanusy Eversm. ; O. Staudinger, S. E. Z. xxxv. pp. 87 & 88. L. 
lysimon occurs in the Canaries ; G. Hopffer, 1. c. p. 48. L. macroph- 
thalmay Feld. : Acrophthalmia (?) argentinay Prittw., is = or allied to this ; 
A. G. Butler, P. Z. S. 1874, p. 285 [c/. S. E. Z. 1867, p. 274]. L. marinay 
Reak., = cassiuSy Cram. ; Butler & Druce, R. Z. S. 1874, p. 354. L. 
phcebCy Murray, is very near L. erinuSy Herr.-Schaff., but quite distinct 
from L. erinuSy Fabr. ; W. F. Kirby, P. E. Soc. 1874, p. ii. L. pseudar- 
giolus : transformations described ; W H. Edwards, Canad. Ent. v. 
pp. 223 & 224. L. scudd^riy Edw., re-described in full by H. B. Mosch- 
ler, S. E. Z. xxxv. pp. 155 & 156. 
Glaucopsyche. S. H. Scudder admits only two species, lygdamuSy Doubl. 
(probably == antiaciSy Boisd.), and couperiy Grote (probably = pembinay 
auctt., but not the true pembinay Edw., which has been lost sight of, and 
not yet identified) ; Bull. Buff. Soc. i. pp. 197 & 198. 
