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pp. 46, 46. — P. phlceas, L., and P. eleus, Fab., vary in a precisely similar 
manner. Stand. 1. c. pp. 46, 47. 
Polyommatus phlceas. A white variety is recorded by G. T. Porritt, Ent. 
1\£. M. vii. p. 110. 
Polyommatus epixanthe. Described in full by Mbscliler, S. E. Z. 1870, 
pp. 114, 116. 
Polyommatus hello. Habits and transformations fully described by Zeller, 
S. E. Z. 1870, pp. 299-304. 
Polyomynatus thersamon, var. persica, Bienert, Lep. Ergebn. pp. 28, 29. 
Chrysophanus orus, Cram., and C. lara, Linn. Trimen remarks on these 
two species (Tr. E. Soc. 1870, pp. 369, 370). He considers C. lara to be a 
true Chrysophanus. 
Pycama, Pap. barbarus, Gmel., = Pap. pirithous, Linn., which is probably 
the (S of Pap. philiasus, Linn. (? =■ Polyommatus amyntas, Fabr.). Kirby, Tr. 
E. Soc. 1870, pp. 149, 160. 
Thimen (Tr. E. Soc. 1870, pp. 359-368) publishes remarks on several 
South- African species of this genus, especially L. palemon, Oram., L. asteris, 
Godt., L. trochilus, Herr.-SchiifF., L, mahallokoama, Wallengr., and L. yaika, 
Trim. Ho figures X. mahallokocena, pi. 6. figs. 7, 8, and notes X. knysna, 
Trim., as =; X. lysimon, Ochs. 
Lyccena arsaeia, Led. Lederer now regards this species as distinct from 
panaycca, H.-S. : Hor. Ent. Boss. viii. p. 9. 
Lyccena hypochiona, P.Mi\\i., = aryiades, Esp., = var., unless the first= 
calliopis, Boisd., which appears to be distinct from aryus. Gu^n^e, Ann. Soc. 
Ent. Fr. (4) x. pp. 20, 21. He also remarks (/. c. note) on the variations of 
X. aryus and E, cegon. 
Lyccena hesperica, Ramb., = X. zephyrus, Friv. j L. 2^yluon, Ev., may be 
another local form. Staudinger, Hor. Ent. Boss. vii. pp. 48-50, 
Lyccena bcetica and X. aryiolus. On a singular organ in the larva) see 
Qu6n6e and Goossens, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. x. pp. Ixxvii, Ixxviii. 
Lyccena alexis. A. Muller mentions having seen a specimen fly towards a 
small piece of blue paper ; Ent, M. M. vii. pp. 01, 62. Bienert describes X. 
icarus, var. persica : Lep. Ergebn. p. 29. 
Lyccena pseudargiolus, Boisd. (= aryiolus, Abb. & Smith, = neglecta,JlecicT., 
text not plate), described and figured by Edwards, Butt. N. Amer. Lye. 
pi. 2. f. 1-3; X. neylecta, Edw. {■=pseudaryiolus, Harr, text), figured and 
described by Edwards, with notice of the larva from Saunders’s observations, 
1. c. f. 4-6. 
Lyccena semiaryus, Bott. Staudinger describes var. parnassia, and states 
that X. helena. Stand., and X. antiochena. Led., are also local forms of the 
same species. Hor. Ent. Boss. vii. pp. 66, 50. 
Lyccena corydon. Lederer points out the distinctions between vars. cau- 
casica (polona. Led. oUm, nec Zell.) and corydonius : Ann. E. Belg. xiii. 
p. 23. Newman describes the larva ; Ent. v. pp. 138, 139. 
Lyccena arion. Eggs and young larva described by Merrin and Newman : 
1. c. pp. 139, 140, 167, 168. 
Lyccena battles, A variety from East Siberia noticed by Erschoff, Bull. 
Mosc. 1809, pt. 4. p. 272. 
Lyccena panoptes, Hiibn., is not distinct from X. hylas, W. V. ; Staudinger, 
Hor. Ent. Boss. vii. pp, 50, 61. 
