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entirely or imperfectly described in some respect. From the table given a 
■ the conclusion of the paper, it appears that, out of 326 European species 
of Rhopalocera, the larvae of only 140 are known, leaving no fewer than 180 
still to be discovered. These belong to the genera Parncissim (2), Pteris 
(3), Anthocharis (2), Zegris (1), Leuc(yphasia (1), Colias (11), Melitcea (6), 
Argynnis (12), Junonia (1), Melanagria (9), Lasiommata (3), Hipparchid 
(17), Triphysa (2), Ccenonympha (8), Chionohas (7), Erehia (30), Theda (2), 
Auroits (1), Thestor (1), €lirysophanm (4), Polyommatus (39), Pyrgiis (16), 
Nisoniades (1), Pamphila (2), and Cydopides (1). Of these the larva of 
Parnassius debius is said to be knovm, but still imdescribed, as far as the 
author’s knowledge extends j and those of Colias phicomone, Hippardiiajidiaf 
Ccenonympha typhon,^ Erehia euYyaU, Aurotis rohosis^ and Cydopides sylvius 
have been described, but without any indication of their food-plants. Mr. 
Kirby concludes his paper with a list of th6 genera Including species with 
unknown or imperfectly known larvae^ tvith indications of the general cha- 
racter of the food-plants of the known species, front which it appears that 
most of the desiderata belong to genera which feed on low-growing 
plants. 
W. F. Kirby has commimicated to the Entomological Society some 
Notes on the synonymy of certain British Butterflies,” chiefly derived from 
StaUdinger’i^ Catalogue (Proc. 1864, pp. 68, 69), He supports the adoption 
by British entomologists of the genus Pyrdmei's (Idiibn.) and of the name 
Melanagria (Meig.) in place of Arge^ indicates that Erehia tpiphron 
(Knoch) has the priority ovef (FaK) aiid E. medea 
over E. hlandina (Fab.), Polyotmkaius medori (Hufn.) is prior to P* agedis 
(W. V.), P. icarus (Rottemb.) is prior to P, ufearts (W< Vi)4 P. semiargm 
(Rottemb.) takes the place of P. dcis (W. V.)} and Pyrgiii mahce (Linn.) = 
P. alveolus (Hiibn.). The generic name Steropbs (Boisd.) , should give way 
io Cyclopides : N ' , -if .,! ’ , 
Herrich-Schaffer has continued (Regetisb. ‘ Corr.-Blatt, 
1865) his Systematic Index of the Diurnal Lepidoptera, with 
lists of the spefcies belonging to his families 
Biina, Hetdurina^ Sdiyrindi Ragadinay Elymnitnh, Eurytelina, 
and Nymphalind. The specie^ in each genUS are arranged under 
geographical heads] At the elose the author announces the 
suspension bf hiS Work until the appearance of the next part of 
Felder^s LepidoptePa of tke voyage of the ^ Novara.^ 
D’Urbau (Ent. M, Mag. ii. p. 108) call4 attention to some examples of 
mimetic analogic^ , in Butterflies. , t)andis drdnppus (Fab.) 2 CDidi Nymphalis 
disippm (God.), t>. echeria and Papitio denhky knd Z>. chrysippm and Diadema 
holina 5 are the species, referred to. ' 
Walsh (Proc. Ent. Soc. Lend, 1866, pp. 16^106) also instances Danaisplex^ 
appt^s'and Limenitis disippus as examples of mimetic species. The larvro of 
the latter hybernAte in willow-leaves rolled up and affixed to twigs. 
llERRicH-ScftAFFEil has boihpletcd his revision of the Rhopa- 
locfera of Cuha^ RegeiiSb. Corr.-Blatt, 1865, pp. 52-56. This 
, portioh '.ihclfrdes the fenlainder of the Hesperides, and brings 
the , total nUnibbr of spbeies to 140> belonging to 54 genera, 
