lIBSPERIIDiE. 
Ins. 145 
Speyer, A. Neue Hesperiden des palaarctischen Faunengebiets. 
S. E. Z. xl. pp. 342-352. 
. Die Hesperiden-Gattungen des europaischen Faunengebiets. ii. 
Nachtrage. Das Fliigelgeader. L. c. pp. 477-600. 
The European genera are discussed in great detail, with special refer- 
ence to their neuration. 
C. Plotz gives a table of the genera of the Ilesperiidm. He admits 66 
genera (a few new) to which he assigns types ; 7 others he mentions as 
unknown to him. S. E. Z. xl. pp. 175-180. 
On the position of the wings of the IlesperiidcB : A. Speyer, S. E. Z. 
xl. pp. 164 & 155. 
Evening-flying species in Brazil frequent certain species of verbenas 
{Franciscea, &c.) with long, narrow, scentless, violet flowers ; F. & H. 
Muller, Kosmos, iv. pp. 481 & 482. 
Fudamus proteus, Linn. Notes on transformations ; W. H. Edwards, 
Canad. Ent. xi. p. 193. 
Pyrrhoijyga^ Hiibn. 0. Plotz discusses this genus, tabulating 97 
species, including several new ones; 11 other described species are un- 
known to him ; P. pardalina, Feld., ? = sanfhilarius^ Latr. ; epigona^ 
Herr.-Schalf., P = amystisj Hew. ; and galgula^ Hew., p = strigiferay 
Feld. : S. E. Z. xl. pp. 520-538. 
ErycideSy Hubn. C. Plotz discusses the species ; he tabulates 21, includ- 
ing 3 new ones; 14 other described species are unknown to him: 1. c. 
pp. 406-411, & 474. 
Ismene iphis, Dru. Variation noticed ; Dewitz, Verh. L.-O. Ak, xli. 
(2) No. 2, pp. 15 & 16. 
Pamphila phyleus, hrettuSy acciuSy maculata, arpay palatkay and dela~ 
ware. Notes on earlier stages; W. H. Edwards, Canad. Ent. xi. 
pp. 190-192. 
Astictopterus xaniteSy A. G. Butler, noticed and figured by him ; 
Tr. L. S. (2) i. p. 655, pi. Ixix. fig. 7. , 
Plesioneura hyalinatay Saalm., = andrachney Boisd. ; Saalmiiller, Ber. " 
senck. Ges. 1878-79, p. 123. 
Pyrgus melotiSy Dup. (Jiypoleucay Led.), discussed ; P. 0. Zeller, S. E. Z. 
xl. p. 452 & 453. 
New genera and species : — 
Sophistay G. Plotz, S. E. Z. xl. p. 176. Allied to Lychnuchus, Hubn. ; 
type, Thracides aristotelesy Westw. (the name is spelt Sopleista on p. 179). 
Sapceay id. 1. c. p. 177. Allied to Leucochitonea ; type, L. hicolor. 
Trim. 
Gomaliay F. Moore, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 144. Affinities not stated; type, 
G. alho-fasciatay sp. n., 1. c., Ceylon. 
Pyrrhopyga rufinuchay Bolivia, p. 151, wratay fig. 6, Santa Marta, rufi- 
pectus and minthey fig. 4, Ecuador, variegaticepSy Costa Rica, and euphemCy 
fig. 5, Peru and Bolivia, p. 152, malisy fig. 6, Antioquia, and erythro- 
stictay Chontales and Veragua, p. 153, Godman & Salvin, P. Z. S. 1879, 
pi. xiv. ; P. ulixeSy Surinam, dysoni licinuSy Mosclil.), Chiriqui, and 
