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TRIMEN remarks (Tr. E. Soc. 1870, pp. 351-358) on several known species
of this family. He mentions (p. 353, note) that Pap. elelia, Cram.,=the true
Junonia cenone, Linn. [?] The other species noticed are Atella phalantha, Pyramids
cardui, Junonia cebrene (sp. n.), J. elelia, J. pelasgis, J. cloantha, Diadema
misippus, and Meneris tulbaghia.
Melitcea harrisii and Euptoieta claudia. Larvae noticed by W. H. Edwards,
Canad. Ent. ii. pp. 163,164.
Melitaa cinxia, L., is correctly identified. Kirby, Tr. E. Soc. 1870,
p. 148.
Melitaa pheebe. Staudinger describes and figures var. caucasica. Hor. Ent.
Ross. vii. pp. 59, 60, pi. 1. f. 2.
Melitaa didyma. Staudinger describes vars. meridionalis (orientalis), dalmatina
(araratica), and graca, I. c. pp. 60, 61. Var. graca is figured, I. c. pi. 1.
f. 3. An accidental variety is described by A. Curo, Bull. Ent. Ital. ii.
p. 32.
Melitcea athalia and dictynna. Maassen remarks on these species. S. E. Z.
1870, p. 55. See also Keferstein, I. e. p. 354. A var. of M. dictynna from E.
Siberia is noticed by Erschoff, Bull. Mose. 1869, pt. 4, p. 273.
Argynnis adippe. The claims of this species to be considered distinct from
A. niobe have been debated at some length by Butler, Muller, Doubleday, and
others. Pr. E. Soc. pp. 9,14,16, 24; - Ent. v. pp. 27, 28,42,43.
Argynnis niobe. Prittwitz figures an aberration of the cS • S.E. Z. 1870,
pi. . f. 9.
Argynnis japonica, Me"ne"tr. Butler states that this species is a variety of
the Indian A. rudra, Moore, which is a local form of the European A. laodice.
Pr. E. Soc. 1870, p. 35.
Argynnis aglaia. A variety is described by J. Watson, Ent. v. p. 164.
Argynnis euphrosyne. A. E. Hudd noticed this insect flying towards the
similarly coloured handle of his umbrella. Ent. M. M. vii. pp. 109, 110.
A. selene. Larva described by W. Buckler, Ent. M. M. vii. pp. 114-117.
A variety described by Fallou, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. Stances, 1870, p. 58;
another from E. Siberia noticed by Erschoff, Bull. Mose. 1869, pt. 4, p. 273.
Argynnis aphirape is not found coextensive with its food-plant, but is excessively
local. Maassen, S. E. Z. 1870, pp. 56, 57. Var. Isabella, from
Karelia, described by Tengstrom, Fauna et Flora Fenn. FSrh. x. p. 293,
note.
Argynnis edwardsii, Reak., described and figured by Edwards, Butt. N.
Amer. Arg. pi. 11.
Argynnis behrensii, Edw., and A. zerene, Boisd. (=A. hydaspe, Boisd.)
figured by Edwards, I. e. Arg. pis. 12,13.
Argynnis pales. Staudinger describes var. caucasica, Hor. Ent. Ross. vii.
p. 61, pi 1. f. 4, and var. graca, I. c. p. 62. An accidental var. of the form isis
is described by A. Curo, Bull. Ent. Ital. ii. p. 33.
Eresia. Hewitson (Exot. Butt. 76, pis. 8, 9) figures the following known
species:—E. alsina, E. pelonia, E. sestia, E. casiphia, and E. letitia.
Grapta. Edwards (Tr. Am. Ent. Soc. iii. pp. 1-9) gives the synonymy of
G. interrogationis, Fab., and a closely allied species as follows:—G. interrogationis,
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