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Show 26 Dli. W. J. HOLLAND ON THE AFRICAN [Jan. 14, 93. H. ALVEUS, Hiibn., var. ONOPORDI, Ramb. Syrichthus onopordi, Ramb. Faun. And. pi. viii. fig. 13 (1839). For fuller synonymy cf. standard works on the Lepidoptera of the palaearctic faunal region. Hab. North Africa. 94. H. (?) OILEUS, Linn. Papilio oileus, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. 2, p. 795, no. 269 (1767). Hesperia oileus, Kirby, Syn. Cat. p. 615 (1871). Hab. Algeria (Kirby). This is a doubtful species, and it does not appear that any one has been able to discover exactly what Linnaeus intended to designate by his name and description. Nominis umbra !! CARCHARODUS, Hiibn. (Urbanus, Hiibn. ; Spilothyrus, Dup.) 95. C. ALCEJF, Esp. Papilio alcece, Eur. Schmett. i. 2, pi. Ii. fig. 3 (1780). For further synonymy see standard works on the Lepidoptera of the palaearctic faunal region. Hab. North Africa. 96. C. ELMA, Trim. Pyrgus elma, Trim. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. (3) vol. i. p. 288 (1862); Rhop. Afr. Austr. vol. ii. p. 291, pi. v. fig. 8 (1866); S. Afr. Butt. vol. iii. p. 293. Gomalia elma, Watson, P. Z. S. 1893, p. 67. Purgus elma, Karsch, Berl. Ent. Zeit. vol. xxxviii. p. 245, pi. vi. fig. 12. Hab. Southern Africa. I place this insect in the genus Carcharodus, Hiibn., rather than in the genus Gomalia, Moore, to which it has been assigned by Mr. Watson, because the differences of a structural character which separate it from its near allies, C. alcece and C. lavaterce, in my opinion, too slight to warrant the subdivision. In fact, I call in question the propriety of retaining the name Gomalia as a generic designation, it being founded upon differences which appear to me to be rather specific than generic. I am quite persuaded that Gomalia albofasciata, Moore, the type of his genus, belongs to the older genus of Hiibner, and I think Gomcdia should be sunk as a synonym of Carcharodus. The figure given by Karsch is by no means characteristic. The checkered character of the fringes is not made to appear, and were not the identification made by Karsch so positive, I should think we were dealing with some other species, belonging, perhaps, to a different genus. |