DANAIS. 3 
The rapid extension of the range of the North-American race of this butterfly, not 
only to Europe, but also to many islands of the South Pacific, to New Guinea, and 
Australia, has lately been traced by Mr. Distant (Trans. Ent. Soc. 1877, p. 93). 
2. Danais cleothera. 
Danais cleothera, Godt. Enc. Méth. ix. p. 185'; Doubl. & Hew. Gen. Diurn. Lep. t. 12. f. 2”. 
Alig supra lateritio-fulvis parte basali et venis obscurioribus, marginibus externis late nigris, maculis albis 
serie duplici punctatis, cellule anticarum termino maculis tribus albis notato, maculis tribus quoque apicis 
basin transeuntibus: subtus ut supra, secundariis magis brunnescentibus et venis latioribus nigris. 
Hab. Mexico, Oaxaca (Fenochio), Jalapa (Deppe, Mus. Berol.), Cordova (Kimmel) ; 
Guaremaa, Rio Motagua, Central valleys (F. D. G. & O. S.); Honpuras’, San Pedro 
(G. M. Whitely); Nicaracua, Virgin Bay (Bridges).— ANTILLES”; VENEZUELA’. 
Godart’s description of this species is not very intelligible; and as he gives the island 
of Timor as the locality where it is found’, there is room for error in assigning this 
name to an American Danais. We, however, follow Doubleday and Hewitson’s identi- 
fication of Godart’s species; and here we are on surer ground, as the excellent plate in 
the ‘Genera’ clearly represents this species*. It is readily distinguishable from the 
D. berenice by the absence of the inner row of large white spots between the median 
branches of the anterior wing. Its nearest ally is D. eresimus, Cr., of Guiana and the 
northern portions of the continent of South America. ‘The specimens attributed to this 
species in Messrs. Butler and Druce’s paper on Costa-Rica butterflies really belong to 
the following insect. 
The range of D. cleothera in Central America is pretty general; but as yet we have 
seen no specimens from any locality south of Nicaragua. Doubleday and Hewitson 
state that it occurs in Venezuela, Haiti, and Honduras. 
3. Danais berenice. 
Papilio berenice, Cr. Pap. Ex. t. 205. f. E, F’. 
Danais berenice, Strecker, Butt. N. Am. p. 106’. 
Danais strigosa, Bates, Ent. Monthly Mag. i. p. 32°, Distant, Proc. Ent. Soc. 1876, p. x’. 
Danais thersippus, Bates, P. Z. 8. 1863, p. 243°. 
Danais cleothera, Butl. & Druce, P. Z.S. 1874, p. 330 (nec Godt)*. 
D. cleothere quoad colores valde similis, alarum posticarum venis aliquando albo marginatis, anticis maculis 
tribus albis intra ramos medianos marginem externum versus notatis: subtus quoque D. cleothere similis, 
sed secundariarum cellule margine externo extus et intus albo maculato. 
Hab. Norra America!?.—MeExico, Oaxaca (Fenochio), Vera Cruz (Hedemann, Mus. 
Vindob.), Cordova (Kiimeli); Guatemaua, Central valleys, Chuacus, Rio Motagua, Rio 
Polochic, Retalhuleu (F. D. G. & O. 82); Brivish Honpuras, Corosal (Howe); Nica- 
raaua, Virgin Bay (Bridges), Chontales (Belt, Janson); Costa Rica‘ (Van Patten*), Orosi 
(Kramer); Panama’, Calobre (Arcé), Lion Hill (M‘Leannan).—CvusBa; SoutH AMERICA 
to SOUTHERN BRAZIL. 
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