238 RHOPALOCERA. 
TEMENIS. 
Temenis, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schm. p. 84 (1816); Bates, Journ. Ent. ii. p. 203. 
Temenis, as restricted by Mr. Bates, contains two species—one the very variable 
insect mentioned below, the other 7. pulchra (Hew.), which possibly should be 
separated generically from 7. ariadne. The genus is spread over the whole of the 
Neotropical Region, and is closely allied to Epiphile, from which its smooth eyes at 
once distinguish it. 
The subcostal nervure in Temenis throws off two branches before the end of the cell; 
the upper discocellular is very short, the middle curved ; its chord and that of the lower 
discocellular are in the same line, which lies at a small obtuse angle to the subcostal ; 
the lower discocellular meets the median at the origin of the second branch; neither 
the costal or median nervures are swollen at their bases. The front legs of the male 
are slightly hairy; coxa>4 femur-+trochanter; tibia<femur; tarsus (single-jointed) 
—tibia. Claws of middle and posterior legs feeble, moderately curved. Eyes smooth. 
Palpi slightly hairy, terminal joint in the male <4, in the female >4% the middle joint 
as in Epiphile; middle joint slightly thickened towards the distal end. Antenne with 
41 joints, the terminal 14 forming a moderate club. The secondary male sexual organs 
have a tegumen with prolonged, central, decurved spine; the harpagones project to the 
end of the tegumen, and have a broad lobe without hooks or spines, but are hairy 
towards the distal end. 
1. Temenis ariadne. 
Papilio ariadne, Cram. Pap. Ex. t. 182. ff. A, B’. 
Temenis ariadne, Bates, Journ. Ent. ii. p. 2087; Butl. & Druce, P. Z. 8. 1874, p. 347°. 
Papilio agatha, Faby. Mant. Ins. ii. p. 54". 
Papilio liberia, Fabr. Syst. Ent. iii. p. 185°; Don, Ins. Ind. t. 30. f. 4°. 
Alis anticis extus angulatis, posticis angulo anali sensim producto; alis fulvis anticarum apicibus obscurioribus 
plaga fulva interdum indistincte inclusa, posticis interdum puncto nigro inter ramos medianos primum et 
secundum; subtus posticis paulo obscurioribus, ocellis quatuor submarginalibus et linea submarginali 
lunulari ornatis. 
Femina mari similis at paulo major, posticis minus productis. 
Hab. Muxico, Oaxaca (Fenochio); British Honpuras, Corosal (foe); GUATEMALA, 
Polochic valley, Choctum (Hague), San Gerénimo, Duefias (F. D. G. & O. S.), Teleman, 
Tocoy, San Isidro (Champion) ; Nicaragua, Chontales (Belt); Costa Rica (Van Patten?) ; 
Panama, David (Champion), Calobre (Arcé).—Sourn America, Colombia to Paraguay. 
Most of the many varieties of this widely spread species have been fully described by 
Mr. Bates2, to whom it was well known during his sojourn in the valley of the Amazons. 
Of the varieties there mentioned, two occur in our region, the palest form (P. liberia, 
Fabr.5) being the commonest in Mexico and Guatemala, whilst in Nicaragua, and thence 
into Colombia, the variety with darker apex to the primaries (P. agatha, Fabr.’) prevails. 
