142 EHOPALOCEEA. 



Eab. North Ameeica, Southern States. — Mexico, Pinos Altos (Buchan-Eepburn), 

 Ventanas, Presidio, Mazatlan, Tres Marias Islands (Forrer), Rio Papagaio, Rincon, 

 Tierra Colorada, La Venta, Acaguizotla (E. E. Smith), Acapulco (Markham), Oaxaca 

 (Fenochic), Cordova (Bumeli), Cuesta de Misantla (F. D. G.), Atoyac, Teapa (H. E. 

 Smith) ; British Honduras, Corosal (Boe) ; Guatemala, Polochic valley, San Geronimo, 

 Central valleys, Chuacus, Pacific coast (F. D. G. & 0. S.), Chacoj, Chiacam, San 

 Geronimo, Las Mercedes (Champion); Honduras, San Pedro (G. M. Whitely); 

 Nicaragua, Ch on tales (T. Belt) ; Costa Rica (Van Patten) ; Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui, 

 Bugaba (Champion), Yeraguas, Calobre (Arce), Lion Hill Station (M'Leannan). — 

 South America generally to Argentine Republic and Chili ; Antilles ; Galapagos 

 Islands. 



Linnseus's description of Papilio eubule was based upon a picture in 'Edwards's 

 Gleanings of Natural History,' ii. p. 199, t, 304, which represents a female from South 

 Carolina. P. sennce of Linnseus was based upon figures in Sloane's ' Natural History of 

 Jamaica,' t. 236. f. 11-12, and Merian's 'Insects of Surinam,' t. 58. There is nothing 

 in the descriptions and plates to indicate that they refer to more than one species. 

 North- American writers consider that two species of Callidryas are found within the 

 limits of the United States, and in so doing they follow Mr. Butler ; but the evidence 

 on this point requires considerably strengthening before we can adopt this view, for 

 differences of colour and variety of pattern are of little value in this genus, as variation 

 by no means follows definite distribution. For the same reason we consider Papilio drya 

 of Fabricius, as figured by Mr. Butler, to be only an extreme form, in which the 

 markings are reduced to a minimum. C. yamana of Reakirt appears to have been 

 based upon a light-coloured female of this species. Like Phoebis argante and Aphrissa 

 statira this species swarms in open country about pools or damp places or on the margins 

 of streams, and ranges from the sea-level to an elevation of 4000 or 5000 feet in the 

 mountains. The caterpillar feeds on species of Cassia, and is thus represented in Smith 

 and Abbot's beautiful work. 



PHOEBIS. 



Phcebis, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 98; Butler, Lep. Ex. p. 155, 



This is the only section of the old genus of Callidryas in which the male has a pencil 

 of hairs within the cell, and no closely packed patch of scales between the costal and 

 subcostal nervures. The genus is divisible into two groups — one, of which P. rurina is 

 typical, has the anal angle of the secondaries prolonged, the other (P. argante) has this 

 portion of the wing rounded. The secondary male organs are very similar in both 

 groups ; the harpagones of P. argante have the ventral edge prolonged into a rod, and 

 two dentate projections along the dorsal edge. 



