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CATALOGUE OF THE 



Under surface of primaries without the abbreviated apical black 

 submarginal band. Tnder side of secondaries uniform whit- 

 ish yellow, destitute of all the black marks and bands of 

 normal form. 



Larva on Cordylanihus PUosus. 



251. THEOXA, MEN., En. An. Mas. Petr. Lep., I, p. 86, t. S.Califoruia; 

 2, (1855); (Phijc. T.) Kirby, Cat., p. 173, (1871); S.W.Texas; 

 (Thessalia T.} Scud., Buff. Bull., II, p. 265, (1875). Cent. Am. 

 f*252. THEKLA, W. H.EDWDS., Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., Ill, S. California, 

 p. 191, (1870); (Thexsal'ia T.) Scud., Buff. Bull., Arizona. 

 II, ]>. 265, (1875). 



The first fifteen species constitute a group unknown to the old 

 world fauna, but abounding in tropical America where manv 

 of the forms are most remarkable, wonderfully counterfeiting 

 in appearance the various Acniddw, and Heliconidte, with 

 which they associate. Various authors have placed them in 

 ilubner's genus Phyciodes, equivalent to Bdl.'s Eresia, but 1 

 think the grounds are too insufficient to entitle them to any 

 higher position than that of a group. 



M. Harrvni forms a very natural transition from this to the 

 Athalia group here represented by Palla and varieties. M. 

 Whitneyi has an amazing resemblance to the S. Eur. Dejone, 

 H-G. Minuta is exceedingly close to the Russian Ardu- 

 inna, Esp., v. Atherie, Hub., and allied species. 



Anicin, Quino and Chalcedona are near to Maturna, L., Artemis, 

 Hub., etc. 



Leanira and allies have no old world representative, though in 

 appearance, especially of under surface, M.fduna, Dalrn., bears 

 a close resemblance indeed in the disposition of the markings. 



The group of Tharos. etc., is represented most abundantly east 

 of the Rocky Mts., whilst of the group of Anicia and Chal- 

 cedona we have only the one eastern representative, Pluefon. 



M. Eurytion and M. Calydon, mentioned by Mr. Mead on pp. 

 759, 760 of Wheeler's Rep., V, (1875), were from MSS. of 

 W. II. Edwds.,but the description has never been published. 

 Eurytion=Nnbiyena, and Calydon=some one of the forms of ', 

 Palla, 



GENUS G. SYNCHLOE, BDL. 



253. AD.JUTIUX, SCUD., (Chlosyne A.), Buff. Bull., II, p. 



269, (1875). 



S'i/n. Lacinia, W. H. Edwdx., (nee Hub.}, Butt. N. 

 ' Am., I, Syn., p. 18, (1872). 



254. MEDIATRIX, FELD., Reise Nov., II, p. 395, n. 584, 



(1867); (Coatlantona M.} Kirby, Cat., p. 178, 

 (1871); (Chlosyne M.} Scud., Buff. Bull., 11, p. 

 269, (1875). 



Si/n. Saundersii, W. H. Edirds., (nee. Dbldtf.), Butt. X. 

 ' Am., I, Syn., p. 18, (1872). 

 Between Saundersii, Dbldy., and Lacinia, (jleyer. 



255. JANAIS, Dur., (Pnjj. J.), 111. Ex. Ent., Ill, t. 17, f. 5, 



6, (1782) ; (Nymphalis J.) Godt., Enc. .Mcth., IX, p. 

 392, (1823); (Syn. J.) Dbldy .-He\v., (Jen. Diur. 

 Lop., 1, p. 186, (1846-1850); (Coatlantona J.} 

 Kirby, Cat., p. 178, (1871); (Chlosyne J.) Scud., 

 Buff. Bull., II, p. 269, (1875). 



Texas. 



Texas, Bo- 

 gota. 



Texas ; 

 Mexico ; 

 ( 'cut, Am. 



