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later on. Dyar probably placed it as a synonym of isola, because 

 Butler & Druce's supposed 9 is isola, as stated by Godman 

 and Salvin in the Biologia II, p. 107, where they rectify the 

 synonymy. 



H. gyas Edwards. 



This species is described by Edwards as having tivo distinct 

 blackish spots next the anal angle. I have, therefore, little 

 doubt that it is a near ally of catilina Fab. ; it may be a local 

 form of it. Catilina is a species that has escaped observation 

 altogether until recently. It is close to ainiuon and will have 

 to be referred to again later on. 



H. cyna Edwards. 



Edwards says this species stands next to gyas, but the de- 

 scription is very different from it, while the genitalia are 

 totally diverse, so much so that the two species cannot possibly 

 belong to the same genus. Cyna has a number of very long, 

 stout hairs or bristles emanating from the base of the clasps 

 (harpagines) and extending far beyond their apex ; this pecul- 

 iar character is analogous to the same feature that occurs in 

 the genera Zizina and Zisitla ; the tegumen is, however, very 

 different so that I think it is rather a case of parallelism than 

 of kinship. 



H. hanno Stoll. 



The species generally accepted as hanno Stoll (nee Hiibner) 

 is that represented by Holland, Plate XXXII, f. 3, in his 

 Butterfly Book, and by W. G. Wright, Plate XXX, figs. 397- 

 397a. His figure 397b is certainly another species. I do not 

 see anything antagonistic to Stoll's .figures ( Plate 39, 2 and 2b) 

 in these identifications, and I think they should be accepted. 

 It is, therefore, a species with a single distinct ocellated spot at 

 the anal angle. H. filcnus Poey and pseudoptiletes Bdv. are 

 both synonyms of it. Poey's figure is very good and is without 

 doubt hanno, though the undcrsurface is darker than is the 

 case with most of the mainland specimens. Boisduval was 

 aware that his pseudoptiletes was the same as filcnus, for he 



