Genus Victorina 
down. When flying they emit a clicking sound with their 
wings. 
Early Stages. —Very little is known of these. 
The chrysalids are slender and have two ear-like tubercles on 
the head. 
This genus is, strictly speaking, neotropical. About twenty- 
five species have been described from Central and South Amer¬ 
ica, some of them being exceedingly beautiful and rich in color. 
The two species credited to our fauna are reported as being 
occasionally found in Texas. I have specimens of one of the 
species which certainly came from Texas. I cannot be so sure 
of the other. 
(1) Ageronia feronia, Linnaeus, Plate XXIV, Fig. 4, $ 
(The White-skirted Calico). 
Butterfly. —Easily distinguished from the only other species 
of the genus found in our fauna by the white ground-color of 
the under side of the hind wings. Expanse, 2.50 inches. 
Early Stages. —Unknown. 
This remarkable insect is said to be occasionallyfound in Texas. 
(2) Ageronia fornax, Hubner, Plate XXIV, Fig. 5, $ , under 
side (The Orange-skirted Calico). 
Butterfly. — Closely resembling the preceding species on the 
upper side, but at once distinguished by the orange-yellow 
ground-color of the under side of the hind wing. Expanse, 2.60 
inches. 
Early Stages. —Unknown. 
Like its congener, A. fornax is reported only from the hotter 
parts of Texas. 
Genus VICTORINA, Blanchard 
(The Malachites) 
Butterfly. — Large butterflies, curiously and conspicuously 
marked with light-greenish spots upon a darker ground; wings 
upon the under side marbled with brown about the spots and 
having a satiny luster. The third median nervule of the fore 
wing is very strongly bowed upward. The cells of both wings 
are open. The hind wing is tailed at the end of the third median 
nervule. The two first subcostals arise before the end of the 
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