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of the wings is crossed with four orange bands. The extra eye spot 

 appears below. Expands 2.00 to 2.2;"). 



GENUS XXXI. HYPOLIMNAS. TROPICAL NYMPHS. 

 Generally similar to Limenitis, but differs in having 

 the club of the antennae enlarged suddenly, and the last 

 joint of the palpi is longer and more pointed; sexes, dis- 

 similar. Type, H. misippus. (Plate VII, 1.) 



23G. HYPOLIMNAS MISIPPUS Linn, 

 White-spotted Butterfly. 

 Size, large. jMale, dark brown above, with a large oval patch of 

 white in each wing, suiTounded with a wide ring of violet reflections, 

 and there is a smaller spot in apex of fore wing. Thorax, head, and pal- 

 pi, dotted with white. There are two small spots of greenish metallic 

 atoms at inner angle of hind wing. Beneath, brown, chestnut at base of 

 wings, the white markings are repeated but enlarged, there are four 

 bluish spots on upper portion of central cell. Both wings are bordered 

 with black that encloses a double series of bluish crescents on fore wings, 

 a line of crescents and a line of triangles, divided by the veins on the 

 hind wings. Within this band on the hind wings is a line of bluish dots. 

 There is a black spot on upper margin ofhind wings. Female, pale 

 chestnut, much the shade ofDanaisstrigosa, bordered on both surfaces 

 as is the male below ; apex of the fore wings and u}>per margin, dark 

 brown, enclosing at apex a large white band, and above it are three or 

 four small spots. On hind wing the black spot seen on the upper bor- 

 der of the lower surface of the male is present. Beneath, paler with 

 markings repeated, but the apex of fore wings beyond the white band is 

 very pale. The bluish spots of central cell of male are present, and 

 there is an extra black spot at end of central cell of fore wing. Expands, 

 2.60 to 2.70. Habitat, West Indies, rai-e on Indian River, Florida. 



GENUS XXXII. 

 LIMENITIS. NYMPH-LIKE BUTTERFLIES. 

 Medium size. Colors, usually dark, with bright mark- 

 ings, or sometimes reddish with dark markings. Anten- 

 nae, about two thirds as long as the body, with the club 

 enlarging gradually. Wings triangular ; hind pair round- 

 ed, not tailed. Type, L. ARTiiEMis. (Plate, VII. 2.) 



