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2. Berenice, Cr. 

 Berenice, Dr. 

 Berenice, Fab. 

 Berenice, Westwood 



3. Bolina, L. 

 Disipj)e, Godart 

 Disippus, Westw. 



4. Erippus, Cr. 

 Erippus, Fab. 



5. Gilippus, Cr. 

 GiUppus, Fab. 

 Gilippus, Sm.-Ab. 



6. Misippus, Fab. 

 3Iisippus, L. 



7. Plexippus, L. 

 Plexippus, Fab. 

 Plexippus, Cr. 



8. Zingha, Cr. 

 Zingha, Fab. 



— Danais Berenice, Doubl. 



= y Zingha, Cr. 



= Diadema Bolina, Westw. 

 l Misippus, Fab. 



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Danais Erippus, Doubl. 

 Berenice, Cr. 



Danais Gilippus, Doubl. 



Berenice, Cr. 

 = Limenitis Misippus, nobis. 

 = Bolina, L. (the female.) 



V Danais Plexippus, Doubl. 



= Erippus, Cr. 



== Nymphalis Zingha, nobis. 



= Amestris, Dr. 



Although the Misippus of Fabricius and the Archippus of Cra- 

 mer bear the same date, we may venture to give the claim of 

 priority to Fabricius, because the dedication of his work is dated 

 Nov. 1774. Unfortunately the name oi Archippus must be en- 

 tirely rejected. By the foregoing table it will be seen that the 

 nomenclature of the three North American species first men- 

 tioned, has become confounded with that of five other species, all 

 of which require to be considered and settled at the same time. 



JIarch, 1853. 



Dr. Winslow exhibited some pieces of stone taken by 

 himself from the centre of a tree at Honoaula, E. Mauii, 

 Sandwich Islands. 



The tree, called Corea, grows in considerable quantity on the 

 sides of Mauna Haleekala. The wood, said to be of a character 

 Avhich the worms would not touch, was being sawed into sheath- 

 ing for a vessel, and was said to dull the saws quickly. One tree 

 he saw was whitish throughout, and another white on the outer 

 parts with a red centre ; from the very heart of the last he took 



