1914.] 3 



examined, 3 of them g g . No scent was detected in any of them, so 

 that in this species I have again failed to confirm Fritz Miiller. 



* Byblia ilithyia, Drury. (Sudan, 1912). A $ and 4 $ ? were 

 examined : the former had a sweet aromatic scent, whicli struck me as 

 like scented tobacco ; of the latter, one had a similar scent, but less 

 strong ; another a scent compared to chocolate ; a third to that of 

 Teracolus protomedia, of which, later. This scent in the female tallies 

 with earlier observations on B. goetzius, Herbst. 



Rypolimnas misippus, L. (Sudan, 1912). In 2 $ $ I found no 

 scent, but in 2 5 ? out of 4, 1 detected a slight treacly odour. Compare 

 Dr. Dixey's observations (op. cit., p. 502). 



Victorina stelenes, L. (Trinidad, 1913). 2 <$ £ were taken, one 

 appeared to have a slight flowery scent ; I was not very certain about 

 this at the time, but find that it agrees with my earlier experience with 

 this fine insect. 



Agraulis vanillse, L. (West Indies, 1913). Out of 4 £ £ examined, 

 one had the stable-like odour noted in 1907. 



Goleenis julia, F. (West Indies, Trinidad, and Venezuela, 1913). 

 4 £ £ and 4 ? $ were examined ; in the 4 £ $ , and doubtfully in one 

 of the 9 ? » a scent was noted, in only one instance strong, said to be 

 " peculiar," " sweet," " like treacle," or " like ginger-bread nuts." 

 These results are in concordance with my experience of the sub-species 

 cillene, Cr., in Jamaica. 



[I follow here the arrangement adopted in " Butterfly Hunting in 



Many Lands," but I am now disposed to consider Agraulis and Colamis 



as Heliconii^es.] 



Heliconinje. 



Eueides aliphera, Godt. (Trinidad and Venezuela, 1913). 4 $ $ 

 and 3 $ $ examined. In one <$ no scent was observed ; the other three 

 had both during life and after death an odour compared to rancid lamp- 

 oil, or to acetylene, varying from very slight to strong. 2 ? $ had a 

 similar scent to the <$ , but the third is noted as having " a sweet, 

 pleasant scent." These results, speaking generally, confirm those 

 previously obtained. 



Heliconius hydarus, Hew. (Trinidad and Venezuela, 1913). 

 Previous results were confirmed, but 2 (J (J and 1 ? H. euryades, Riff., 

 gave negative results. 



* Heliconius ethilla, Godt. (Trinidad, 1913). The only specimen 

 at my disposal, a ¥ , had a strong tobacco-like odour. 



