128 MEMOIRS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



EACLES PEJf ELOPE iCiamer). 



Attacm penelope Cb-Amer, Papillons exot. I, -p. 70, PI. xlv, fig. A. 1774. 



Eades penelope HiJiiSF.R, Verzeichniss Schmett., p. 153. 1818-1822. 



Lonomia jienetojje Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. Br. Mus. VII, p. 1766. 1856. 



Baxilona ducalis Boisdcval, Annales Soc. Ent. France (4ine s^r. ) VIII, p. 319. 1868. 



Eades ducalis Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. Br. Mus. VI, p. 1374. 1855. 



Elides penelope. Peters, Die Heteroceren-Raupen, p. 9, larva. Tab. Ill, fig. 7. (1898)-1901. 



Basilijim penelnpe Bvn^iEiSTER, Descr. Ph)'. Rep. Argentine, Atlas, p 46, PL xx, fig. 1. 1879. 



BuriiR'i.ster gives an excellent figure and de.scription of the larva. (See our PI. XVII. fig. 1.) 



Peters describes the larva, which seems to be a true Eacles, having no spines on the pro- 

 thoracic segment, but low tubercles instead, the dorsal and caudal horns being short and stout — as 

 having a violet dorsal line bordered with white. It is peculiar in having yellow wart-like out- 

 growths on the anal legs and suranal plate (Afterklappe). 



Food plant. — It lives on MelastouiCii?, also on the guava {Plxtd'nDii. pointfeniiii), one of the 

 Mj'rtaceaj. 



Geogrnphind disfrihutiou. — This species does not occur near Rio, and only inhaljits the high- 

 lands, also occurring in the more southern states of Brazil. Cramer records it from Surinam. 



The moth entirely differs from E. ImperiaUa and maijnlfica, in the male sex. 



SPKCIES XOT SKEN HY ME. 



Eitdi-x onnomki Schai's, Ent. Amer. V, p. 192, ? 1889; .Tonrn. X. Y. Ent. Soc, IV, p. 154, <J . 189G.— Drice, 

 Bidl. Centr.-Anier. Lep. Het. II, p. 413. Tab. lxxlx, fig. 10, ,? . Sept., 1897. 



Judging from Druce's figure this species differs from E. imperkdin in rather slight features. 

 The wings are of the same shape, the spots and bands in the same position. Perhaps it will be 

 found to be a local variation of E. imperial is. 



It occurred in Coatepec and Orizaba, Mexico (Schau.s). 



Eadex 7naiioni Schai's, Journ. N. Y. Ent. Soc. IV, p. 154. Dec, 1896. — Druce, Biol. Centr.-Amer. Lep. Het. 

 II, p. 41.3. Tab. lxxlx, fig. 9, $. Sept., 1897. 



This also appears to me, judging from Druce's figure of Mr. Schaus's type, to be a local 

 form or variation of E. iiiipcriidix. The fore wings are more acute than in E. ortnondt-i., but 

 E. iinjti'riidi>i\nr\es in this respect. The outer edge of the hind wings is dull brown and the fore 

 wings more sufl'u.sed with brown ocherous than usual. The discal spots of both wings are 

 situated much as in A^. i))qx'riall.'< and are of the same size and color. Orizaba, Mexico (Schaus). 

 Eadis i,ii(;/iiijira I)Rrci:, Biol. Centr.-Amer. Lep. Het. I, p. 169. Tab. 15, fig. 13, ^. II, p. 412. Sept., 1897. 



Tins is truly a magnificent form, but yet I am inclined, judging only from Druce's figure, 

 to suppose that it may prove to be but a local variety of E. iwperialix, unless it prove to be 

 E. cacicm. The shape of the wings is the same; the discal spots and lines and patches of 

 purplish on both wings are almost identical with a smaller male from Penn.sylvania. 



Druce records it from Cordova, Durango City, Mexico; Chontales, Nicaragua; Joyabaj, 

 (luatemala, and also the city of Guatemala; Volcan de Chiritiue, Panama; San Pedro Sula. British 

 Honduras; j'ara, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Argentine Republic and Paragua3^ 



CITHERONIA. KiUjiier. 

 (Vy. Will, XIX, XX.) 



Bouihi/x Fabriciis, Ent. Syst., Ill ll), p. 436. 1793. 



Phaliiena Arrot and SiMrrn, Lep. Ins. (Jeorgia. 1797. 



CHheronia (Eacles pt.) Huuner, Verzeichniss Schmett., p. 153. 1818-1822. 



Ceracampa Kikby and Spence, Intr. Entomology, II, p. 235, III, p. 179. 1828. 



Ceriitocampa (Ceracampa Kirby) Harris Cat. Ins. Mass., p. 591. 18.34; Ibid., Hitchcock's Rep. Geology of Mass., 



pp. 72, .592. 1835; Rep. Inj. Ins. :Mass., p. 287. 1841; third edit., p. 399. 1862.— Westwood, Edit. 



Drury, 111. Exot. Ins. 

 Dori/campa (in part) DrxcA.v, Nat. Libr. Exot. Moths, p. 158. 1841. 

 Eades (in part) Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. Br. Mus., VI, p. 1370. 1855. 



