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12-13 [ii: IJ] (1873);— Eihv., (an. t'lil., v: !) 

 (ISTH); viii: 110-120 (1876); xx : 84-80 (INSS); 

 Psycho, ii : 100-178 (1878) ;— M'Cuy, Ann. ni:ig. 

 nat. liist.,(4) xi : 440-441 (1873) ;— Di.st., Proc-. 

 cnt.sof. Lonil., 1877: 03-104 (1877);— Frencli, 

 Rep. ins. III., vii: 140 (1878) ; Butt. east. U. S., 

 144-140, ti<;s. 3(i-30 (1880) ; — Dewitz, Areii. 

 naturii:., xliv. i: 5-0, pl.l, tig. 7(1878) ;— Meyer, 

 Bull. Brookl. ont. soe.. ii: 74 (1879) ;— Buri,^, 

 Annis . mem. Bost. soe. nat. liist.. 8th mem. 

 10 pp., 2 pi. (1880); Am. nat., xiv: 313-310, 

 tigs. 1-0 (1880);— Motr.. Can. eut., xii: 37 

 (1880) ; — Thaxler, ibid., 38-30, lig. (1880) ;— 

 Peal.., ibid., 110-120 (1880);-]Middl., Uep. ins. 

 111., x: 70-80. tig. 13 (1881) ;— C'oq., ibid., 101- 

 102. lig. 58 (1881);— Bush, Am. nat., xv: 572 

 (1881); xvi : 04 (1882) ;— Fern., Butt. Me., 30- 

 38, tig. 12-14 (1884);— Ham., Can. eut., xvii: 

 204-205 (1885) ;— Mayn., Butt. N. E., 7-8, pi. 1. 

 tigs. 8, 8a (1880);— Marsh, Can. cut., xx: 45- 

 47, tig. (18S8) ;— Moft'., ibid., xx : 136-138 (1888). 



Donatis arc/ii/ipiis Harr., Ilitclic Ke|'-' -''^O 

 (1833);— :>Iiteh.. Am. nat.. vi : 237-238 [Danus] 

 (1872). 



Dduaix arc/iippi' God., Kneycl. mc^Mi., ix: 

 174,184(1819). 



Anosid meffdlijtjie Iliibn., Sauunl., e.xot. 

 sehmett.. ii : Lep. i. Pap. i, Nymph, ii, Limn. 

 B, lerrug. 3, figs. 1-2 (1820-21). 



Anosia menippe Iliibn., Verz. selnnett., 16 

 (1810). 



Anosici sj/tiippe Iliibn., Ind. exot. Lep.. [0] 

 (1821). 



Anosia leucoffyne Butl., Ann. mag. nat. 

 hist., (5) xiii: 183 (1884). 



Figured by Glover, 111. N. A. Lep.pl. 1, tig. 

 2, ined. See also Einert., Proc. Bost. soe. nat. 

 hist., xxiii: 437-460. pi. 3 (1888). 



[Not Papilio plexippus Fabr. (Ent. syst.) ; 

 nor Danais plexippus auct. mult.; nor Dana- 

 ida plexippus Auriv.] 



— Lazil} flying- 

 Over the tiower-decki'd ]>rairi<'>. West; 

 Basking in sun>hinc till daylight is dying. 

 And resting all night on Asclepsias' breast; 



joyously dancing. 



Merrily prancing. 

 Chasing his lady-love high in tlie air. 



Fluttering gaily, 



Frolicking daily. 

 Free from anxiety, sorrow and care! 



('. V. RiLKV. 



Imago (1 : 7 ; 16 : 10). Head velvety black ; at nearly equal distances in frout of and 

 behind each antenna a creamy white spot, that in front the larger and roundish, that 

 behind triangular ; between the bases of the antennae a few white scales arranged in a 

 very small triangular spot : and on the outer hinder border of the basal joint of the 

 antennae a Avliite dot : behind the middle of the eye and bordering the same a small 

 patch of similarly colored scales. Antennae uniform blackish brown; palpi black, 

 some of the scaly hairs protruding from the front vei\v dark yellowish brown at base, 

 the middle of the outside of the basal joint with a very large roundish white spot; 

 middle joint with a similar, larger, triangular streak ; inner upper side of protruded 

 tip with tAvo very small, inconspicuous, neai'ly continent, longitudinally disposed 

 white spots, which do not reach the borders. Tongue piceous. 



Thorax above velvety black, with a Avhite mediodorsal line over most of the nieso- 

 and metathorax antl the latter covered with exceedingly long and delicate mouse 

 brown hairs; prothorax Avith a pair of large, compact, round, white spots, tinted with 

 yellow, and separated by twice their oAvn diameter; patagia with a similar but still 

 larger central white spot, the tip and apical edges narrowly bordered with the same; 

 beneath the thorax is black, ornamented Avith a pretty large, round, white spot just in 

 advance of the costal border of fore wings, a similar one at the base of each Aving, 

 besides about fifteen larger and smaller ones on either side, irregularly disposed. Legs 

 blackish purple, the hind coxae Avith an anterior outer Avhite spot, the anterior femora 

 marked conspicuously Avith a bi'oad Avhite streak on the outer side aAvay from the 

 base, occupying almost the entire apical half: anterior tibiae edged beneath outAvardly 

 Avith Avliite, most conspicuous at either extremity. ClaAvs, spur* and spines black. 



Wings above rather light taAvny broAvn, the veins narroAvly (J) or broadly ($) 

 margined with black, having a faint purplish reflection. (.)n the fore wfngt!. the tawny 

 brown is found in a very large patch, crossed by black Aeins anil Avhich induiles the cell, 

 the basal three-fifths of the upper median interspace, the basal three-fourths of the 



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