EXPLANATION OF PLATE 74. 



Caterpillars mostly mature. — Nymph alidae. 



Printed in color from sixteen stones by Julius Bien & Co. after ilrawiiigs l)y J. H. Emerton (figs. 2, 6-S, 13, 19,23 

 28, 29, 37), G. A. Poujade (flgs. 10, 27, 30, 31, 35, 3(i), L. Trouvelot (figs. 4, 17, 24, 2G, 34), Mary Peart (figs, 5, 9, 16, 

 3S) , J. H. Blake (flgs. 1, 11, l!^, W, Saunders (figs. 3, 14), J. Burcklianlt (figs. 21, 2.5), Miss M. E. Blatebford (fig. 32), 

 A. Agassiz(fig. 15), E. H. Stretch (fig. 33), C. V. Uiley (fig. 20), G. Willis (fig. 12), and S. H. Scudder (fig. 22). Figs. 

 9, 16, 26, and 38 were kindly lent by Mr. W. II. Edwards ; and figs. 15, 21 and 25 by Mr. A. Agassiz. 



The figures are of natural size and show a side \ lew unless the contrary is stated. 



1. Oeneis semidea. Penultimate stage. 



2. Oeneis seiniclca. Draivu from a blown speci- 

 men with the aid of colored sketches. 



3. Cissia eurytus. 

 ■I. Oeneis semidea. 



5. Anosia plexippus. 



6. Cissia enrijtus. 



7. Oeneis semidea. Just liatched ; dorsal vieAV, 

 enlari^ed. 



8. Xeonympha phocion. From blo\vn specimens 

 and drawings of Jolin Abbot. 



9. Satyrodes enrydice. 



10. Cissia ewrytus. From au alcoholic .specimen 

 and drawings by W. Saunders. 



11. Oeneis jiitta. .Just hatched; dorsal view, en- 

 larged. 



12. Xeonympha phocion. Copied from .\bbot's 

 figures In the British Museum. 



13. Cissia eurytus. Penultimate stage ; dorsal 

 view. 



14. Cissia eurytus. Plain and enlarged. 



15. Oeneis semidea. Dorsal view. 



16. Enodia povtlandia. 



17. Basilarchia astyanax. 



18. Ceiryonis alope. 



19. Basilarchia arckippus. 



20. Chlorip2)e elyton. Dorsal view. 



21. Basilarchia astyanax. Dorsal view. 



22. Basilarchia archippns. Plain outline, to show 

 the attitude somtimes assumed. 



23. Pohjcjonia interroyationis. From a blown 

 specimen. 



24. Basilarchia archippns. 



25. Basilarchia astyanax. Plain. 

 2G. Basilarchia arthemis. 



27. Polyyonia interrogationis. Copied from Ab- 

 bot's drawings in Boisduval's possession. 



28. Euvanessa antiopa. From a blown specimen. 



29. Junonia coenia. From a blown specimen. 



30. Junonia coenia. Copied from Abbot's draw- 

 ing in Boisduval's possession. 



31. Pohjgonia protjne. Drawn from an alcoholic 

 specimen, aided by colored sketches. 



32. Poly g onia f annus. 



33. Polyyonia satyrns. Mostly dorsal. 



34. Vaiiessa huntera. 



35. Vanessa utalanta. From a specimen pre- 

 served in alcoliol. 



36. Aylais milherti. From an alcoholic specimen- 



37. Vayiessa cardui. From a blown specimen. 



38. Polyyonia comma. 



