\ / Genus Syntomeida Harris. 



1839 — Hakuis, Amer. Jourii. Sc, \'oI. XXXVI, p. 310. 



Hippola Walker. 



1S54 — Walker, Cat. Brit. Mus., I, p. 222. 



Synopsis of Species. 



Abdomen blue with dark red tip epilais. 



Abdomen banded with fulvous and black ....'.... ipomoeae. 



S. epilais ]]'alker. 



1S54 — WalkI'-.r, Cat. Brit. Mus., I, p. 227. 



Black, with a blue green reflection, last two joints of abdo- 

 men dark vermillion. Two round silvery white spots at base of 

 abdomen above, and two more lateral, centrally. On fore wings a 

 white spot at base, one in center of and end of cell, one or two 

 between the median venules, and a large one in submedian inter- 

 space. On secondaries, a white discal spot. Expanse, 45 mm. 



Habitat.^ Florida, Mexico, Honduras. 



S. ipomoeae, Harris. 



1839 — Harris, Anier. Journ. Sc, Vol. XXXVI, p. 316. 

 ferox Walker. 



1854 — Walker, Cat. Brit. Mus. pt. I, p. 223. 

 euterpe Herrich — Schaffer. 

 1856 — Herrich — Schaeffer, Ausser. Schmett, f. 430. 



Collar, anterior part of patagia, centre of thorax and abdornen 

 (except five black bands) fulvous : antenna, legs and wings black. 

 On primaries a pair of somewhat diffuse yellow spots in interspaces 

 between veins 3-4 and 4-5, and one or two very faint ones in 

 the interspaces above, forming an oblique band directed to distal 

 third of costa. At base of secondaries a white hyaline patch 

 divided by the internal vein. Expanse, 40 mm. 



Habitat, Southern States. 



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Oenus Cosmosoma H'ubncr. 



1824? — HuRNER, Samml. Ex. Schmett, II. 



Aristodaeina, Wallengren. 



1S58 — Wallengren, Vet. Akad. Fnrhandl., Vol. XV, p. 159. 



C. auge Linnaeus. 



1767— Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., I, p. 807. 



omphale Hiibner. 



1S24? — IliiiiNER, Samml. Ex Schmett., II. 



Body and legs vermillion, head, end of abdomen and a dorsal 



