-S Lloyd's natural history. 



Pscudoponiia, Plotz, Stett. Ent. Zeit xxxi p. 348 ('87°) 5 

 Butler, Cist. Ent. i. p. 57 (^87°) > ^-''V' ^at. D mn . 

 Lepid. pp. 438, 638 (1871); Schatz, Exot. Schmett. u. 

 p. 65 (1S86). 

 Gonophkbia, Felder, op. at. i. p. 95 (1870)- 



This £;enus has been formed for a very curious insect from 

 West Africa, an insect so remarkable that it has always been dis- 

 puted whether it should be considered as a Butterfly or a 

 Moth; and Dr. Staudinger observes that it looks hke a sur- 

 vivor from some former creation. It will be best to give ul 

 references to the only known species, and then to discuss the 

 genus and species together. It may be well tomentioi. ha 

 although the name Pseudopontia was published in the part of 

 the°Stettiner Zeitung" for "July-Sept., :87o," it ,s referred to 

 n the "Petites Nouvelles" for June x, whereas Felder s name 

 iTophleMa was only published in " Petites Nouvel es" f« 

 June 15 of that year, and is therefore necessarily posterior to 

 PsaJpontla. The name GloHceps had been previously used 

 for a genus of Hemiptera. 



PSEUDOPONTIA PARADOXA. 



{Plate LXXIX. Fig. 3-) 



GMceps paradca, Felder, Pet. Nouv. Ent. i. p. 30 (.869); 



Kirb. op. at. p. 54 ; Hewitson, op. at. p. 57 (1870). 

 Pseudopontia calahanca, Plotz, Stett. Ent. Zeit. xxxi. p. 348, 



pi. 2, figs. 1^-/(1870). 

 GonopJMia parado..a, Felder, /. .. i. p. 95. cum ^g- '87°): 

 Psu'dopontiaparadosa.X^.^^,, Cat. Dmrn. Lepid. P-438 ( 87 0, 

 Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. .. p. 26, pi. 16, u. 

 p. 6s, pi. 4(1884-1886). 

 It is a curious circumstance that while all the German authors 

 have considered this insect to be an aberrant Butterfly belong- 

 ■rto the Pierid.e, all English authors have regarded it as a 



