2oS Lloyd's natural history. 



published information relative to the Lepidoptera of some of 

 the smaller islands. But on the insects of Cuba we possess 

 both books and papers. 



The earliest works of importance are those of Prof. 

 Phelipe Poey, especially his " Centurie des Lepidopteres 

 de rile de Cuba" (Paris, 1833), and his " Memorias 

 sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba " (Habana, 

 1877); the latter contains several papers on Lepidoptera. 

 In 1857, Ramon de la Sagra published a volume relating 

 to " Animaux articules," in his " Histoire Physique, Poli- 

 tique, et Naturelle, de I'lsle de Cuba," which contained a 

 long list of Lepidoptera, drawn up by Lucas, in which many 

 species were described as new, and some figured. In 1864 

 and 1865, a series of papers were commenced almost 

 simultaneously by Mr. A. R. Grote and Dr. Herrich-Schaffer in 

 the " Proceedings of the Entomological Societyof Philadelphia," 

 and in the '' Correspondenzblatt des zoologisch-mineralo- 

 gischen Vereins in Regensburg." The contents of the last 

 series of papers were afterwards incorporated and amplified in 

 Gundlach's " Entomologia Cubana" (1881). 



Sou tit America. 



A considerable number of new species of Butterflies and 

 Moths are figured in the following work : " Lepidopteren 

 gesammelt auf einer Reise durch Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, 

 Brasilien, Argentinien und Bolivien, in den Jahren, 1868-187 7, 

 von Alphons Sti.ibel. Bearbeitet von Gustav Weymer und 

 Peter Maassen," Berlin, 1S90. 



G/n'a/ia. 

 The oldest and one of the most imi)ortant works on the insects 

 of South America, including the metamorphoses of many 

 Lepidoptera (though the larvic are sometimes referred to the 



