NEONYMPHA II. 



fed them on lawn grass, which nearly every Satyrid larva in my hands has 

 eaten readily. The eggs of this species in nature are laid on coarse grasses, and 

 at last I found that by selecting one such — Dactyloctenium jEgyptiacum — I 

 did better. The first eggs received came 17th August, 1877, from south Geor- 

 gia, some twenty, and were hatching on arrival. Part of the larva? got through 

 two moults, but by 30th September all had died. 



In 1881, 1 received three young larvK from Di'. Wittfeld, Indian River, Florida, 

 but all died before first moult. 



In 1882, 30 to 40 eggs came, 12th May, from Mr. J. Elwyn Bates, Florida. 

 On 29th May, two passed first moult ; on 30th, of four which endeavored to 

 pass second but one got through, the others dying during the process. By 4th 

 June, there remained eight larvae in second stage. On 15th, the sole survivor 

 passed second moult, and I sent it to Mrs. Peart, at Philadelphia. This larva 

 passed third moult July 3d, the fourth July 15th, and pupated 28th. This 

 chrysalis died, but was probably female, measuring .54 inch in length against 

 .48, one which produced a male. 



The same year I received from Dr. Wittfeld a dozen larvse in first stage. 

 These I fed on the coarse grass as before said. The first moult was passed 20th 

 July, the second 29th, the third 5th August, and two larvae pupated 17th August, 

 another 20th. The last of these gave a male butterfly 30th August. Dr. Witt- 

 feld has written me that this species moulted but three times. 



Kirby's Catalogue, 1871, calls Areolatus a variety of Phocion, Fabricius. In 

 the same way N. Gemma is there put as a synonym of Cornelius. Fabr. The 

 descriptions in both cases are insufficient of themselves to determine what species 

 were meant, and may be applicable to a dozen as well as to those under view, 

 and there are no figures to serve as guide. As regards Gemma, I believe it is 

 generally agreed among lepidopterists to begin the history with Hubner's figures 

 and name. As to Phocion, as described, it is quite another thing from Areolatus. 

 In Sp. Ins. 11. p. 138, 1781, the text translated from the Latin reads: "Wings 

 above fuscous, immaculate ; hind wings beneath with yellow (flavis) stripes and 

 three oblong ocelli. Habitat " (that is, unknown) ; " fore wings be- 

 neath fuscous, immaculate ; hind wings with four yellow (flavis) stripes, whereof 

 the second and third unite at either end, and between them are three much 

 elongated black spots in yellow (flava) rings, and with many silver (argenteis) 

 points." 



The bands of Phocion are yellow, and the same word is used as for the yellow 

 rings of the spots; the spots or ocelli are three in number ; the points on the spots 



