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^PYRRHOTiENIA GELIFORMIS. Walker. 



{(Egeria geliformts), B. M. Cat. P. 8. 



Head, antennae, thorax and basal joint of abdomen brassy black, the 

 head with a few bluish scales at the base. Fore wings wholly opaque, 

 greenish black, with bright metallic reflection, becoming more golden at 

 the margins. Hind wings transparent, with greenish black margin, widest 

 at the apices. Fringes, broad golden brown. The abdomen, except 

 the basal segment is bright coppery red; the caudal tuft slightly stained 

 at the sides with greenish black. 



Exp. wings, 1 8 mm. 



I S .Archer Co., Florida. A. Koebele. Coll. Prof. C. V. Riley. 



Avery handsome species. The above description is republished, as 

 the original by Walker appears to have been made from an imperfect 

 specimen. 



I have recently received from my kind friend. Dr. Carlos Berg, 

 of the University Buenos Ayres, four species of the group, one 

 of which appears to be new, and which I gratefully dedicate to the 

 donor. 



Melittia Bergii. n. sp. 



Palpi and fore tarsi dark orange. Antennae, femora, tibiae and hind 

 tarsi bluish black. Thorax and abdomen dull black with a brassy re- 

 flection. Fore wings. opaque, dull orange, with the costa blackish, the 

 black mark widening gradually from base to the end of cell, then narrow- 

 ing to the apex. Hind wings also orange, opaque at the base, and 

 along costa, transparent outwardly, except on the edges of the nervules. 

 Under side the same as the upper. 



Exp. wing, 37 mm. Buenos Ayres. Dr. C. Berg, 



The other 3 species sent by Dr. Berg are CEgeria allncalcarata, Burm, 

 Melittia cyanifera, Burm, and Melittia ceto, Westwood. I have also 

 received an example of the last named species from Mr. W. Schaus, 

 Jr., taken by him near Jalapa, Mexico. 



NOTES UPON A SMALL COLLECTION OF BUTTERFLIES, 

 MAdS^ in JUDITH MTNS., MONTANA, IN 1883, by Wm. 

 M. Courtis, M. E. 



BY W. H. EDWARDS. 



This collection was made by my correspondent, at such times as he 

 could find leisure, which was not often, and under difficulties, having 

 for some weeks no proper net-ring, but something extemporized out of 

 a willow switch for the occasion. But, though it embraces no large 

 number of species, it is interesting for the information it gives of dis- 

 tribution, and of the varieties of certain species. There is also one 

 new Papilio. 



