jQ PAPIT.IO INDRA. 



«idc of .ccomkrie., not to consider the fact that it is a tropical speeics probably Central 



trican or West indian ; he further ad.ls in continuance " to which .ah Astenns .t n.us be 

 closclv allied." it donbtlcss stands nearer the Astenus group than to any othc. but it ,» 



Ut net enough to stand on its o^vn merits; we all know that Asterius as on the abdomen four 



s of spotsrtwo dorsal and two lateral, as also has P. Sadalus Luc, the > ov. Spec, described 



on the sueceedino' nn._n>, and some other tropical American spec.es ot whose ulentity I am 



t it ee"ain:wl' ii; in P. Indra the abdomen were it not for the two small lateral dashes 



on tl e anal segment would be entirely black, moreover instead of a small round spot on each 



^Hf the colhr as in Asterius, not only the sides of the coUar but the ^ -^^ surfijce^ ^ 

 patacria- are yellow, of an obscure shade ; in this spec.es, on the under s.de thei^ . not the 



h1 rtest indication of fulvous on the i.u.er bands as is invariably the ease w.th Asterms and 

 near allies ; it .my also be worth while to note that this is the only ta.Uess Amer.can Pap.l.o 



rio far found north of Mexico. p. , • i-i v.ffi.,.,.A 



Mr Ridin.s captured at the same time with l..d.-a, examples of Aster.u^, wh.ch d.f!e ed 

 innowis'e from those found in other localities ; in connection with this fact T would quote what 

 Mr W V Hewitso.i whose authoritv few would be inclined t... d.sp.ite, says: in Proc. Zool. 

 ioc' of 'Lo-idon, 1850, '• that two in^sects differing but slightly are most likely dist.net species 

 if they come from the same locality ; but if they come from a distance they ave most l.kcly he 

 same species changed bv the difference of locality." As no illustrat.on accompanies the 

 original descriptio.!, nor has any sb.ee been published, 1 thought it might not be am.ss to 

 head mv seeo.id plate with a figure of this pretty insect. I bel.eve I have now said all la 

 prese.,t'know in regard to this species, whi..h is one of the few out of the many deser.bed U 

 Reakirt tint will be able to hold its own. 



TAriLlO ANTICOSTIENSIS, NOT. Sr. 



Mai.k. Expands 2^ inches. 



Antenna^ head and bodv black, a s.nall yellow spot behind ea.'h eye, two la,-ger spots 

 of dull yellow on back of collar, patagi;e dusky yellow, four rows of yellow spots on abdo.nen, 



as in Asterius. . n i -.i ji 



Upper surface black, primaries with two rows of yellow spots running parallel with the 

 exterior margin, the outer one composed of eight spots, of which the three nearest the apex 

 are round and nearlv of a size ; the next four are oval and a little larger ; the last one is gem- 

 inate ; the spots composing the inner band are nine in number, and much larger; the one 

 nearest the costa is oval, and not in line with the others, being nearer the discal cell ; the 

 second one is an oblong triangle, almost divided at the inner end by a black dash ; the next 

 five arc also triangular, and increase in size as they near the interior margin ; the e.ghth .s 

 the largest, and square in form ; the ninth is narrow ; a yellow discal bar ; fringes alternately 

 black and vellow. 



