THE ENTOMOLOGIST 



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Vol. XXXIX.] MARCH, 1906. [No. 514. 



NEW SPECIES OF GUIANA AND JAMAICAN 

 BUTTERFLIES. 



By William James Kayk, F.E.S. 

 (Plate II.) 



The species of butterflies here described are all from the 

 Guiana region, except the small Chlosijne, which is from 

 Jamaica. The latter is of great interest, as indeed are all the 

 species peculiar to this island, as showing how local the insect 

 must be. It is now some years since the specimen was taken, 

 and, owing doubtless to the exact locality (Manchester Mountains) 

 not having since been visited, no further specimens have been 

 taken. The Guiana species include a Eueides, which is appa- 

 rently quite new. This insect has occurred in some numbers, 

 but, strangely, only three males have been taken to some twenty 

 females. The Papilio now described may be the female of some 

 known male ; but, on the other hand, if it should belong to the 

 latinus group, the sexes would be similar, and the now described 

 form would be entirely new. I lean to the latter view, on 

 account of the yellow spots on the sides of the abdomen and the 

 sides of the thorax. The row of red spots coming close up to 

 the subterminal row of yellow spots is also suggestive of the 

 latinus group. The Heliconius of the cybele group has remained 

 undescribed for years. It is evidently a rare species. Mr. H. J. 

 Adams has the insect also without a name. Unfortunately the 

 Protogonius is not here figured. The species or race can, how- 

 ever, now be recognized readily from its special characteristics 

 given below. 



Protogonius hippona, Fab., verus. 



The identity of this species has so commonly been lost sight 

 of that a description seems badly wanted. There are in existence 

 two specimens of P. Iiippojin in the Banksian collection, and 

 these were doubtless identified from Fabricius's type. The 



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