1920] Holland, Lepidoptera of the Congo 143 



Atella Doubleday 



(111) 1. Atella columbina (Cramer) 



Papilio columbina Cramer, 1779, Pap. Exot., Ill, p. 76, PI. ccxxxviii, figs. A, B. 

 Atella columbina Aurivillius, 1913, Seitz, Gross-Schmett., XIII, p. 230, PI. lii/. 



Twenty-six specimens; six taken at Gamangui in February; one 

 at Lubila in September 1909; eight at Niangara in November; and the 

 rest at Medje, one in April, the others from July to September 1910. 



(112) 2. Atella phalantha sethiopica Rothschild and Jordan 



Atella phalantha form cethiopica Rothschild and Jordan, 1903, Nov. Zool., X, 

 p. 505. 



Twenty-eight specimens, two of which were taken at INIedje in 

 July, the rest at Niangara in November. The species was originally 

 described from the East Indies, and is figured by Drury (1773, 111. 

 Exot. Ent., I, p. 41, PI. XXI, figs. 1, 2). Its range covers the tropical 

 regions of the Eastern Hemisphere and it is one of the most widely 

 distributed insects of the Old World. The separation of the race found 

 in Africa from the oriental varieties is a recent refinement in classifica- 

 tion which is justifiable, although founded on differences which are 

 recognizable, but very slight. 



Vanessinae 

 Antanartia Rothschild and Jordan 



(113) 1. Antanartia delius (Drury) 

 Papilio delius Drury, 1782, 111. Exot. Ent., Ill, p. 18, PI. xiv, figs. 5, 6. 

 Hypanartia delius Aurivillius, 1898, Rhop. /Ethiop., p. 130. 



Antanartia delius Rothschild and Jordan, 1903, Nov. Zool., X, p. 508. 

 Aurivillius, 1913, Seitz, Gross-Schmett., XIII, p. 229, PI. liic. 



Fifty-three specimens, mostly males, principally taken at Medje 

 from June to September, but there are a couple caught at Niangara in 

 November and one captured at Munie Katoto in September. 



Pyrameis Hiibner 



(114) 1. Pyrameis cardui (Linnaeus) 



Papilio cardui Linn.eus, 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th Ed., p. 475. 



Pyrameis cardui AuRi\aLLius, 1913, Seitz, Gross-Schmett., XIII, p. 227. 



This cosmopolitan species is represented in the collection by three 

 examples, two taken at Niangara, and one at Faradje, "1911-1912." 

 It is worthy of note that no specimens were taken at Medje or other 

 localities in the hot, humid tropical forest-lands. The insect does not 



