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very close resemblance to Danais chrysippus in the east. There 

 is also another form of the female in the east in which the clear 

 white bar is absent ; this has been named II. inaria and mimics 

 another species of Danais (D. dorippus 1) The female misippus in 

 the collection at the Institute is of the iirst form with the white 

 bars. This insect also inhabits Jamaica where it seems to be 

 rare — and a female in the possession of Mr. C. B. Taylor, of 

 Kingston, is of the second or inaria form, has no clear white liar 

 across the forewing and bears a very close to resemblance to 

 Danais Jamaicensis, which I believe is peculiar to Jamaica. 

 There are therefore both in the Old and New Yv'orlds two forms 

 of the female, one corresponding to a Danais with a white bar 

 across the forewing and one corresponding to a Danais without 

 this white bar. 



It has been said that this insect is an introduction into the 

 West Indies ; but the facts which I have given seem to be against 

 this — but on the other hand if it is indigenous it affords a very 

 remarkable case of distribution being common (with both its forms 

 of the female) to the Eastern and Western Worlds. Further in- 

 formation about this insect and its larva, food plant in Trinidad 

 <kc, is very desirable. 



March 10 th, 1894. 



