88 aONEPTEKYX. liy .1. Hr,nER. 



with black median s])oi, Init lias oii both wings continuous black marginal markings. The under surface is 

 somewhat more reddish yellow tlian in juihi, the markings almost the same. 



^odaiiinna. C. godartiana Siraiiis. (r= orljis B^/r.) (2fib), from Haiti and Porto Rico, has half the ujtper surface 



of the forewing white and the other half yellow: the white distal half has a narrow yellow margin. The 

 proximal part of the hindwing is reddish yellow, shading into greenish distally, a broad margin is white. 

 The under surface of tiie forewing is in the anterior ])art yellowish with dark subrnarginal markings, in the 

 posterior part whitish. The proximal part of the hindwing Iteneatii is reddish white, the margins are greenish, 

 the distal margin broadly so; tiiere are no markings except two white spots at the discocellular and a few 

 small blackish subrnarginal markings. The ? has dingy reddish yellow upper surface witli continuous black 

 marginal markings, large black median spot and a small hook-shaped sidjmarginal spot on the forewing. 

 The hindwing has larger disconnected Ijlack marginal spots. The under surface is reddish yellow in the 

 proximal part, in the distal part almost white with reddisli marginal markings, blackish submarginal markings, 

 large reddish median sjiot on the forewing and two white, brownish-edged median spots on the hindwing. — 

 iieleis. neleis B</r., from Cuba, Mexico and Guatemala, has the distal ]jart of the upper surface less strikingly 

 white and there are no markings on the under surface, which is yello^^■ish on the ])roximal half and whitish 

 on the distal half. The ? is above much lighter, more yellowish and with less black markings, the ground- 

 bitt/eri. colour of the under surface lightei'. — butleri Scm/i/., from Mexico (Tehuantepec), Js apparently only an 

 aberrant female with light chamois-coloured u])])er surface and the markings somewiiat more brown-black. — 

 hartonia. hartonia lith-., from -Jamaica, is in the o" al)ove very similar to i/of/artiatKt, only the gi-eenish tinge is 

 wanting; the under surface is cjuite similar to that of inlcis. liut has somewhat dark markings. The ? is 

 similar to the ni'/eis-9, but has no continuous marginal markings on the forewing above. On the under surface 

 the forewing is more yellowish, the hindwing more reddish, also less marked. 



orbis. C. orbis -P'>'7/ (-6a) from Haiti and Cuba, is very peculiarly marked in the cf abo\e. The orange- 



yellow colouring, which is spread over the whole upper surface in the ?, is only present in the o"' in a 

 large circular spot near the base. The distal half of tlie forewing is white, the rest of the wing yellow. 

 The hindwing is yellow, with broad white distal margin. The underside is reddish yellow with a 

 white, reddish bordei-ed median spot t)n eacii wing, reddisli marginal line and led-brown submarginal 

 markings. The ? is entirely orange-yellow above and has black marginal and submarginal spots and also 

 a square black median spot. The under surface is more strongly marked with red-bro«n than in the cf. 

 The pupa is comparatively slender, without anything striking in its form, the head-part produced into a 

 short point. Larva on Poinciana pulcherrima, green with }'ellow venter, all the incisions light greenish 

 yellow. Pupa green, canoe-shaped, extremities pink and veins yellow (BoisoLVAh), 



21. Genus: Ciroiiepteryx J^rn,-//. 



The few species of this genus would be better united under the generic name of Anninlliin. Sindna.. 

 since they not only differ from Gonepteriix-sY>QciQs of the Old World by their gigantic size, but also possess 

 structural characters which well separate them from Goucjitmj.v. The fourth subcostal vein does not run 

 into the costal margin, as in true (loiirpfcnj.r. but into the much moi'e produced apex. According to 

 E. Reuthr the American species agree in the structure of the basal joint of the jialpi, but ditfer in this 

 from the true G(»iej>fe.ri/.r-sYiecies. The species which belong here cannot be mistaken on account of their 

 wing-contour, and possess a further common characteristic in that the subcostal of the hindwing appears 

 especially developed on the under surface and is jiarticularly conspicuous by its jieculiar colouring. The 

 secondary male characters agree with Calopsl/iu, but are even more developed, the greater jiart of the wing- 

 above being covered with chalky scent-scales, whilst the scent-organ at the costal margin of the hind wing- 

 takes the form of a long, broad gland. One species is distributed from Paraguay, the othei- two have a 

 more restricted range. — Nothing appears to be yet known as to the earHer stages, 



wrnippc. G. menippe Hhn. (= leachiana (imlt.) (26 g) apparently occurs in the whole of trojjical 



America, not even shunning the higher mountains. It surpasses the most conspicuous Indian Pierid, 

 Hebomoia (//rmcijjpc , both in size and in beauty. The upper surface is light yellow, sometimes somewhat 

 darker, the apical third of the forewing is gorgeous orange-yellow, at the discocellular is placed a 

 large, square brown-red spot, before it sometimes also a smaller, but otherwise similar spot. The black- 

 brown distal margin varies very much in" width; in most specimens it is as shown in our tigure, nol 

 infrequently it is reduced to marginal spots which are oidy connected by a marginal line, occasionally 

 calypso, it is entirely aiisent: ab. calypso form. nov. The hindwing has only rarely blackish marginal spots. The 

 ground-colour of the under surface is likewise rather variable, from greenish white to yellow, with more 

 or less sharp, light, somewhat opalescent markings; there are always cm both wings an oblong, much 

 interrupted reddish median spot and a more or less complete row of black submarginal dots: the sub- 



