plcxaure. 



hcrcnicp. 



JJ4 DANAIS. By i?. Haenscli. 



C& Sdv. (= hennippus Druce), a form of yiUppus. has much paler ground-colour ami very large white spots: 

 especially at the apex of the cell of the himhving; it inhabits northern Peru. 



D plexaure Godt This small species is very similar to gilipfus; but the inner row of white spots, 

 between tlie median vehis of the forewing, is always larger, especially on the under surface. Moreover plexaure 

 has on the hindwing another row of white spots between the black distal margin and the apex of the cell. J^urther 

 the under surface of the hindwing hi plexaure is always grey-brown, different from that of the forewing, whilst 

 in aUippus it is red-brown; plexaure occurs in southern Brazil and in Argentina. Larva on Asclepias curassa- 

 vica- very similar to that of erippus, but with another pair of false thorns on segment 5. The markings also 

 similar tJ those of erippus; the black is so much extended that the light ground-colour is almost entirely sup- 

 pressed except for 2 vivid yellow transverse bands, liaise thorns black, bright red at the base. Pupa likewise 

 similar to that of erippus. 



D. berenice Cr. (= erippus F., gilippus Smith) (31a) is the same size as gilippus. Dark brown, the 



veins little prominent. The white spots of the forewing are small; on the under surface of the hindwing they are 



almost entirely absent. Veins on the underside of the hindwing more broadly margined with white on the disc. 



The double row of small white marginal spots is usually incomplete. From the south of the United States and 



.U-m^a the West Indies to South Brazil. Bates describes as strigosa a form from Guatemala of somewha^ lighter 



colouring in which the veins, especially on the upperside of the hindwing, are dusted with grey This form also 



thn-uppu^ occurs in Mexico and Texas. — ab. thersippus Bat, from Panama, is according to Godman and Salvix an unu- 



hcrvnppu^ sual form of herenice. It has dull, dark reddish brown ground-colour and dark brown distal margins. — hermip- 



pus Fldr. (31a) approaches herenice, but is easy to recognise by the strikingly light, grey-brown colour and strongly 



grev-white dusting in the disc. It has also particularly large white spots on the forewing. It inhabits Colombia. 



— Larva of berenice on Asclepias curassavica and amplexicaulis. It is whitish violet with red-brown transverse 



stripes and violet incisions, as well as a yellow lateral line. On segment 2, 5 and 11 is placed 1 pair ot 



appendacres Pupa greenish with black-yellow transverse line on the venter and golden dots. It is more elongate 



than in Irchippus without the sharp ventral ridge. The butterflies appear in June. They fly m large numbers 



in sunny j^laces up to a height of 6000 ft. 



D. jamaicensis Bat. Markings as in herenice. Colouring pale yellow-brown with brown margins. The 

 veins of the hindwing margined with grey as in strigosa. Smaller than herenice. It was once brought m large 

 numbers from Jamaica. Larva with transverse black and white stripes, dorsally with a short yellow banc on 

 each segment and yellow spots at the ends of the white stripes above the legs. On segment 5, b and 11 

 is placed 1 pair of red appendages, the first pair the longest. The pupa is light green with very small black 

 dots and golden spots 



jamaicensis. 



crcnmus. 



D. eresimus Cr. (31b). Differs from all the preceding in the relatively small cell of the hindwing, as 

 well as in' the absence of the black and white margins on the underside of the hindwing. On the other hand it 

 has here near the dark brown distal margin a lighter broad band and between this and the apex of the cell 

 a second, undulate band, joined to the first af the ends. The colour of the upper surface is brownish at the 

 base of both wings darker and at the distal margin black-brown. The black-brown costal margin of the forewing 

 is widened behind the apex of the cell into a triangle, the apex of which touches the opposite distal margin, 

 as in erippus; the white marginal and apical spots are likewise present. The abdomen is the same^ colour as 

 the wings. Ceamer described the species from Surinam; but it also occurs in other parts of northern South 

 America; thus in Colombia, Peru and on the Amazons, though nowhere very common. Is fond of visiting 

 xanthippus. the banks of rivers. — xanthippus Fldr., from Brazil, is said to be most nearly aUied to the preceding and to 

 differ from it by lighter colouring, whilst the blackish distal margin of the hindwing is broader and the light spots 

 eruinus.on its under surface are absent. - erginus Godm. d Salv. This form is likewise said to approach eresimus iind 

 to be distinguished from it by the darker colour of the wings and more distinct white spots. The apex ot tlie 

 forewing is almost black and' the disc of the hindwing appreciably lighter. The habitat is northern Peru. 



cleothcra. D. cleothera Godt. (Bib). Very nearly allied to eresimus, but differs especially in the under surface of 



the hindwing, the blackish veins of which, as in most other species, are margined with white. On the other 

 hand cleothera has also the two lighter bands there as in eresimus, and indeed the inner one is stil darker 

 and therefore more distinct. The black costal margin is only widened as far as to the discocellular. ihe hind- 

 wing has mostly a double row of white marginal spots on the upper surface. Godakt gives (erroneously) the 

 island of Timor as locality of cleothera; it occurs in Mexico, Central America and on the Antilles; according to 

 DouBLEiiAY also ill Venezuela. 



2. Subfamily; Lycoreinae. 



Wings elongate. Abdomen extending beyond the anal angle of the hindwing; posteriorly thickened 

 like a club. Antennae reaching to the end of the cell. Claws with appendages. ^ with 2 retractile tufts of 

 hair at the extremity of the abdomen. The species of the two genera which belong here are confined to the 



