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NYMPHAUD.E. 



EPIPH1LE. 



1. Ep. Orea E. Doubleday, List of Lep. Ins. Brit. Mvs. 90. 

 (1845). 

 TemenisOr. Hiihn. Samml. Exot. Schmett. (1806 

 -27). 

 Brazil. B. M. 



2 Ep. Cbrysites. 



Nymphalis Chry. Latr. in Humb. ft Bonpl. Obs, 

 SAnat. Comp. t. 25. f. 1. 2. (1811-23). 



Vanessa Chry. Godt. Enc. M. ix. 822. n. 56 — 57- 

 (1823). 

 Peru, Venezuela. B. M. 



3. Ep. Lampethusa Doubleday Sj Heuitson, t. 27. f. 3. (1848). 



Bolivia. B. M. 



4. Ep. ? Laothoe. 



P. Laoth. Cram. t. 132. f. A. B. (1777). 

 An Myscelia? Ariadnes var. ? 

 Surinam. 



NOTE. 



Two insects which, in the " List of Lepidopterous Insects in the British Museum," are placed in this genu?, belong 

 to the preceding, though in their colouring they approach the present genus. Their smooth eyes and the less hairy 

 anterior le^s of the males distinguish them readily. To these must also be added the Nymphalis flavilla of Godart, 

 which differs slightly from the other species of Myscelia, in having the third joint of the palpi shorter and more acute. 

 Closely allied to this is a species as yet undescribed, very common in Venezuela, whilst the true Nymph, flavilla Godt. 

 seems to be confined to Brazil. These two species form a separate section in the genus Myscelia, preceding Mys. 

 Natalensis, and its allies ; the two previously alluded to belong to the third section. The Venezuelan species has the 

 transverse flexuous lines of the lower surface rather differently placed, and they are bordered by a plumbagineous line, 

 with somewhat steel-blue reflexions. 



I must here add that the Laeva of Myscelia Ariadne is figured by Stoll. It is green, with four transverse black 

 bands ; the head blue, and the feet yellow. The head bears two long spines, set with three whorls of short, but stout, 

 spines. Each segment, except the last, has a pair of black verticillate spines, of which those of the metathoracic and 

 penultimate segments are much the thickest. The last segment bears two stout yellow spines fringed at the apex. 



The Pupa is elongate, smooth ; the head bifid. It is of a green colour, with some slight red markings according to 

 the figure, black according to the text. 



Stoll states that the larva feeds on the lemon trees, and that the pupa state continues about ten days. The larva 

 shows much affinity to those of the genera Epicalia, Pyrrhagyra, and Callizona. This induces me to think that a more 

 natural order might be arrived at by placing Epiphile nearer to the true Vanessa;., with which it has so many 

 characters in common, and reversing the places of Cybdelis and Myscelia. Perhaps, when we know more of the genus 

 Anartia, it will be found expedient to remove it from its present position, and place it near to Anrphirene. Nothing 

 but a thorough knowledge of the metamorphosis will ever enable to place the genera of Lepidoptcra in a natural series. 



1. Mysc. Ariadne. 



P. Ar. Cram. t. 180. f. E. F. (1777). 



P. Merione Fab. Ent. Syst. in. i. 126. n. 382. 



(1793). 

 ?Temenis Mer. Hiibn. Vers. bek. Schmett. 34. 



(1816). 

 P. Liberia Fab. Ent. Syst. in. i. 135. n. 418. 



(1793). 

 Nymph. Lib. Godt. Enc. M. ix. 375. n. 8 1. 



(181.0). 

 Epiph. Lib. E. Doubleday, List of Lep. Ins. 



Brit. Muz. 90. (1845). 

 ?P. Agatha Fuh. Ent. Syst. in. i. 134. n. HI. 



(1793). 

 Brazil. B. M. 



2. Mysc. Merione. 



Temenis Mer. Hiibn. Samml. Exot Schmett. 



(1816-27). 

 Epiph. Mer. E. Doubleday, List of Lep. Ins. 

 Brit. Mas. 90. (1845). 

 Brazil. B. M. 



3. Mysc. Flavilla. 



Nymphalis Flaw Godt. Em: M. ix. 406. n. 1S5. 



(1816). 

 Nica Flaw Hiibn. Samml. Exot. Schmett. (1816- 

 27). 

 Brazil. B. M. 



l. Mysc. Canthaba. 

 Venezuela. 



B. M. 



