PYRRHOGYRA. LUCINIA. 



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The curious ilistinction existing between the sexes of these insects in the developenient of the labial palpi, together with the vivid 

 red streaks surrouiulinn; the white, or very pale green patches on the under side of tlie wings, are excellent characteristics of this 

 o-enus. The concentration of the branching off of the first and second branches of the subcostal vein, and of the upper and middle 

 disco-cellular veins within a very small space, at some distance before the junction of the costal vein with tlie costa, is also to be 

 noticed. 



The species are black above, with a bar of greater or less width of white or very pale greenish colour traversing all the wings, but 

 broken into two or three patches in the fore wings ; on the under side these patches extend to the base of the wings, and are more or 

 less surrounded by a brilliant red edging. The smaller species, P. Neterea, has the fore wings in the female shghtly rounded on the 

 outer margin, whilst the new species figured in our Plate 32. has the fore wings much more pointed at the tips than in the typical 

 species. 



The Geographical Range of the species extends from Mexico to Brazil including the West Indian Islands. I have not seen the two 

 manuscript species which Dr. Boisduval has added to the group, neither have I seen P. Sulpitia and Irenroa, which also appear to belong 

 to the present genus, having the red margins to the white spots on the under side of the wings replaced by fulvous orange. The last 

 named species is, however, represented by Cramer with the hind wings entire. P. Sulpitia is also very closely allied to Yictorina 

 Stelenes. 



The transformations of P. Nc«rea were observed by Stoll in Guiana. The Caterpillar has tlie head, the thoracic segments, and back 

 yellow, the sides are reddish brown with white spots, and the terminal segments dull ycUowisIi. It feeds on the leaves of the coffee 

 tree. The Chrysalis is green tinged with yellow ; and the butterfly is produced in nine days. 



PYRRHOGYRA. 



1. PvBR. Tipnus Linn. Mus. reg. Ulr. p. 308., Syst. Nat. u. p. 776, 



(P. Tipha); Clerck, Ic. t. 32. f. 3.; Cramer, i. p. 8. f. 

 D. E.; Hiibner, Vers. bek. Schmett. p. 43. n. 37.9. 

 (Pyrrhogyra T.) ; Godart, Enc. M. ix. p. 379- (Nym- 

 phalis Typha). 

 P. Neserea var. (i Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. i. p. 138. 

 Honduras, St. Lucia, Guiana, Brazil. B. M. 



2. PvBB. Nejerea Liim. Mm. Reg. Ulr. p. 297-, Syst. Nat. u. p. 732.; 



Cramer, i. pi. 75. C. D.; Stoll, Suppl. pi. 4. f. 3, 3A.; 

 Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett, p. 42.; Fabr. Ent. Syst. 

 III. i. p. 137-; Godart, Enc. M. ix. p. 380. 

 Guiana, Brazil. B. M. 



3. Pyrk. EnocLA E. Doubl. Gen. Diurn. Lep. pi. 32. f. 5. 



Venezuela, Bolivia. B. M. 



4. Pybr. Otcilais Soisduval MS. 



Mexico. 



5. Pyrr. Mebia Boisduval MS. 



Cayenne. 



6. Pyrr.? Silpitia. 



Papilio Sulpitia Cramer, pi. 328. f. A. B. 

 Nymphalis Symachia Godart, Enc. M. ix. p. 179' 

 Aphntea Sym. Boisd. MS. 



Metamorpha Elissa HUbn. Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 43. 

 Guiana. 



7. Pybr.? Irenea. 



Papilio Irenea Cramer, pi, 328. f. C. D.; Godart, Enc. M. 

 IX. p. 4I9- 

 Surinam. 



Genus XXXIX. LUCINIA. 



LuciNiA ITiihn. Snmml. ex. Schmett. YA. ii. 

 NiCA E. Poubkday. 

 AuTODEA Boisd. MS. 



Body small and weak. 



Head small. 



Uyes oval, naked. 



Ante7ina3 rather short. Club small, distinct, suboval, much compressed, concave, with the extreme tip curved 



outwardly. 

 Labial Palpi porrect, ascending, rather slender, about as long again in front as the liead, the tip being nearly 

 equal with the level of the head, clothed beneath and in front with fine downy hairs and white scales ; the 

 upper or hind surface of the middle joint with fine slender hairs ; terminal joint short, slender, finely scaly, 

 and destitute of hairs. 



Thoeax moderately robust. 



Fore Wings subtrigonate. The fore margin slightly rounded. The outer margin very slightly emarginate, with 

 scarcely any sinuations. The costal, median, and submedian veins somewhat swollen at the base. The costal 

 vein not extending above two fifths of the length of the costa. The subcostal vein emitting its first branch at 

 some distance before the junction of the costal vein with the costa, and exactly opposite to the middle of the 

 vein connecting the first and second branches of the median vein ; the first subcostal branch short ; second 

 subcostal branch rising near the former, and not much longer than it ; the third and fourth subcostal branches 

 separated from each other at their insertion by a space nearly equal to that bet^veen the insertion of the second 

 and third branches, and also between that of the fourth and the tip of the wing. The first and second discoidal 

 veins arise together between the first and second subcostal branches, without the intervention of any 

 disco-cellular veins ; the base of the second discoidal vein being curved, and thus representing the middle 

 disco-cellular, whilst the lower disco-cellular is entirely wanting ; so that the discoidal cell is quite open. 



