NEONYMPHA. 



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Caterpillar elongated, rather thickest in the middle, longitudinally strigose ; tiiil bitid. 

 Chrysalis short and thick, with the head-case rather incurved and obtuse (as represented in Abbott's 

 figures, copied by Smith and Leconte). 



The insects of this genus bear considerable resemblance to those of Eiiptychia ; but they are generally larger, the wings more tliickly 

 clothed with scales, the median vein of the fore wings scarcely dilated at the base, the brandies of the postcostal vein dilfercntly 

 arranged, the eyes naked, or scarcely hairy. Tliey are generally of uniform dull colours above, or with one or more ocelli ; beneath, 

 however, they are more varied with longitudinal transverse strigre, and more beautiful ocelli, often marked with silvery scales or 

 patches. 



Like the Euptychia;, these insects appear to be confined to the New World ; but they seem to lie attached to more moderate climates, 

 several of the typical species occurring in the United States, where their transformations have been observed by Abbot of Georgia. 

 Messrs. Leconte and Boisduval have published illustrations of the metamorphoses of the following species: Neon. Eurytris, Gemma, 

 Sosybius, and areolatus. The Caterpillar of N. Eurytris resembles that of S. Alope, having the body longitudinally striped, and the 

 tail pointed ; but the Pupa is diiferent, having the head-case incurved, and apparently not bifid. N. Gemma and N. Sosybius have the 

 body similarly striped, with the tail acutely bifid, and dii'ccted rather obliquely upwards ; the head-case of the Pupa in these is also 

 obtuse. The larva of S. Areolatus is similar in general form, but the head has two short points at the sides. It feeds on the 

 Andropogon nutans, and is of a dark green colour, with paler longitudinal stripes. The Chrysalis is greenish. The Perfect Insect 

 appears in June. 



The species appear to be very numerous, there being many unnamed and undescribed in our collections. Several of the species 

 taken up in the following list from Fabricius and the Encyclopedie Methodique may possibly be ascertained not to be congeneric. 



1. Neon. Eurvtris. 



Papilio Eurytris Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. pt. 1. p. 157. 

 n. 485. ; Godart, Eiic. M. ix. p. 494. n. 57- (Satyrus 

 E.) ; Leconte S; Boisduval, Icon. Lep. Am. Septr. pi. 6l. 



Papilio Eurytus Fabricius, Syst. Ent. p. 487. n. 194. 



Papilio Cymela Cramer, Pap. pi. 13. f. CD.; Hiibner, 

 Ferz. hek. Schm. n. 517. (Megisto C). 

 United States. B. M. 



2. Neon. Sosybius. 



Papilio Sosybius Fabricius, Ent. Syst. m. pt. 1. p. 219. 

 11. 684. ; Jones, Icones, vi. t. 5-2. f. 2, ; Godart, Enc. 

 M. IX. p. 495. n. 63. (Satyrus S.); Boisduval Sj Le- 

 conte, Icon. Lep. Am. Septr. t. 63. f. 1 — 4. 

 Honduras, Florida, Colombia. B. M. 



3. Neon. Camerta. 



Papilio Camerta Cramer, Pap. pi. 195. f. 8. 

 Guiana, Brazil. 



4. Neon. Pacarus. 



Satyrus Pacarus Godart, Enc. M. ix. p. 495. n. 6I. 

 Brazil. 



5. Neon. Periphas. 



Satyrus Periphas Godart, Enc. M. ix. p. 495. n. 62. 

 Brazil. 



6. Neon, areolatus. 



Papilio areolatus Abbot i.^ Smith, Lep. Georgia, p. 25. 



t. 15.; Godart, Enc. M. ix. p. 494. n. 58. (Satyrus 



ar.) ; Leconte &f Boisd. Icon. Lep. Am. Sept. pi. ()3. 



f. 5—8. 

 Oreas (finibriata) Helicta Hiibner, Snmml. e.rot. Sclim. 



Band i. pi. , Verz. beh. Schm. n. 622. 



Georgia, United States. B. M. 



7. Neon. Phocion. 



Papilio Phocion Fabricius, Ent. Syst. in. pt. 1. p. 218. 

 n. 689. ; Godart, Euc. M. ix. p. 494. n. 59. 



8. Neon. Gemma. 



Neonympha Gemma Hiibner, Zutrage, exot. Schm. f. 7, 8. ; 

 Boisduval !^ Leconte, Icon. Lep. Am, Sejit. t. 62. (Sa- 

 tyrus G.). 

 United States. B. iM. 



NEONYMPHA. 



11. Neon. 



9. Neon. Gemmula. 



Satyrus Gemmula Boisduval MS. 

 Lep. Brit Mus. App. p. 33. 

 Brazil. 



E. Doubleday, List 

 B.M. 



10. Neon. Gbimon. 



Satyrus Grimon Godart, Enc. M. ix. p. 491. n. 44. ; 

 E. Doubleday, List Lep. Brit. Mus. App. p. 33. 

 Para. B. M. 



May 1. 1851. 



Hermes. 



Papilio Hermes Fabricius, Ent. Syst. in. pt. 1. p. 158. 

 n. 486. ; Godart, Enc. M. ix. p. 487. n. 33. ; E. Doubt. 

 List Lep. Brit. Mus. p. 138. (Neon. II.). 

 Pernambuco. B. M. 



1 2. Neon. Antonoe. 



Papilio Antonoe Cramer, Pup. pi. 60. f. E. F. 

 Satyrus Hermes Godart, Enc. M. ix. p. 487. ; E. Doubl. 

 List Lep. Brit. Mus. p. 138. (Neon. A.). 

 Pernambuco, Bahia. B. M. 



13. Neon. Cantuus. 



Papilio Canthus Linnaus, Syst. Nat. 11. p. 768. n. 129. 5 

 Fabricius, Ent. Syst. m pt. 1. p. 157. n. 484. 



Satyrus Canthus and Cantheus Godart, Enc. M. ix. p. 493. 

 n. 35, 36.; Boisduval S; Leconte, Icon. Lep. Am. Sept. 

 pi. 60. 



Papilio Euridice Linnieus, Amcen. Acud. t. 6. p. 406. n. 65. 

 United States. 



14. Neon. Acmenis. 



(Oreas strigata) Megisto Acmenis Hiibner, Zutrage exot. 

 Schm. f. 233, 234. 

 Baltimore. 



15. Neon. Cosmophila. 



(Orea5 fimbriata) Neonympha Cosmophila Hiibner, Zu- 

 trage exot. Schm. t. 255, 256. 

 Bahia. 



16. Neon. Clerimene. 



Papilio Clerimene Stntl, Suppl. Cramer, pi. 13. f. 2. 2 B. ; 

 Hiibner, Verz. beh: Schm. n. 624. (Neiin. CI. I. 

 Surinam. 



17. Neon. Mollina. 



(Oreas strigata) Euptychia Mollina Hiibner, Zutrage 

 Samml. exot. Schm. f. 105, 10(). ; E. Doubl. List Lep. 

 Brit. Mus. App. p. 31. (Euptychia M.) ; Hiibner, Verz. 

 n. 509. 

 Brazil, Honduras, Venezuela. B.M. 



18. Neon. Phares. 



Satyrus Pliares Godart, Enc. M. ix. p. 491- n. 47. 

 Neonympha Phares E. Doubleday MS. ; Doubl. ll'estir. S; 

 Hewits. Gen. Diurn. Lep. pi. 67. f. 4. 

 Brazil. B.M. 



19. Neon. Florimei.. 



Papilio Florinicl Fabricius, Ent. Syst. in. pt. 1. p. 215. 

 n. 67.S'. ; .Jones, Icones, vi. t. 50. f. 2. ; Donovan's 

 Drawings in Bibl. Hope, Oxford; Godart, Enc. M. ix. 

 p. 512. n. 106. (Satyrus VI). 

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