Lepidoptera Bhopalocera of Trinidad. 195 



Range. Colombia ; Venezuela ; Brazil, 

 Two or three specimens from Saiigre Grande, 



155. Callicopis demonassa, 



Thecla demonassa, Hew., Ill, D. L,, Lye, p. 31, n. 65 



(1868). 



Range. Venezuela, 



Several found at end of May 1898 in the Botanical 

 Gardens, fluttering over a small patch of weeds {W. J. 

 Kaye). 



156. Callicopis hesperitis. 



Callicopis hesperitis, Butl. and Druce, Cist. Ent., i, 

 p. 107 (1872). 



Range. Costa Kica ; Mexico ; Colombia ; Guiana ; 

 Brazil. 



Crowfoot gives this species. I have not traced a Trinidad 

 specimen, but the species is probably overlooked. 



157. BiTHYS DINDYMUS, 



Papilio dindymus, Cram., Pap. Ex., i, t. 46, F. G. (1776). 



Range. Brazil, Amazons. 



Found commonly amongst the orange trees in the 

 Botanical Gardens. 



SiDERUS, n. gen. 



Fore-wing with the costa very strongly arched at base and very 

 straight thence to apex. Outer margin bluntly angled at middle. 

 Inner margin straight. Discoidal cell very short with an almost 

 circular dull black band in the ^ lying over the upper end of the 

 cross bar. A portion of the band lies within the cell and is more 

 brown than black. Vein 2 from beyond middle of cell ; 3 and 4 from 

 just beyond the end ; 5 IVom middle of discocellulars which are very 

 oblique, the upper one much the longest ; vein 6 from before upper 

 angle ; 7 from upper angle ; 8 from just beyond angle of cell. Palpi 

 with the 3rd joint slender and rather short, porrect ; the 2nd joint 

 just visible when viewed from above. 



Type S. parvinotus. 

 158. SiDERUs parvinotus, n. sp. 



Fore-wing much like Bithys dindymus except for the shape of the 

 band. Dark shining blue with black only on the outer margin and 



