Dr. G. B. Longstaff s Bionomic Notes on Butterjlks. Gl7 



Lampidcs celeno, Cram. (Ceylon, 1908). A minority of 

 the numerous $ examined had a faint sweet scent. 



Catochrysops hanno, Stoll. (Jamaica, Trinidad, Tobago, 

 Colombia, Panama, Venezuela, 1907). One ^ was noted 

 to have a very strong, sweet, Fo-eesia-Yike scent, but most 

 of my specimens of this tiny butterfly appeared to be 

 odourless. 



Polyommatus haiticus, Linn. (Ceylon, 1908). About half 

 of the $ examined had a slight scent like that of meadow- 

 sweet. 



PolynipJie dumenilii, Godt. (Venezuela, 1907). Ten $ 

 of this little black-and-white butterfly gave positive results 

 of a surprising character. In the majority of cases the 

 odour was strong, or even very strong ; moreover it was 

 disagreeable ; and I compared it to horse-urine, but more 

 usually to pig-styes, or, perhaps more correctly, to pigs ! 

 At first it seemed scarcely credible that so small a butter- 

 fly could smell so strongly. My only $ specimen was 

 odourless. 



Rapala lazulina, Moore (Ceylon, 1908). Three males 

 yielded a scent like vanilla biscuits. 



Theclopsis tephrxus, Hilbn. (Venezuela, 1907). A strong 

 peculiar, rather disagreeable odour was detected in a ^ of 

 this species. 



Tmolus cambes, Godm. and Sal v. (Venezuela, 1907). I 

 noted in a ^ a "treacly smell"; Mrs. Longstaff compared 

 it to " coarse brown sugar." 



Tmolus pahgon, Cram. (Venezuela, 1907). A ^ had an 

 odour of chocolate. 



PAPILIONIDiE. 



PlERINiE. 



Enantia melite, Clerck (Venezuela, 1907). The only 

 specimen taken, a $, had a scent like mignonette. 



Terias euterpe, Men. (Jamaica, 1907). I had ample 

 opportunities of studying this very common Jamaican 

 butterfly. Of 21 $ taken not one was scented, but 31 out 

 of 39 $ indubitably were. Their odour varied from " very 

 slight " to " strong " (17 specimens) ; my wife described it 

 on various occasions as " a slight pleasant smell," " strong, 

 like syringa," "a very soft gentle smell, might be jasmine," 

 and " very slight, sweet, jasmine or syringa." Mr. A. P. 

 Ponsonby who walked with me one day suggested " gorse." 



