some Butterflies taken in Jamaica. 43 



most easily taken at flowers such as Lantana camara, Linn., 

 and Uupatoriuni odoratum, Linn. One specimen appears to 

 have been bitten by a lizard. 



The male is distinguished from that of the South 

 American C. dclila, Fabr., by its more orange tint and the 

 comparative absence of black ; but cillcne should perhaps 

 be looked upon as a local race of delila. 



Dione vanillx, Linn, IQ $, 7 $ Generally distributed 

 and in some places very abundant. Constant Spring 

 (common), shore of Port Royal harbour, Mandeville 

 (abundant), Ramble (abundant), Montego Bay, Walderston, 

 Spanish Town, Port Antonio (swarming on "Shotover"). 



A brilliant insect appearing very red upon the. wing 

 and reminding me of an Acr^a. Although it could fly 

 about wildly enough, several males were seen one afternoon 

 fluttering among dead leaves close to the ground. 



I do not detect any difference between Jamaican and 

 South American specimens, save that the former are 

 usually smaller and often brighter. 



Euptoieta hegcsia, Cram. 12 specimens. Widely dis- 

 tributed but in most places scarce. Constant Spring, 

 Temple Hall, Montego Bay (common near the hotel, also 

 found on the sandy shore), Walderston, Port Antonio 

 (common in a swampy meadow near the shore to the east, 

 but in swarms on the top of " Shotover"). 



This insect reminded me of Atella flialanta, Drury. 



Jamaican specimens have the orbicular and reniform 

 stigmata less clearly outlined than those from the 

 Spanish main ; moreover the ground-colour is a brighter 

 tawny. 



Phyciodes frisia, Poey. 5 specimens. This little 

 butterfly was confined to the Liguanean plain and the 

 hills bounding it on the north, and was not common. 



Constant Spring, Stoney Hill, near Gordon Town, 

 Spanish Town. 



Precis lavinia, Cram. 8 specimens, all males. Constant 

 Spring, Chancery Hall, Mandeville, Port Antonio. It 

 usually settles on or near the ground, frequenting hot, dry, 

 exposed places. Is wary and not easy to catch. 



The nomenclature of this very variable and wide-rang- 

 ing species (from the Southern United States to the 

 Argentine) has long been in great confusion, but has been 

 cleared up by Mr. Guy A. K, Marshall, who has recently 

 re-arranged the genus in the National Collection. Cramer 



