28 IOWA STUDIES IN NATURAL HISTORY 



1. TELEGONUS HAHNELI 



AetMlla hahneli Staud., Exot. Tagf. i, 291, ii, pi. 98, 1888. 

 Biol. Cent.-Am., Ehop. Ii, 306, pi. 77, ff. 13, 14, 1893. 

 Skinner, Ent. News xii, 171, 1901. 



Staudinger's figure does not agree at all with that of Godman 

 and Salvin, which represents the species recorded from North 

 America. Since the latter authors state, however, that they had 

 specimens from Dr. Staudinger himself, the best thing that we 

 can do is retain the name in its present usage until the typesi 

 can be examined. 



Arizona (Skinner). 



I have a specimen from Dr. Skinner labelled "Jamaica. '^' Be- 

 yond his record in the Entomological News I have no knowledge 

 of the occurrence of the species within our country. 



Genus PLESTIA Mabille 

 Plestia Mab., Le Nat. (2), ii, 146, 1888. Type Plestia staudin- 

 geri Mab. 



Palpi porrect, exceeding front by 

 length of head; second joint with 

 shaggy vestiture of scales and hair, 

 third conical, moderately large. An- 

 tennae with the club fusiform and 

 pointed, almost as long as the shaft. 

 Primaries trigonate, outer margin 

 bent opposite cell ; costal fold present 

 Pi-. 8. Phgtio dorus Edv7. a. in male. Cell over two-thirds as long 



u o antenna^^^c. i euration ^^ wing, rCCUrrCUt Vciu absCUt. Vciu 5 



nearer 6 than 4. Secondaries trigonate, prominently lobed at 

 anal angle. Legs and under surface of thorax very hai^3^ 

 Fig. 8. 



1. PLESTIA DORUS 



Eudamus dorus Edwards, Papilio ii, 140, 1882. 

 Biol. Cent.-Am., Ehop. ii, 290, pi. 76, ff. 8, 9, 1893. 

 Holland, Butterfly Book, 322, pi. xlv, f. 11, 1898. 

 Skinner, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xxxvii, 187, 1911. 

 Arizona, May, June and July. New Mexico, May. 



Genus AOHALARUS Scudder 

 Achalarus Scudder, Syst. Rev. 50 (71), 1872. Type Papilio 

 lycidas, Abbot and Smith, 



