INSECTA. 411 



Sp. Brassolis sophorce, Papilio (Danaus festivus) Sophorce L., KLEEMANN, 

 Beytrage, Tab. IV. figs, i, 2; CUVIEB, R. Ani. 6d. ill., Ins. PL 141, fig. 

 2, &c. 



Nymphalis LATE. (With addition of other genera). Palps 

 approximate, erect, squamose. Posterior wings with discoidal cell 

 almost always open, with internal margin canaliculate to receive 

 ithe abdomen. 



) Antennae gradually passing into an elongate club. 



Sub-genera : Limenitis OCHSENH. (Limenitis and Neptis FABB.), 

 Ageronia HUEBN., DOUBLEDAY, (Peridromia BOISDUV.), Apatura 

 FABK., and some others of later writers. 



Sp. Nymphalis Iris, Papilio (Nymphalis} Iris L., R(ESEL, Ins. III. Tab. 42, 

 fig. i ; PANZER, Deutschl. Ins. Heft 79, Tab. 23, &c. 



6) Antennse abruptly clavate. Eyes downy. 



Sub-genus : Vanessa OCHSENH. ( Vanessa and Cynthia FABR.) 



Sp. Nymphalis polychloros, Pap. (Nymph.) Polychloros L., R(ESEL, Ins. I. 

 01. i. Pap. Diurnor. Tab. n. ; SEPP, Nederl. Ins. I. le Stuk, Tab. 8; the 

 outspread wings 2i" wide, above brown orange-coloured, with black spots, 

 the hind- wings with a band of semilunar blue spots. The caterpillar of this 

 and other species is furnished with many spines. Here belong Nymphalis 

 lo L., SEPP, ibid. Tab. 7, DUMEEIL, Cons. gen. s. I. Ins. PL 40, Nymphalis 

 Urticce L., SEPP, ibid. Tab. 2, &c. 



c) Antennae terminated abruptly by a short club. Eyes naked. 

 Sub-genera : Melitcea FABK., Argynnis ejusd. 



Sp. Nymphalis (Argynnis} Lathonia, Papilio (Nymphalis) Lathonia L., 

 ECESEL, Ins. in. Tab. x. &c. 



Heliconius LATE. (Mechanites FABR., Acrcea ejusd.), Heliconia 



GODART. Palps short, remote. Abdomen slender, elongate. An- 



Iterior wings elongate, oval, the posterior scarcely, or not at all, re- 



*ceiving the abdomen beneath. Discoidal cell of posterior wings 



always closed. 



Sub-genera : Tithorea, Heliconia, Lycorea, and others ; on which 

 comp. DOUBLEDAY, Genera pp. 99, &c. All the species are from 

 America, except sub-genus Ramadryas BOISDUV. 



Sp. Heliconius Erato, Papilio (Heliconius} Erato L., CRAMER, Uitl. Kap. 

 Tab. 177, fig. P; CUVIER, R. Ani. ed. ill., Ins. PL 133, fig. 3. 



Danais LATR. Palps remote. Antennas very long, in some 

 I almost filiform, in others terminated by an elongate oval club. 

 : Wings triangular, broad, rotundate at the margin ; discoidal cell of 

 posterior wings always closed. 



