5 6 LLOYD'S NATURAL HISTORY. 



Tropical America, and are rather dissimilar. Mania, Hiibner 

 (Sematura, Dalman ; Manidia, Westwood), includes brown 

 species, with wings measuring about 3 or 3^ inches in expanse, 

 and traversed by numerous rows of undulating yellowish lines, 

 some of which are connected along the nervures, and enclose 

 spots darker than the ground-colour. The neighbourhood of 

 the anal angle is often tinged with reddish, and there are three 

 large black, pale-bordered, ocellated spots, two on the broad 

 and rather long tail, and one towards its base. 



This genus is found in the West Indian Islands, as well 

 as on the Continent of America ; but the other genus of the 

 Sub-family, Coronidia, Westwood, seems to be confined to the 

 mainland. The species measure about two inches across the 

 wings, and are not very unlike Butterflies of the genus Anartia^ 

 Hiibner (see vol. i. p. 108), in size and colour. The fore-wings 

 are brown or black, with transverse whitish or yellowish lines, 

 and the hind-wings are darker, and marked with a broad blue, 

 red, or yellow band or blotch. The transformations of Coro- 

 nidia are only known from preserved specimens ; but it will 

 be seen, from the notice given under the Sub-family, that they 

 greatly resemble those of Nyctakmon. 



FAMILY VII. AGARISTID^:. 



Egg. Not described. 



Larva. With sixteen legs, and long tufts of hair. 



Pupa. Naked, or enclosed in a slight cocoon. 



Imago. With rather long antennae, slightly thickened in the 

 middle ; palpi rather long, the second joint compressed, tufted, 

 the third naked ; body long, moderately stout, and sometimes 

 tufted at the extremity. Wings rather long, brightly coloured, 

 the cells always closed ; internal nervure of the hind-wings 



