25(5 



lie took during his jounuiy to the Houtherii piirtH of East Florida in 183G. 

 Kliould tliis iiiHoct jjrove to be a dlHtinct H\>i'niiH, I truHt that the entomologist 

 who may descrihe it, will namr; it after the unfortunate discoverer, who fell a 

 victim in th(f following ytMir In Indian treachery, a fate which, hut for a fortu- 

 nate delenlion on thu St. John's, I Hhould proijaldy have shared with him." 



3r». MKSTRA JL<l»ier (IS22-2G). 



Type : Mestra Hypermestra Ilkhn. 



J)l. Aniyiuoue Mciu-tr., Enum. An. Mus. Petrol., 1, 12:3, pi. 9, fig. 6 (Cysti- 

 ne ura). 



Amyiiione Kirb., Syn. Cat. 217 {Cyiftinen.ra). 

 Dorcas Edw. (nee Fabr.), Syn. N. Am. Butt., 18 (Cystineura). 

 Texas (Nicaragua). 



3(J. AMPIILICHLORA Felder (ISGl). 

 Type : Papilio Feronia Linn. 



92. * Fornax Jlabn., Exot. Schmett. 2 {Agcronia); Feld., Neues Lep., 19. 

 Texas (and southward, at least through Central America). 



93. * Feronia Linn., Syst. Nat., Ya\. 10, 473 {Papilio) ; Hiibn., Exot. Schmett., 



1 {llainudryan decora) ; lb., Verz. Schmett., -42 (Ageronia) ; Feld., Neues 

 Lep., 19. 

 Texas (and southward to Brazil). 



37. TI3IETES Boisduval {l8dQ). 



Type : Tymetes Merops Boisd. 



94. Coresia God., Encycl. M('tli.,9, 359 {NympJialis) ; Blanch., Hist. Nat. Ins., 



3, 447 {Meg(tlura) ; Doubl.-Hevvits., Gen. Diurn. Lep., 2G3 {Timetes). 

 ZeryntJda Hiibn., Samml. Exot. Schmett., 2. 

 Sylla Perty, Del. An. Art., 151, pi. 29, figs. 2. 2 b (Pajnlio). 

 Texas ; New Mexico (to Brazil). 



38. ATHENA Eiiiner (181G). 



Type : Papilio Thetys F((br. 



95. Peleus Sulz., Gesch. Ins., pi. 13, fig. 4 {Papilio); Kirb., Syn. Cat., 222 



{Megalura). 



Thetys Fabr., Gen. Ins., 264 {Papilio). 

 Thetis God., Encycl. Meth., 9, 358 {Nymphalis). 

 Petreus Cram., Pap. Exot., 1, pi. 87, figs. D E {Papilio). 

 V Eleucha Edw. (nee Eleuchea Hiibn.), Syn. N. Am. Butt., 22 {Timetes). 

 Florida (to Brazil). 



Food-plant: Anacardium occidentale. 



Mr. Edwards has &hown me a drawing of this species made from a specimen 

 taken at Apalacliicola by Dr. Chapman. 



