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SYNOPSES OF BUTTERFLIES. 
“VANESSA, Fabr. group GRAPTA, Kirby.” 
In March, number 11 of the Bulletin, we gave a synopsis of Vanessa 
Fabr. ‘The species enumerated here, generally known as Grapfa, form 
but a sub group of the former, and are therefore now embodied as such 
in that genus. The palpi of Grap/a are not so heavily clothed with hair, 
and the wings are generally more falcate, and have deeper indentations; 
the ground color is fulvous or red-fulvous, with paler and darker shad- 
ings and black markings; on the underside of secondaries the median 
field encloses a marking resembling either a comma or a semi-colon ; in 
all but one species this mark is silvered. 
They can be separated as follows: 
Ground color yellow fulvous ; black markings very heavy ; white patch at apices of 
wings; comma of underside of secondaries dirty white, not silvered.. ...J, Album. 
Ground color bright fulvous ; borders blackish. 
Black markings slizht ; secondaries dark ; comma on underside of secondaries sil- 
weredl cinal lneing, toe llorrere lhtonle Smet ss Soa soo Goocnocenceuoraone Progne. 
Biack markings slizht ; secondaries same color as primaries; a prominent whitish 
band runs through both wings on underside - comma moderate and silvered... . 
Gracilis. 
Black markings heavy ; borders very broad ; underside mottled with green and 
white ; comma often large, angular, silvered, and barbed at each end ; some— 
Peeuimesrsmall and pomted/at the ends. Sie esegm s/s fae ol ere le Lee Faunus. 
Black markings heavy and borders broad ; underside almost black, with a few light 
irrorations; comma large, angular and silvered, both limbs pointed and of about 
equalblenathe tie uppeone slichtlycmmayedepmmrese mein a. sie ee eee Silenus. 
Red-—fulvous with the usual black spots ; underside brown variegated with paler and 
darker shadings ; comma silver, narrow, bent at right angle and pointed at 
ACME CIN me te sears i. C13. 504 a cya Ry SPEAR Aces SSDS che ca SA GRR Oreas, 
Rather light fulvous with markings not very heavy ; underside marbled in shades of 
gray, brown, and black ; discal mark a fine bent silvered streak, the upper 
limb curved, the lower straight and the two equal in length............ Hylas. 
Black markings rather slight ; borders broad ; underside mottled brown, green and 
whitish ; comma silvered, angular, roughly barbed at upper end, thickened and 
leyloumyts eit Monnaie rova li Wt aN ete RR oil Dicl.2 bik dba CORR AN Fi Paes Rusticus. 
Ground color yellow-—fuscous, brighter on disks. 
Borders ferruginous brown, narrow on primaries, broad on secondaries ; discal 
mark silvered and bent, the upper limb slender, the lower one thick and 
IDIOM OA PEA Mc Nce clocL A a UR t AGA SEAL Cate ARE aE BPE Silvius. 
Borders, brownish black on primaries, much paler on secondaries ; comma moderate 
bentandysilvercdiuwiean te 6.02120 See ARE PS leh alleys Zephyrus, 
