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plant is known, as infallible, and it is sufficient if the butterfly be enclosed 
in a bag on a limb of the plant, or if a low plant like the grasses, in a 
bag tied over a few stems or a single stem. I find it preferable to 
enclosing in a box or keg for the reason that with the latter it is impos 
sible to avoid the spiders, which destroy eggs and larvæ terribly. 
I have succeeded with the Papilio’s, all that are found here, as well as 
with the smaller species. 
DESCRIPTION OF NEW DELTOIDS. 
BY AUG. R. GROTE, 
Curator of Articulata, Buffalo Soc. of Natural Sciences. 
Bomolocha scutellaris, Grote. 
®. Larger than Baltimoralis and differing at once by the parallel 
continuation of the transverse lines to the internal margin. The peculiar | 
conformation of the dark median space, described by Guenée as 
resembling “une espéce de col” in Baltimoralis, is therefore wanting in 
scutellaris. Differing from crassaézs, than which it is larger, by the inner 
transverse line being incepted on costa and joining internal margin 
without fusion with the outer transverse line. In coloration scufe//aris is 
unusually bright and contrasted. The deep brown median field of the 
forewings shows the usual black dots. The inner transverse line is edged 
with white scales outwardly; it is strongly outwardly and obliquely 
acutely projected below median vein, running more shortly backwards, 
after the angulation, to internal margin. The basal field is paler brown, 
much washed with pale and whitish scales inferiorly. The outer trans- 
verse line is of the usual general shape, projected medially, even, very 
slightly notched. Beyond it the subterminal space is whitish, unusually 
contrasting, crossed by two faint rivulous lines, approximate to, and 
coincident with, the outer transverse line ; the outer of these lines pre- 
cedes a dusky irregular shade on costa. The subterminal line is white, 
more continuous than usual, enclosing the usual, but here less obvious 
and paler dots. The terminal space is pale, whitish above the two usual 
apical oblique blotches, where the costo-apical dots are marked in brown. 
Terminal punctiform line distinct, preceded by nervular white marks. 
