SYNOPTIC TABLE OF LEPIDOPTERA. 



NATHALIS, B'dvl. 



Head comparatively large ; palpi long, separate ; antenna? short ; body 

 slight, as long as secondaries ; wings slight, discoidal cell closed ; the second- 

 aries embrace a portion of the underside of the abdomen, the anterior border 

 in the male with a small, oval, glandular, naked impression. 



N. Iole, B'dvl Wings yellow ; primaries with a large triangular black 

 patch at the tips, a broad black streak along the interior mar- 

 gin curving upwards towards the exterior margin ; secondaries 

 with or without a slight black border on the exterior margin, 

 costal border black ; underside of primaries yellow, a streak of 

 orange running along the anterior margin, greenish grey at 

 tips ; the black streak on the anterior margin shows through, 

 surmounted by two black spots near the exterior margin ; un- 

 derside of secondaries varying from yellow to greenish grey. 



Expands 1 to 1 5-16 inches. Southern and Western States. 



TEKIAS, Swain. 



Head short ; eyes naked ; palpi very short, covered with long hairs, scaly, 

 last article small, thin, naked, much shorter than the preceding ; antennae 

 slender, terminating in a conic club, slightly compressed laterally ; body 

 slender ; prothorax very short ; abdomen compressed, extending the length 

 of secondaries ; wings delicate, rather wide ; discoidal cellules closed, pri- 

 maries having the costal edge strongly arcuate towards the base, the second- 

 aries embracing the abdomen below. 



T. Lisa, B'dvl. Male; upperside. ground color canary yellow, with a small 

 discal point on primaries ; borders to both wings black, 

 very broad at apex of primaries ; underside bright yel- 

 low, sprinkled with obscure patches of ferruginous on 

 secondaries ; discal point on primaries shows through. 

 Female ; pale yellow ; the borders on primaries do not 

 quite reach the inner angle ; on secondaries the border 

 is represented only by a black patch on the anterior an- 

 gle and by a few triangular points along the margin ; 

 below same as male, but heavier marked. Expands 1% 

 to 1>2 inches. U. S. 



Female albino variety. 

 T. Delia, Gram. Male ; upperside pale yellow, markings much the same 

 as in 9 Lisa with the addition of a broad black band extending from the 

 base almost to the inner angle ; underside of primaries light yellow, pink 

 shadings along the costa at apex, the blade band along the interior margin 

 shows through, but is paler ; secondaries faint pink. Female ; same as male 



Bull. Brooklyn Ent. Soc. June 1879. 



