1901.] ON BUTTERPLIES rllO]M ST. LUCIA, 711 



5. On some Butterflies from St. Lucia^ W. Indies, collected 

 by Major A. H. Cowie, R.E., F.Z.S. By Arthuk G, 

 Butler, Ph.D., F.L.S., F.Z.S., &c. 



[Received NoTcmber 20, 1901.] 



The collection of which the f'ollowiug is an account was for- 

 warded to me hy our Secretary on September 4th of the present 

 year, with a request that I would send him a list of the species for 

 publication. 



The series of insects forwarded consists of 149 Butterflies, 

 2 Moths, a Locust, 2 Dragonflies, and an Ant-lion. The Moths 

 are identified by Sir George Hampson as Mulelocha sp. and Ther- 

 iiiesia c/emmatcdis. liespecting the Orthoptera and JVenroptera, 

 Mr. W. P. Kirby reports that " they are all widely distributed 

 species in Tropical America, except Myrnwleon leacliii, which 

 appears to be confined fo the West Indies." 



Orthopteea (Fam. Phasgonuridae). 



Oonocephahis macropterus Redtenbacher, Verb. z.-b. G. Wieu, 

 xH. p. 402 (1891). 



Xeuroptera (Pam. Libellulidse). 



Tritliemis mnbrata (Libellida if.) Linn. S. JN". x. 1, p. 545(1758). 



(Paul. Myrmeleonidae). 

 Myrmeleon leachii (Formicaleo I.) Guilding, T. Linn, S. Loud. xvi. 

 p. 49. Originally described from St. Vincent. It also occurs in 

 Bermuda and Jamaica, and doubtless in other islands." 



The Butterflies now sent by Major A. H. Cowie, R.E,, F.Z.S. , 

 consist of examples of twenty-one species, of Avhich one — Cystineui-a 

 cowiana— is new. There seems to be a considerable resemblance 

 between the Butterfly-fauna of this island and that of Dominica. 



The following is a list of the Butterflies : — 



Nymphalid.e. 



1. Anosia AECHippus, var. mec4alippe Hiibu, 



The specimens show considerable A^ariation in the black 

 bordering to the A'eins, 



2. Pbecis gekoveva Cram. 



Both sexes agreeing perfectly with those from other West 

 Indian islands. 



3. An^aktia iatroph.^; Linn., and var. saturata Stgr. 



Judging from analogy the variety named by Staudinger should 

 be the wet phase of the species ; those received in the present 

 collection are rather intermediate in character, the orange suffusion 

 on the outer areas of the wings being very slightly indicated, 

 though the markings below are well-defined and the ocelli large 



