1S93.] BUTTERFLIES FROM THE ISLA>-D OF ST. THOMAS. 557 



Underside similar to the male, tlao'jgh some\\hat more plainly 

 marked. 



Hah. St. Nicolau. 



Exp. of male 1"3 inch ; female \"2 inch. 



Subfam. Piemn.e. 

 Mylothris berxice. 

 TacJii/ns bernice (Hew.) ; Kirhy, Syn. Cat. Diurn. Lepid. p. 46-4. 



>srcniTONA >'rPTA. 



Nycldtona nupta, Butl. Cistula Entomologica, i. p. 175 (1873). 



Terias sexegalensis. 



Terias sene(/alensis, Boisd. Hist. Xat. Spec. Gen. Lepid. p. 672 

 (1836). 



Pam. Papilionid jE, 

 Subfam. Papilio>'ix,f. 

 Papilio demoleus. 

 Paji>Uio demoleus (Linn.) ; Kirby, Syn. Cat. Diurn. Lepid. p. 543. 



Papilio bromifs. 



Papilio hrovm(s (Doubl.) ; Kirby, Syn. Cat. Diurn. Lepid. p. 562. 



Fam. Hesperib.e. 



RnOPALOCAMPTA FORESTAN. 



Is I It en e forestall (Cram.) ; Kirby, Syn. Cat. Diurn. Lepid. p. 581. 



Eiiopaloca:mpta bocagii, sp. n. 



The under surface is similar to that of R. l-eitldoa, Wallgr. 

 (J?. Stella, Trimen), but is at once distinguished by the blue upper- 

 side. 



Fore v.iiKj metallic violet-blue with black indentations along 

 the hind margin, which has a broad black border extending also 

 along the cost a, but not quite to the base of the wing. 



Hind v/nuj similar to the fore wing, but the black border is 

 much broader at the apex and extends also along the inner margin, 

 though somewhat lighter in tint. 



Underside. Pore wing entir(^ly brown, with a slight lustre of 

 metallic blue, becoming rather greeiier near the base. 



Hind vin(j brown, but relieved by a son)ewhat triangular- 

 shaped spot of bright orange-red, with three large black spots in 

 the centre of the orange patch between each of the following 

 nervules. The first spot between the subniedian nervure and the 

 first median nervule, a second between the last--named nervule and 

 the second nervule, and a third spot between the third median 

 and second subcostal nervules. 'I'liere is a small jiatch of bright 

 orange colour just below this larger patch, with a narnnv band 



