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The Chairman exhibited a fine specimen of the fruit of Martyn- 

 ia prdboscidea, Elliott, from McPhersonville, S. C. 



FEBKUAKY 28th, 1889. 

 Vice-President H. P. Aechek in the Chair. 

 The following paper was read : 

 Notes on Butterflies found in the vicinity of Charleston, S. C. 



BY ELLISON A. SMYTH, JR. 



The following List is not by any means claimed to be complete, but is the 

 lesult, only, of the personal observations of tbe writer. Tnerefore there may 

 be statements which are contrary to the experience of others, and also omis- 

 sions, which a closer search would supply. The writer would suggest that he 

 knows his opportunities for observation have been limited, but he feels that the 

 experience of many limited observei-s, when combined, gives a knowledge of any 

 subject, perhaps not to be otherwise obtained. With which humble apology 

 for his intrusion upon the time of the Society, he presents the following com- 

 pilation of his notes, with the hope that it may not be devoid of interest. 



By the vicinity of Charleston, is meant the countrj^ within a radius of fifty 

 miles, though as a rule the City and its immediate environs are meant. 



The Genus Po/pilio proper, from the large size and frequent brilliant color- 

 ing of its species, has long held the post of honor at the head of the list of Le- 

 pidopterous insects. There seems reason now to believe it less highly organized 

 than some of its more humble relatives among the Nym'phalidoi and Danaidce^ 

 and it has been by most modem writers deposed from the throne and placed 

 very low in the ranks, in this List, however, the old style of classification will 

 be preserved. 



VOL. n. 28 Published June, 1889. 



