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Psyche 
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METAMORPHOSES OF CUBAN NYMPHALIDAS 
AND LYCAENID^E 1 
By V. G. Dethier 
John Carroll University, Cleveland, Ohio 
This paper is intended to supplement an earlier communi- 
cation on the immature stages of Cuban diurnal Lepidoptera 
(Dethier, 1940). The three species of Nymphalidse and 
single species of Lycsenidse described below are four very 
common members of the Cuban fauna. Nevertheless, their 
early stages and oviposition habits are but imperfectly 
known. 
Precis zonalis Felder & Felder 
Egg. Biscay green. Height .75 mm. Greatest diameter 
.65 mm. Eleven raised longitudinal ribs. In general appear- 
ance the egg resembles those of species of Anartia. It is 
nearly round but seems squat due to the fact that the base 
is perfectly flat and the section of greatest diameter is 
nearer the base than the apex. The ribs are raised a greater 
height from the surrounding surface at the apex than else- 
where. The surface of the egg applied to the plant is made 
up of microscopic polygonal areas. 
First Instar. Head height .4 mm. ; head width .4 mm. 
Smooth, shiny, and nearly black. There are a few long 
scattered hairs of the same color. The arrangement of 
these hairs is shown in Plate V Figure 1. The spherical 
nature of the head and the shallowness of the apex are also 
shown. Body 2.5 mm. long. Amber yellow. The trans- 
parency of the integument allows the green coloring of 
plant material in the gut to be seen. Few long scattered 
black hairs. Most of these are recurved forward. No 
branched spines are present in this instar. The thoracic 
legs are the same color as the head. Spiracles same color 
as body. 
Second Instar. Head height .6 mm. ; head width .6 mm. 
Shiny black. Same shape as in previous instar. Hairs more 
iThis work was aided by a Harvard University Fellowship. 
