176 Ins, 
LEPIDOPTERA. 
Tithorea pinthias^ Godman & Salvin, 1. c. p. 259, Panama, Veragua, 
Costa Rica, Nicaragua. 
AcEiEIDiE. 
Acrcea. The characters of this genus in all its stages are discussed 
and compared with those of other butterflies, especially Ildiconius^ 
EvideSj Colccnis, and Dione ; F. Muller, Kosmos, ii. pp. 218-224 (cf. also 
anted, General Notes). 
Acrwa rahhalce, Ward, fig. 1, and onccea, Hopff., \SLV.7ielusJca, ivom Zan- 
zibar, figs. 2 & 3, p. 25, and A. petrcca, Boisd., from Ohuaka, p. 26, 
fig. 4, noticed and figured by C. Oberthur, Etudes d’Eut. iii. p. 25, pi. ii. 
A. tlialia, Linn., and. pellenea,lA^Yi., Samml. : H. Burmeister (Desc. Rep. 
Arg. V. pp. 126-129) describes numerous varieties; A. pellenea, Htibn., 
Zutr., and A. eute^pe, Feld., are probably varieties of the former. 
Aci'Oia 7namita, H. Burmeister (Reise durch d. LaPlata-Staat, ii. p. 168, 
1861, but overlooked in all previous works on Lepidoptera), Dose. Rep. 
Arg. V. p. 129, pi. iv. fig. 14, Tucuman and Buenos Aires ; A. calida, 
A. G. Butler, Ann. N. H. (5) ii. 'p. 288, Madagascar ; A. vueppelU, M. 
Saalmuller, Ber. Senck. Ges. 1877-78, p. 80, Madagascar. 
Nymphalid^. 
On the pupation of the Nymphalkhe ; J. A. Osborne, Ent. M. M. xv. 
pp. 105' and 106 ; see also T. A. Chapman, to7ii. cit. pp. 78, 79, & 136. 
W. H. Edwards publishes a series of highly interesting observations on 
the pupation of the Nymphalidce, confirmatory of Dr. Osborne’s ; but his 
paper does not admit of abridgement. Canad. Ent. x. pp. 224-231. 
Euptoieta claudia, Cram. Transformations noticed ; T. L. Mead, 
Wheeler’s Report, v. pp. 750 & 751. 
Argynnis nohomis, Edw., figured, T. L. Mead, Wheeler’s Rep. v. 
pi. XXXV. A. alcestis, Edw., compared with A. aph'odita ; C. E. Worth- 
ington, Canad. Ent. x. p. 27. A. coronis, Behr.: S. H. Scudder describes 
a variety from Utah, Bull. U. S. Geol. Surv. iv. pp. 254 & 255. A. cyhele, 
Fabr,, var. haal, from Ohio, described by H. Strecker, Lepidoptera, 
p. 111. A. dexamcne, Boisd., = lathonioides, Blanch. ; H. Burmeister, 
Desc. Rep. Arg. v. p. 144. A. frigga, var. saga (Kaden, MS.), described by 
H. Strecker, Butt. & Moths, p. 117. A. monticola, Behr., yuv. purpmxt- 
scens, from Oregon and California, described by H. Edwards, P. Cal. 
Acad. vii. p. 170. A. noJeomis, Edw., var. from Colorado noticed and 
figured; H. Strecker, Rep. Chief of Engineers, 1878, App. SS, pp. 1853 
& 1854, pi. i. figs. 3 & 4. A. papkia, L., transformations described, W. 
Buckler, Ent. M. M. xiv. pp. 252-256 ; $ attracted by a recently killed 
$ , W. W. Fowler, Ent. xi. pp. 208 & 209 ; variation in ^ tending 
towards the valesina form, J. J. Weir, P. E. Soc. 1878, pp. xliii. & xliv. 
A. polaris, Boisd., and chariclea, Schneid., noticed by R. McLachlan, 
J. L. S. xiv. pp. 109 & 110, the latter species is excessively variable, and 
var. ohscui'ata, from 81® 42' N., is described at p. 110. A. schne recorded 
as new to Ireland, E. Birchall, Ent. M. M. xiv. p. 211. 
