HELICON II DM, NYMPHALID2E. 
Ins. 169 
Helicon iidas. 
. Heliconia charitonea , Linu. Habits described, and transformations 
described and figured; Edwards, Butt. N. Am., ser. ii. pi. x. Heliconia , 
pi. i. ( cf . also id. Am. Nat. xvi. p. 122 ; P. Am. Ass. xxx. p. 279). 
Heliconius venus and godmani , spp. nn., Staudinger, P. Z. S. 1882, 
pp. 396 & 397, pi. xxiv. figs. 2 & 3, Colombia. 
NyMIMIALIDvE. 
Reiciienau, W. von. Dio Ziichtung dcs Nosselfalters (Vanessa urticce , 
L.), ciu Bewcis f ii r don dirccten Einfluss des Klimas. Kosmos, xii. 
pp. 46-49, woodcut. 
The author traces the gradual course of modification from polaris, 
Staud., to ichnusa, Bon. 
Alpheraky (Ilor. Ent. Boss. xvi. pp. 397-412, 434 & 435) notices the 
Nymplialidce of Kulja, especially Melitcea aurinia y Rott., var. asiatica 
(Staud., MS.), phmbe, Knoch, var. sibina, pi. xiv. fig. 13, dkbjma , var. ala 
(Staud., MS.), Argynnis pales, W. V., var., grceca, Staud., and A. niobe , 
Linn., var. orientalis , adippe, Linn., var. tianschanica, and paphia , Linn., 
var. 
Elwes (P. Z. S. 1882, pp. 403 & 404) notices the following species from 
Sikkim : — Vanessa ladalcensis , Moore, Jcashmeriensis, Koll., c-album , 
Linn., Argynnis gemmata , Butl., pi. xiv. figs. 6 & 7, and lathonia , Linn. 
The following known species of Nymplialidce are figured by Godman & 
Salvin (Biol. Centr. Am. Bhop.) : — Clothilda insignis , figs. 4 & 5, Synchloe 
lacinia, Geyer, figs. 6-17, pi. xix., melanarge , Bates, figs. 9 & 10, erodyle , 
Bates, figs. 3 & 4, pcecile , Feld., figs. 1 & 2, gaudialis , Bates, figs. 5 & 6, bon- 
plandi , Latr. (figured as narva , Fabr.), figs. 7 & 8, Evesia mechanitis, 
G. & S., figs. 13 & 14, drypetis , G. & S., figs. 11 & 12, nigripennis, Salv., 
figs. 15 & 16, pi. xx., cutropia , Hew. (figured as dismorpliina , pi. xx. 
figs. 17 & 18, pi. xxi. fig. 1 , coda, Druce, pi. xxi. figs. 2 & 3, pcecilina, 
Bates, figs. 19 & 20, clara , Bates, figs. 21 & 22, pi. xx., cyneas , G. & S., 
figs. 10 & 11, picta, Edw., figs. 4 & 5, thebais, G. & S., figs. 13-15, bou- 
cardi, G. & S., figs. 16 & 17, pallescens, Feld., figs. 18 & 19, elada , Hew., 
figs. 6 & 7, iniitata , Streck., figs. 8 & 9, anieta , Hew., fig. 20, fragilis, 
Bates, fig. 23, nigrella, Bates, figs. 24-26, niveonotis, Butl. & Druce, fig. 27, 
poltia , G. & S., figs. 28 & 29, ptolyca , Bates, figs. 32-36, pi. xxi., tulcis , 
Bates, figs. 1 & 2, frisia , Poey, fig. 6, ardys , Hew., figs. 3-5, subota , G. & 
S., figs. 7 & 8, drymcea , G. & S., figs. 9 & 10, sosis, G. & S., figs. 11 & 12, 
nebulosa, G. & S., figs. 13 & 14, fulgora , G. & S., figs. 15 & 16, crithona , 
Salv., figs. 17 & 18, atronia , Bates, figs. 19-21, cassiopea , G. & S., figs. 22 
& 23, diallus , G. & S., figs. 24 & 25, fulviplaga , Butl., figs. 26 & 27, and 
otanes , Hew., figs. 28 & 22, sopolis , G. & S., figs. 30-32, pi. xxii. ; 
Microtia elva, Bates, pi. xx. fig. 23, Eurema arccei , Salv., figs. 1 & 2, Eunica 
mira, G. & S., figs. 10 & 11, and alcmena , Doubl., figs. 6 & 7, pi. xxiii. 
Several other species of Eunica are figured on pi. xxiii. in advance 
of the text ; viz., E. augusta , Bates, figs. 3-5, pomona , Feld., figs. 8 & 9, 
