322 PROCEEDINGS: BOSTON SOCIETY NATURAL HISTORY. 
TABLE 28. 
Showing the Number of Species in each Genus of the Heliconidae 
examined, and also the Number known according to the Enumera¬ 
tion of Staudinger (’84-’88). 
Number of species ex- 
Number of species 
Genera. 
arnined by me. 
known to Staudinger 
(’84-’88). 
Lycorea. 
4 species and 1 var. 
4 species and 1 var. 
Ituna. 
3 
4 
Atliesis. 
8 
4 
Thyridia. 
5 
4 
Athyrtis. 
2 
2 
Olyras . 
4 
5 
Eutresis. 
2 
2 
Aprotopos. 
2 
4 
Dircenna. 
12 
20+ 
Callithomia. 
3 
8 
Epithomia. 
2 
2 
Ceratinia. 
41 
50+ 
Sais. 
5 
4 
Scada . 
7 
9 
Mechanitis. 
10 species, 14 var. 
10 species, 13 var. 
Napeogenes . 
30 
30+ 
Itliomia. 
212 
230+ 
Aeria. 
4 
4 
Melinaea . 
24 
25 
Tithorea. 
10 
18 
• 
Total of Danaokl Heliconidae. 
400 
453+ 
Heliconius. 
111 
130 
Eueides. 
18 
24 
Total. 
529 
607 + 
