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Show 198 MISS E. M. SHARPE O N [Mar. 6, Bahama Islands in 1898, and made a collection of Lepidoptera the island of Nassau. So far as I can discover, no papers have ever been published on the Butterflies of the Bahamas, and I think, therefore, that a list of Mr. Bonhote's specimens may be useful. The Collector's field-notes are added. Family DAKAIDA 1. D A N A I S PLEXIPPUS (Linn.). Danais plexippus, Kirby, Syn. Cat. Diurn. Lepid. i. p. 5 (1871); Godman & Salvin, Biologia Centrali-Americana, Rhop. i. p. 1 (1879). Hab. N. America. C. America from Mexico to Panama. W. S. America to Peru. a. 2 • April 11, 1898. b. d. May 11, 1898. c. 2 • June 30, 1898. d, e. d. July 1,25,1898. ["Fairly common throughout the summer months: flies very swiftly, but may easily be caught on the flowers of the Ipececuhana plant, where it frequently settles."-J. L. B.] Family SATYEIDA 2. CALISTO HEROPHILE Hiibn. Calisto herophile, Kirby, t. c. p. 103 (1871). Hab. Honduras. Cuba. a. August 23, 1898. Family NYMPHALID^E. 3. AGRAULIS VANILLA (Linn.). Dione vanilla', Kirby, t. c. p. 148 (1871). Agraulis vanilla;, Godman & Salvin, t. c. p. 171 (1882). Hab. N. America. C. America from Mexico to Panama. South America. Antilles. a, b. d 2 • April 4, 1898. c. d- June 15, 1898. d, e. d 2 • July 2, 25, 1898. [" One of the commonest species in the island, found everywhere throughout the year."-J. L. 1?.] 4. COLJENIS DELILA (Fabr.). Colcenis delila, Kirby, t. c. p. 147 (1871). Hab. Guiana. Jamaica. a, b. June 27, 30, 1898. c. September 30, 1898. [" The males are frequently seen where the bush has been cut down leaving a thick undergrowth ; the females are seldom seen and when disturbed fly low in the undergrowth."-J. L. B.] |
