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0. 8.), Zapote (Champion), Chuacus, San Gerdnimo, and Polochic valley (Hague) ; Nica- 
Ra@uA, Chontales (Belt); Costa Rica (Van Patten ?), San Francisco (Rogers) ; Panama, 
Chiriqui and Calobre (Arcé). 
Originally described from Guatemalan specimens!, this species is now known to have 
a wide range in Central America, being found from Southern Mexico to the State of 
Panama. In Guatemala it is one of the commonest species of its group, and is found at 
very various altitudes, from the forests of the Volcan de Fuego at a height of between 
6000 and 7000 feet to as low as 900 feet at Retalhuleu ; it also occurs in many other 
parts of the country at intermediate altitudes. In Nicaragua it seems to be not 
so abundant; but in Costa Rica and the adjoining parts of the State of Panama. its 
numbers would appear to be quite equal to those in Guatemala. We have no record 
of its occurrence beyond the mountainous district of Calobre in Panama. 
We have described Guatemalan specimens in our collection. 
2. Hymenitis nero. 
Ithomia nero, Hew. Ex. Butt., Ith. t. vii. f. 37}. 
Hymenitis nero, Butl. & Druce, P. Z.S. 1874, p. 333. 
fH. otoni affinis, sed anticarum apicibus magis hyalinis, margine fusco multo angustiore differt. 
Hab. Mexico, Cordova (fiimeli); Guatema.a, Polochic valley, Chisoy valley, and 
forests of Northern Vera Paz (Hague), Zapote (Champion) ; Costa Rica (Van Patten?) ; 
Panama, Chiriqui (Arcé, [ibéde). 
Originally described from a Mexican specimen in Dr. Boisduval’s collection, H. nero 
is by no means common in that country; and as yet we have only received a single 
specimen of it, which was taken near Cordova. In Guatemala it is more abundant, but 
still restricted in its range to the low-lying forests of Vera Paz, whence Mr. Hague has 
sent us a good many examples—and the forests of the Pacific side, where Mr. Champion 
has recently found it at Zapote, on the slopes of the Volcan de Fuego. In Costa Rica 
it is also a common insect; but we are somewhat surprised not to have received it from 
Nicaragua. This would indicate that, though H. nero is an inhabitant of the lower 
forests, it probably prefers an elevation of 1000 to 2000 feet to the country lying nearer 
the sea-level. 
3. Hymenitis lyra. (Jthomia lyra, Tab. V. figg. 11, 12.) 
Ithomia lyra, Salv. Ann. & Mag. N. H. ser. 4, iv. p. 169’. 
Hymenitis lyra, Butl. & Druce, P. Z.S8. 1874, p. 3337. 
H. neroni persimilis, sed minor et area anticarum apicali pellucida nec fusco-hyalina, posticarum venis angu- 
stiore nigris, et anticarum femine apicibus late nigris maculas duas indistinctas includentibus. 
Hab. Guatemata, Polochic valley! and Chisoy valley (Hague); Costa Rica (Van 
Patten?, Carmiol), Irazu (Rogers); Panama, Chiriqui (Zahn), Calobre (Arcé). 
BIOL. CENT.-AMER., Rhopal., Vol. 1, Fed. 1880. I 
