108 RHOPALOCERA. 
The broad submarginal orange band distinguishes it at once from 0. hilarus, which 
has a double row of spots; the two species, however, bear a great resemblance to each 
other beneath. 
3. Oxeoschistus tauropolis. 
Pronophila tauropolis, Doubl. & Hew. Gen. Diurn. Lep. t. 66. f. 17; Bates, Ent. Monthl. Mag. ii. 
p. 157’. 
Pronophila letifica, Bates, Ent. Month. Mag. i. p. 164°. 
Oxeoschistus cothon, Butler & Druce, P. Z. 8S. 1874, p. 338* (partim). 
Alis fuscis, anticis macula magna apud ramum medianum, altera minore in costa ultra cellulam, aliisque 
quatuor margini externo subparallelibus, limonaceis; posticis plaga magna, margine externo valde 
sinuata mediam alam occupante; subtus anticis fere ut supra, sed dilutioribus, et ad apicem rufo-fuscis, 
posticis fulvo-fuscis, fasciis duabus ochraceo-albis transeuntibus (exteriore extus valde sinuata, intus 
pallide feruginea) et seriem ocellorum includentibus, quorum tribus mediis minutissimis. 
Hab. Mextco!, Cordova (Riimeli), Jalapa (Deppe, Mus. Berol.), Oaxaca (Fenochio) ; 
GuaTEMALA, Polochic valley (f. D. G. & O. 8.3), Cerro Zunil (Champion), Chuacus, 
San Gerénimo, Chisoy valley (Hague); Nicaragua, Chontales (Belt) ; Costa Rica? (Van 
Patten *). 
This upland species is an inhabitant of Mexico, Guatemala, and Nicaragua; and if 
the testimony of Dr. Van Patten is to be depended upon, it extends into Costa Rica, as 
some of the specimens in his collection from that country belong to this northern 
form. 
All the examples, however, that Rogers took belong to the more southern race 
described below; and we think it just possible that Dr. Van Patten’s may have come 
from Guatemala, as he also travelled in that country. 
O. tauropolis was originally described by Doubleday and Hewitson1 from Mexican 
specimens, and is well known as a characteristic butterfly of the highlands of the 
southern part of that country. It was subsequently described by Mr. Bates from 
specimens we brought from Guatemala ® as P. /etifica ; but soon afterwards its identity 
with P. tawropolis was acknowledged ?. Oak-forests of considerable elevation are the 
favourite resort of this species. 
4, Oxeoschistus cothon. (Tab.’X. figg. 10, 11.) 
Oxeoschistus cothon, Salv. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 4, vii. p. 413°; Butl.& Druce, P. Z. S. 1874, 
p. 3387. 
O. tauropolt simillimus, sed anticis punctis duobus conscriptis ad apicem, altero inter ramum secundum et 
tertium ven mediane; posticarum macula limonacea majore, subtus stria per cellule finem latiore et ad 
basin propius transeunte. 
Hab, Costa Rica (Van Patten *), Tvazu (Rogers); Panama, Chiriqui (Arcé !). 
This is a slightly modified form of the preceding species, differing, however, in the 
