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This is, perhaps, the best-known and commonest of all the Central-American species 
of unica, being found from Southern Mexico, where the types were procured, to 
Panama and the adjoining portion of Colombia. It is an inhabitant of the low-lying 
country, ranging from the sea-level to an altitude of perhaps 3000 feet. We have not 
yet seen it from Costa Rica. 
4. Eunica flora. 
Eunica flora, Feld. Wien. ent. Monatschr. vi. p. 111'. 
E. alemene similis, sed fascia cxerulea anticarum haud interrupta, ad angulum apicalem magis extensa, marginem 
externum totum fere attingente, fascia posticarum plerumque latiore ; subtus alis omnino brunnescentioribus 
sed maculis fere similiter positis. 
Hab. Panama, Chiriqui (Ribbe).—N. Braziu!, Rio Negro (Felder); Ecuapor; Psru; 
Bouivia. 
A single specimen in our possession obtained by Herr Ribbe in Chiriqui agrees in all 
essential particulars with our series of examples from Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, 
which we attribute to E. flora of Felder. The bands of blue, however, on both wings 
are rather narrow; but finding variation in this character, we are unwilling to lay too 
much stress upon it. Dr. Felder’s specimen came from the upper Rio Negro; and the 
species seems to spread over the whole eastern slopes of the Andes and the Amazons 
valley as far east as Pebas. It is unknown from Colombia and Venezuela. 
5. Hunica pomona. (Tab. XXIII. figg. 8, 9.) 
Faunula pomona, Feld. Reise d. Nov. Lep. p. 407, t. 52. f. 11, 12. 
E. alemene quoque similis, sed colore alarum cyaneo magis purpurascente ; colore quoque subtus magis brun- 
nescente differt. 
Hab. Panama, Bugaba (Arcé, Champion).—CoLomBia 1. 
Some time ago we received a single specimen of this Colombian species from Chiriqui, 
but recently others have reached us from Mr. Champion. They all agree with Felder’s 
figure, and with specimens from Colombia, the typical locality. The species is allied 
to E. alemena. 
6. Eunica amata, (Tab. XXIV. figg. 1, 2.) 
Eunica amata, Druce, Cist. Ent. i. p. 285". 
E. alemene affinis, sed colore cyaneo alarum multo magis purpureo et obscuro, subtus quoque maculis, pra~ 
sertim ocellis multo minoribus differt. 
Hab. Costa Rica (Van Patten'). 
The two original specimens, which were in Dr. Van Patten’s collection, and formed 
the subject of Mr. Druce’s description, are all that we have seen of this species. It 
may at once be distinguished from all its congeners by the rich purple tint of the blue 
of the upper surface of the wings. 
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