406 KHOPALOCEEA. 



A very abundant species throughout tropical America, occurring nearly everywhere 

 in the lowlands from Tampico and Mazatlan in Mexico to South Brazil and Paraguay, 

 and presenting no noticeable variation anywhere in this wide area. 



The male genitalia are similar to those of E. busirus ; the central rod of the tegumen 

 is shorter, and the erect rods at its base slightly spatulate ; the terminal lobe of the 

 harpes carries some very large teeth, with smaller ones intervening ; from the proximal 

 side of the dorsal fissure a long rod proceeds, having a serrate rounded end. (See 

 Tab. LXXXVIL fig. 7.) 



3. Eantis pallida. (Tab. LXXXVll. figg. 8, 9, 10.) 



Helias pallida, R. Feld. Verh. z.-b. Ges. Wien, 1869, p. 478 \ 



Eantis pallida, Wats. P. Z. S. 1893, p. 57 2 . 



Achlyodes ozotes, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1870, p. 515 3 ; Butl. & Druce, P. Z. S. 1874, p. 370 \ 



Alis nitide ochraceo-brunneis, basi fasciis duabus macularibus tertiaque evanescente submarginali diffusis 

 saturatioribus : subtus anticis dimidio basali et posticis fere omuiuo saturate brunneis, illarum dimidio 

 apicali pallido ; palpis subtus et corpore toto saturate brunneis. 



$ mari similis. 



Hab. Mexico, Cordova (Bumeli), Jalapa (Hedemann \ Hoge), Orizaba (H. J. Elwes), 

 Potrero {Hedemann 1 ), Mazatlan (Forrer), Morelia (F. D. G.) 9 Omilteme, Xucuma- 

 natlan (H H. Smith) ; Guatemala, Cerro Zunil, Chilasco (Champion), Duenas (F. D. G. 

 & 0. S., Champion), Chisoy and Polochic Valleys, San Geronimo (F. D. G. & 0. S.) ; 

 Nicaragua, Chontales (Belt); Costa Eica (Van Fatten^), Irazu, Cache (Bogers), Santa 

 Clara Valley (Zurcher) ; Panama, Chiriqui (Arce).- — South America, from Colombia 1 to 

 Bolivia 3 . 



This is a widely-spread common species in Mexico and Central America, extending 

 on the west coast of the former country as far north as Mazatlan, and on the east to 

 the middle of the State of Vera Cruz. It has also a great range in altitude, being 

 found near the sea-level and as high as 7000 feet in the mountains at such places as 

 Xucumanatlan in South-western Mexico and Chilasco in Guatemala. 



The first specimens of this species described were obtained by Hedemann at Jalapa 

 and Potrero in Vera Cruz \ in the months of January and February. It has since been 

 found to occur in many places in Southern Mexico, and on both sides of the mountain- 

 range of Guatemala, as well as in the Cordillera itself. 



A Venezuela specimen in Mr. Druce's collection was described in 1870 by Mr. Butler 

 as Achlyodes ozotes 3 , and Van Patten's Costa-Rica specimens were referred to under the 

 same name by Messrs. Butler and Druce 4 . These specimens, including the type, are all 

 before us, and they differ in no way from the Mexican insects. Mr. Butler noticed a 

 dark example from Bolivia in the British Museum. We also find dark specimens in 

 our series, but they occur throughout the range of the species, and are not restricted 

 to any particular locality. 



