156 HETEROCERA. 
Fam. DIOPTIDZ. 
LAURONA. 
Lauron, Walker, Cat. ii. p. 333. 
Laurona, Walker, Cat. xxxi. p. 148; Butler, Cist. Ent. ii. p. 118. 
Walker placed six species from Tropical America in this genus ; it is well represented 
in our country. 
1, Laurona rica. 
Dioptis rica, Hubn. Zutr. Samml. exot. Schmett. iii. p. 31. no. 266, figg. 531, 532, 
Lauron (Dioptis) rica, Walk. Cat. i. p. 333°. 
Ditaxis sora, Boisd. Lép. Guat. p. 79”. 
Laurona rica, Buti. Cist. Ent. ii. p. 118°. 
Laurona panamensis, Butl. Cist. Ent. ii. p. 118 *. 
Hab. Muxico, Cordova (Rétimeli); Britis Honpuras (Dyson), Rio Sarstoon (Blan- 
caneaux) ; GUATEMALA”, San Isidro 1600 feet, Zapote, Chiacam, Panima, San Juan in 
Vera Paz, Panzos (Champion); Costa Rica, Cache (Rogers), Cartago (Van Patten, 
mus. D.); Panama, Veraguas (Salvin *), Volcan de Chiriqui 2000 to 3000 feet (Cham- 
pion, Ribbe), Bugaba (Champion).—Soutn America !; ConomBia (mus. D.), Santa Marta 
(Boucard*); VENEZUELA! ?; East Perv ( Whitely, mus. D.). 
In our country this is a very widely distributed species, and found from Mexico to 
Panama., I have not the slightest doubt about Boisduval’s and Butler’s species being 
identical with L. rica, Hiibn. 
2. Laurona syma. 
Lauron (Dioptis) syma, Walk. Cat. ii. p. 334. 
Laurona syma, Butl. Cist. Ent. i. p. 119°. 
Laurona subafflicta, Walk. Cat. xxxi. p. 148. 
Epilais zetila, Boisd. Lép. Guat. p. 78°. 
Hab. 4 GuatEMaLa °.—Cotomsia, Bogota ! 2, 
I include this species in our fauna upon the authority of Boisduval, who described it 
as Epilais zetila in his paper on Guatemalan Lepidoptera. 
8. Laurona chthonophyle, sp.n. (Tab. XIV. fig. 17.) 
Primaries uniform dull black, crossed close to the apex by a narrow white band ; secondaries uniform dul 
black: head, antenne, and palpi black; thorax, tegule, and anus orange-red ; abdomen black above, 
dusky white beneath; legs black. LExpanse 14 inch. 
Hab. Mexico ’(Staudinger), Presidio (Forrer). 
This dull-coloured species appears to be peculiar to Mexico; it is most nearly allied 
to L, vinosa, Walk., a species found in the Antilles. 
