36 HETEROCERA. 
GYNOPTERYX. 
Gynopteryx, Guenée, Sp. gén. des Lép. ix. p. 78 (1857) ; Walker, Cat. xx. p. 92. 
Gynopteryx contains numerous species, and it seems to be confined to Tropical 
America. Many of Walker's so-called species will not stand, as they are mostly forms 
of two or three variable insects. 
1. Gynopteryx fundaria. 
. Apicia fundaria, Guen. Sp. gén. des Lép. ix. p. 871; Walk. Cat. xx. p. 108°. 
. Apicia impexaria, Guen, loc. cit. p. 88°; Walk. Cat. xx. p. 109 *. 
. Apicia juncturaria, Guen. loc. cit. p. 88° ; Walk. Cat. xx. p. 102°. 
. Gynopteryx thasusaria, Walk. Cat. xx. p. 94’. 
. Apicia arbuaria, Walk. Cat. xx. p. 102°. 
. Caberodes (?) eldanaria, Walk. Cat. xx. p. 170°. 
. Caberodes (?) carcearia, Walk. Cat. xx. p. 171”. 
. Caberodes basifusata, Walk. Cat. xxvi. p. 1512”. 
+40 Ay Oy GY +0 40 A A 
Hab. Mexico®", Durango (Forrer), Jalapa, Coatepec (coll. Schaus), Cordova 
(Riimeli), Atoyac in Vera Cruz (H. H. Smith), Omealca (M. Trujillo), Tierra Colorada 
in Guerrero 2000 feet (H. H. Smith); GuateMaua, in the city (Rodriguez), Balheu, 
Panima, San Juan, and San Gerénimo in Vera Paz, Volcan de Atitlan 2500 to 3500 
feet, Zapote, Duefias (Champion) ; Costa Rica (Gabb, im mus. D.), Volean de Irazu 
6000 to 7000 feet (Rogers); Panama, Chiriqui (Arcé, in mus. D.; Trotsch and Ribbe 
in mus. Staudinger), Bugaba, Volcan de Chiriqui 2000 to 3000 feet, Caldera (Cham- 
pion ).—CoLOMBIA 34, Bogota 9, Antioquia ; Guiana; VENEZUELA’; EcuaDoR; PERU ; 
Braziu }2, Rio Janeiro ! 19, 
This insect is exceedingly common throughout ‘Tropical America. It varies to any 
extent, from bright yellow to brownish-fawn-colour, and has been described under a 
considerable number of names, the sexes always as distinct species. With a series of 
over three hundred specimens before me, I am quite unable to separate any of the 
seven so-called species quoted above from G. fundaria, examples from the same 
locality completely running one into the other. I have only placed those together of 
which I have seen the types, or have specimens which have been named from the 
types; but there can be very little doubt that several others described by Walker will 
prove to be inseparable from G. fundaria (Guen.). The locality for Apicia juncturaria 
is given by Guenée® as North America? or Brazil ? 
2. Gynopteryx -% 
Hab. Mexico, Coatepec (coll. Schaus). 
One worn specimen, a female, apparently distinct from the other species of Gyno- 
pteryx here enumerated. 
