9G TRAVELS AMONGST THE GREAT ANDES. 



LEPIDOPTERA. 



EHOPALOCERA. 

 By F. DUCANE GODMAN, F.R.S., & OSBERT SALVIN, F.R.S. 



The collection of Diurnal Lepidoptera submitted to us by Mr. Wbymper 

 contains specimens of 105 species, whicli were obtained at A'arious elevations 

 from 1000 to 16,000 feet above the sea leA-el. As might l)e expected, novel- 

 ties amongst the butterflies were not numerous. As regards the lowlands, 

 the collection represents but a fragment of the Lepidopterous fauna,^ but as 

 regards the higher mountains Mr. Whymper has probably obtained a majority 

 of the species. 



Pieris xanthodicc and Colias alticola occur at the highest elevations, the 

 former of these has a wide range in the Andes, but the latter is only known 

 as yet from the mountains of Ecuador. At 14,500 feet Lymayiopoda tener 

 and two species of Pedaliodes appear, and a little lower, at 14,000 feet, 

 Lyccena Iwa occurs, the latter being also found in Peru. At 13,000 feet we 

 find Golias dimera, and at 1 2,000 feet an undetermined species of Pieris ; a 

 form of Acnea thalia occurs at 11,000 feet, and at 10,500 a species of Ancy- 

 loxypha — the highest ranging of the Hespcridcc. At 10,000 feet and a little 

 below it we get a large accession of species, a Steroma, Lymanopoda lecena, 

 Agrmilis glycera, Pyrameis htoiicm and P. canje, Junonia vellida, Lyccena 

 andicola, Papilio americns, Pieris suadeUa, Golias leshia, and Pamphila pliylceus. 

 Between 9000 and 8500 feet we find three species of Terias, Euptoieta hege- 

 sia, Pieris eleone, and Meganostoma cesonia ; and at 7300 feet Pieris elodia. 

 These represent the ujiland species of Mr. Whymper's collection, and a glance 

 at the names will show that the bulk of them are Andean f(irms of genera of 

 wide distribution, and that the evidence of anything like a specialised Alpine~ 

 butterfly fauna can hardly be said to exist. 



Fam. NYMPRALID.€. 

 Sub-fam. Danain^. 



1. Danais plexippns (Linn.). Goilm. and Sah-., Biol. Centr. Am., Lep.-Rliop., 

 i, p. 1. 

 Huh. Coimtry west of Quito (alt. uncertain). One example. 



^ It should, however, be observed that it was not onr aim to collect in the lower 

 zones. — E. W. 



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