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The large Skipper, Perichares corydon, Fabr., turned up in one of 

 the court-yards by day, and a recently dead specimen of the Nym- 

 phaline, Qatonephele nyctimus, Westw., a male, was found on the floor. 

 With the moths were numerous big Locustids, allied to the Katy- 

 did ; a green Phaneropterine and a brown Conocephaline. 



On March 29th, proceeding to La Guaira to join the homeward- 

 bound steamer, we got out at Zigzag station, 1500 ft. above the sea, 

 and completed the journey on foot, a walk that I should much like to 

 repeat. The road, right down to the coast, presented all the appear- 

 ance of very heavy rain within a few days previously. Tnsects were 

 most numerous between the station, and about 1000 ft., below this 

 vegetation became sparse, and later on clouds overspread the sky. 

 The most abundant butterfly was Phyciodes leucodesma, Feld., with its 

 somewhat gliding flight, but P. anieta, Hew., and Terias albula, Cram., 

 were also common, as was the handsome scarlet and black Ilellconius 

 hydara, Hew. A much smaller, but lovely black and red butterfly, 

 Hcematera pyramus, Fabr., was taken on the railway track. Other 

 Nymphalines captured were Col cents Jul ia, Fabr., two ; Nica canthara, 

 Dbl., one ; Anartia amalthea, Linn., two ; Dynamine sara, Bates, 

 three ; Synchloe lacinia, Hiibn., two of the dark form, the third of f. 

 saundersii, Dbl. and H. ; and Cystineura cana, Erichs., two, a ghostly 

 looking thing with gliding flight, somewhat like a Neptis. 



The only Ithomiines met with were Tithorea furia, Stdgr., of which 

 I took a female at about 1300 ft., and Pteronymia victorina, Hew., of 

 which I took one, and possibly saw others, at about 1000 ft. Of 

 Eueides Isabella, Cram., f. hubneri, Men., I got but a single example. 

 The Erycinids were limited to Nymphidium molpe, Hiibn., and Charts 

 argyrodines, Bates, one of each. 



Satyrines were notable for quality rather than quantity ; single 

 specimens were taken of Eupiychia hermes, Fabr. ; E. hesione, Sulz., 

 and E. mollina, Hiibn., the last named a whitish species not taken 

 elsewhere. 



Skippers were but moderately numerous, those taken were : 

 Chiomara yesta, H.-S., one ; the very neat little Hellopetes domicella, 

 Erich., three ; Zopyrion safyrina, Feld., one, a species well named, 

 since the ocelli on its under surface are very suggestive of a Satyrid ; 

 and StapJiylus niazans, Reak. (ascalaphus, Stdgr.), one. 



If Skippers were but moderately numerous, Blues were decidedly 

 scarce, for my bag included only Thecla rufofusca, Hew., one, at about 

 750 ft., and T. toyarna, Hew., two, one taken just below Zigzag, the 

 other as low as 500 ft. 



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