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looking, but the pupa was polished gold on a green ground, and most 

 beautiful. 



I. jucunda, Godm. & Salv. — Taken at Guapiles and Limon, not 

 at all abundant. 



Pteronymia fulvescens, Godm. & Salv. — A pair from San Jose in 

 July. 



Actinote anteas, Doubld. — Only seen on the wet grassy field in 

 front of the Pacific station at San Jose. 



A.melavipelos, Godm. & Salv. — One specimen only from Guapiles 

 in April. 



A. nox, Bates. — One specimen caught at San Antonio, near San 

 Jos6, in May. 



Heliconius suleika, Hew. — This fine Heliconius we first saw at 

 Limon in March and April. It was, however, in greater numbers 

 and more easily caught in the baranco near Santo Domingo in July. 



H. leuce, Doubld.— At Limon in March, April, and August. It 

 flew high, and was difficult to catch in consequence. 



H. galantlius, Bates. — Of this closely allied, but even more 

 beautiful, species, one was taken at Limon in March, one at Guapiles, 

 and two near Limon in August. It was less common at Limon than 

 Uuce, though I do not recollect seeing the latter at Guapiles at all. 



H. demoplioon, Men. — Mostly from San Jose, where it was 

 common, though I have two specimens from Guapiles. 



H. amaryllis, Feld. — Two only, from Limon in March and April. 



H. charithonia, Linn. — Two from San Jose, where (especially 

 at Santo Domingo) it was fairly common. They are larger, and 

 the black is more extended than in the specimens I have from 

 Jamaica. 



H. montamis, Salv. — Very scarce. Only observed at San Jose. 



H. sara, Fabr. — Common at Guapiles in April and May, but 

 much less so at Limon, where it occurred in the spring, and again 

 in August. 



Eiteides hiibneri, Men. — Fairly common near San Jos6, especially 

 at Santo Domingo. I have also one very large female taken at Rio 

 Grande on July 27th. 



E. aliphera, Godt. — Occurred at Limon in March and April. The 

 specimens seem rather paler than those from Trinidad. 



E. olympia, Feld. — Occurred also at Limon. Not very common. 



Colcenis delila, Fabr. — • Common at San Jose, also seen at 

 Guapiles. 



C'. phcsrusa, Linn. — Common at Guapiles, less so at Limon. 

 Only one specimen taken at San Jose, and no others seen. I bred 

 it from Guapiles, the larva when full grown is a rich, deep, purple- 

 brown, covered with long black spikes ; it feeds like that of all the 

 closely allied genera on a kind of Passiflora. 



Dione juno, Cram. — Very common at San Jos6 in July. Occa- 

 sionally seen at Limon and Guapiles. 



D. vanilla, Linn. — Widely distributed, but most common at San 

 Jose. A huge form, nearly twice as large as some of the Jamaican 

 specimens ; the larva, too, differed somewhat from those I had bred 

 in that island, besides of course being a good deal larger. 



