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Head shining, the front and vertex smooth, the former with a deep 

 furrow on its upper half ; the face and clypeus closely, but not strongly 

 punctured, covered with a white down. Apex of clypeus with a round 

 wide incision. Malar space distinct, fully as long as the second 

 antennal joint. First antennal joint slightly shorter than the third, 

 about one-third longer than the second, which is twice longer than 

 wide ; the fourth slightly, but distinctly longer than the third. Temples 

 shorter than the eyes ; abruptly, obliquely narrowed behind ; the 

 occiput roundly incised. Collar very short, keeled down the middle ; 

 irregularly reticulated. Mesonotum irregularly rugosely punctured, 

 the centre at the base finely closely transversely striated ; the sides 

 closely punctured. Scutellum closely punctured, its apex irregularly 

 reticulated and bounded by two curved keels laterally. Metanotum 

 transversely reticulated ; more distinctly in the centre than on the 

 sides ; the middle with a fine distinct longitudinal keel. Propleurrc 

 irregularly striated above, sparsely punctured below. Upper part of 

 mesopleura3 irregularly punctured and striated, the rest and the meta- 

 pleune closely longitudinally rngosely punctured. First abdominal 

 segment finely closely rugose, as long as the following two segments 

 united. Hind metatarsus somewhat shorter than the four following 

 joints united; covered below with a dense fulvous pile. Anterior 

 discoidal cellule narrowed sharply at the apex ; longish ; the posterior 

 is shorter than it, being clear of its base and apex. Hind coxse 

 closely distinctly puuctured, the punctures running into striae towards 

 the apex. 



The head and collar are shorter, and the mesonotum more 

 coarsely distinctly rugosely punctured-reticulated than in any 

 of the African species known to me. 



LEPIDOPTERA COLLECTED IN CENTRAL AMERICA. 

 By Arthur Hall. 



During the summer of 1904 I made an entomological trip to 

 Central America, spending some six weeks in Southern Mexico, 

 about the same time in Western Guatemala, and a month in 

 Costa Rica. The results were fairly successful, nearly seven 

 hundred species of Rhopalocera being obtained. The following 

 were among the most interesting of those met with :— 



Papilio asdepius, Hubn. — This fine species is not uncommon 

 at Cuautla, Mexico, at an elevation of about 4000 ft. It 

 frequents gardens on the borders of the town, and is fond of 

 flying at a great height round the tall mango trees which abound 

 there. 



P. pharnaces, Doubl., is peculiar to the Mexican plateau and 

 was not uncommon in the State of Oaxaca in June. It has a 

 curious habit of Hying with great rapidity round in a circle, and 

 very seldom settles. 



