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of Malaya with West Africa independently of the Peninsula of 

 India. 



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The Morphidae are a group of generally large-sized butterflies, 

 especially characteristic of the Malayan and Moluccan districts, 

 and of Tropical America ; with a few species extending to the 

 Himalayas on the west, and to Polynesia on the east. The 

 genera are : — 



Amathusia (6 sp.), Northern India to Java ; Zeuxidia (9 sp.), 

 the Malay district ; Discophora (7 sp.). Northern India to 

 Philippines, Java and Timor ; Enispe (3 sp.), Northern India ; 

 Hyades (15 sp.), Moluccan and Polynesian districts, except one 

 species in Java; Chrome (11 sp.), Northern India to Philippines 

 and Celebes ; J^mona (1 sp.), Sikhim ; Hyantis (1 sp.), Waigiou ; 

 Tliaumantis (1 sp.), Indo-Chinese and Malayan districts ; 

 Morpho (40 sp.). Neotropical region, Brazilian and Central 

 American sub-regions. 



Family 5. BRASSOLID^. (7 Genera, 62 Species.) 



General Distribution. 



Neotropical 

 sub-reoions. 



Neabctic I Pal.«aik:tic I Ethiopian i Oriental 

 Sub-regions. Sub-kegions. Sub-regions. Sub-regions. 



Australian 

 Sub-regions. 



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The Brassolidse have the same distribution as the genus 

 Morpho. The genera are : — 



Brassolis (5 sp.) ; Opsiphanes (17 sp.) ; Dynastor (2 sp.); 

 Penetes (1 sp.) ; Calir/o (21 sp.) ; Narope (5 sp.) ; and Dasyop- 

 thalma (3 sp.) 



