121 {June, 
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, Catonephele nyctimus, Westw., a male, was found on the floor. 
With the moths were numerous big Locustids, allied to the Kuty- 
did ; « 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 [ 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. Insects were 
most numerous between the station and about 1090 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. anteta, Hew., and Zerias albula, Cram., 
were also common, as was the handsome scarlet and black Heliconius 
hydara, Hew. A much smaller, but lovely black and red butterfly, 
Hematera pyramus, Fabr., was taken on the railway track. Other 
Nymphalines captured were Oolenis julia, Fabr., two ; Mica canthara, 
Dbl., one; Anartia amalthea, Linn., two; Dynamine sara, Bates, 
three ; Synchloé 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. hiibneri, Mén., I got but a single example. 
The Erycinids were limited to Mymphidium molpe, Hiibn., and Charis 
argyrodines, Bates, one of each. 
Satyrines were notable for quality rather than quantity, single 
specimens were taken of Huplychia hermes, Fabr.; E. hesione, Sulz., 
and EF. mollina, Hiibn., the last named a whitish species not taken 
elsewhere. 
Skippers were but moderately numerous, those taken were : 
Chiomara gesta, H.-S., one; the very neat little Heliopetes domicella, 
Erich., three ; Zophyrion satyrina, Feld., one, a species well named, 
since the ocelli on its under surface are very suggestive of a Satyrid ; 
and Staphylus mazans, Reak. (ascalaphus, Stdgr.), one. 
If Skippers were but moderately numerous, Blues were decidedly 
searce, for my bag included only Phecla rufofusca, Hew., one, at about 
750 ft., and 7’. togarna, Hew., two, one taken just below Zigzag, the 
other as low as 500 ft. 
