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GEOGRAPHICAL ZOOLOGY. 



[PART iv. 



of Malaya with West Africa independently of the Peninsula of 

 India. 



FAMILY 4. MORPHEME. (10 Genera, 106 Species.) 



GENERAL DISTRIBUTION. 



NEOTROPICAL I NEABCTIC I PAL.SARCTIC I ETHIOPIAN I ORIENTAL I ADSTRALIAN 

 SUB-REGIONS. SUB-REGIONS. SUB-REGIONS. SUB-REGIONS. SUB-REGIONS. SUB-REGIONS. 



The Morphidse 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 ; ^Emona (1 sp.), Sikhim ; Hyantis (1 sp.), Waigiou ; 

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

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

 American sub-regions. 



FAMILY 5. BKASSOLDXE. (7 Genera, 62 ''Species.) 



GENERAL DISTRIBUTION. 



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.) ; Caligo (21 sp.) ; Narope (5 sp.) ; and Dasyop- 

 thalma (3 sp.) 



